Agenda Municipal / Movies The Wandering Princess
Casa das Artes | Small auditorium – 21h45
Admission: 4 euros | Students: 2 euros | Free for members of Cineclube de Joane | Original title: Ruten no ōhi (Japan, 1960) | Directed by: Kinyuo Tanaka | Cast: Machiko Kyō, Eiji Funakoshi, Yomei Ryu, Atsuko Kindaichi | Rating: M/12 | Running time: 100 min
In 1937, when Japan occupied Manchuria, Ryuko, a young woman from a good family, was informed that she had been chosen, through a photograph, to marry the younger brother of the emperor of Manchuria. Forced to leave Japan, she has to get used to her new life as a princess. A baby girl is born shortly afterwards and Ryuko seems to be happy in the Palace. However, when Soviet troops prepare a new invasion, Ryuko is forced to flee on foot, accompanied by her daughter, but also by the Empress herself.