One Wonderful Sunday (1947)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Cinematography by Asakazu Nakai
108 min12 frames
DramaRomance
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What is One Wonderful Sunday about?
Two broke sweethearts wander war-scarred Tokyo on a single Sunday, stretching 35 yen as they chase housing, small pleasures, and a little hope.
One Wonderful Sunday is a 1947 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa and co-written by Kurosawa and Keinosuke Uekusa. The film was produced by Sojiro Motoki for Toho and stars Chieko Nakakita and Isao Numazaki. It was made during the allied occupation of Japan and depicts a young couple who, with only 35 yen between them, go on a date together on the only day of the week they can see each other. The film makes use of sequences depicting characters' imagination and a creative use of sound.
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What does the cinematography of One Wonderful Sunday look like?
Across 12 sampled frames, One Wonderful Sunday builds its coverage from wide compositions, with medium shots carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Asakazu Nakai keeps almost all of it in soft, low-key light. Most of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. The production design places the film in the 1940s.
What is the color palette of One Wonderful Sunday?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of One Wonderful Sunday (1947) are #070707, #323232, #929292, #676767, #cccccc, #505050 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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