Shomin-geki (庶æ°'劇) is a pseudo-Japanese word invented by Western
film scholars. It describes a genre of realist film and television or
theater plays in Japan which focuses on the everyday lives of ordinary
people.Mikio Naruse (1905â€"1969) and YasujirÅ Ozu (1903â€"1963) were
two prominent directors considered to work primarily in the field of
shomin-geki. Others included Heinosuke Gosho, Keisuke Kinoshita, and
occasionally Kenji Mizoguchi. In Japanese the correct word for this
genre of films is shÅ shimin-eiga.
film scholars. It describes a genre of realist film and television or
theater plays in Japan which focuses on the everyday lives of ordinary
people.Mikio Naruse (1905â€"1969) and YasujirÅ Ozu (1903â€"1963) were
two prominent directors considered to work primarily in the field of
shomin-geki. Others included Heinosuke Gosho, Keisuke Kinoshita, and
occasionally Kenji Mizoguchi. In Japanese the correct word for this
genre of films is shÅ shimin-eiga.
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