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Scandal (1950)

Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Cinematography by Toshio Ubukata

Approved105 min60 frames

Drama

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Scandal (1950) movie still: wide — A dense group of people sits on wooden benches behind a dark wooden rail. A man sits at a desk in the foreground…Scandal (1950) movie still: medium — A dark, crowded interior space filled with men huddled around a central figure. The group intently watches and…Scandal (1950) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains a wooden table cluttered with glass bottles and ash. A young woman in a cardigan sits…Scandal (1950) movie still: closeup — The scene features a close up of a woman in a dim indoor environment. She holds both hands to her face with a…Scandal (1950) movie still: establishing — A vast, snow-capped mountain range rises above a darkened, flat valley floor. The peaks show sharp ridges…Scandal (1950) movie still: medium — A dimly lit restaurant interior viewed through a window with painted text on the glass. A man and a woman sit…Scandal (1950) movie still: medium — A dark wooden room with paneled walls contains a long legal bench and papers. Three people sit in a row at the…Scandal (1950) movie still: wide — A long, deserted street paved with stone is bisected by parallel sets of tram tracks. A lone figure on a…Scandal (1950) movie still: fullbody — Four men in heavy winter clothing gather outdoors on a sandy, barren landscape. One man sits by a wooden…Scandal (1950) movie still: closeup — A woman stands indoors against an indistinct, dimly lit background. She looks directly toward the camera…Scandal (1950) movie still: medium — A crowded room contains a wooden desk with a vintage microphone. A man in a dark suit addresses a group of…Scandal (1950) movie still: medium — A man speaks at a wooden witness stand in a crowded wood-paneled room. Multiple people sit in the background…Scandal (1950) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room containing audio equipment including a prominent vertical microphone. An Asian man in a dark…Scandal (1950) movie still: medium — An interior space features a distinctive wire mesh screen separating the foreground and background areas. A man…Scandal (1950) movie still: medium — An interior space features wood-paneled walls with dark timber framing and a piano. A woman sits at the piano…Scandal (1950) movie still: closeup — A woman stands in an outdoor environment with a hilly, barren landscape visible behind. She turns her head…
Scandal (1950) — © Shochiku

What is Scandal about?

A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.

Scandal is a 1950 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa and written by Kurosawa and Ryūzō Kikushima, and stars Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, and Yoshiko Yamaguchi. Produced by Shochiku, Scandal tells the story of the painter Aoye and singer Saijo and their efforts to take the editors of a tabloid magazine to court for falsely depicting them as romantically involved. The pair take on the services of the lawyer Hiruta who becomes racked with guilt when he offers a deal to the magazine to throw the case on purpose so that he can afford to take care of his tubercular daughter.

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What does the cinematography of Scandal look like?

Across 60 sampled frames, medium shots dominate the coverage of Scandal (70% of the sample). Cinematographer Toshio Ubukata keeps 47% of it in soft, low-key light. 40% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 65% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Scandal?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Scandal (1950) are #4c4c4c, #8c8c8c, #2d2d2d, #6c6c6c, #cecece, #060606 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #8c8c8c
  • #2d2d2d
  • #6c6c6c
  • #cecece
  • #060606

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