The Shaky Myth of the Silver Screen -- 1971, Light and Shadows of Actresses -- October 1971

The Shaky Myth of the Silver Screen -- 1971, Light and Shadows of Actresses -- October 1971

In 1971, the Japanese film industry was entering a period of decline with the rise of television, and the stars of the silver screen were also being tossed about by the waves of the times. The stars of the silver screen were also tossing and turning with the tide of the times. Legitimate actresses such as Ineko Arima and Keiko Kishi, who had once shone on the screen as ideal female figures, found themselves in a constant state of conflict and pressure. Kishi, who was internationally married and lived back and forth between Paris and Tokyo, attracted attention as a free performer, but at the same time was subject to criticism from conservative Japanese society. Arima also broadened her activities to the stage, challenging herself to move from the superficial beauty of film to the inner beauty of acting. At the time, Japan was in the midst of the end of the student movement and the pollution problem, and audiences were beginning to demand an image of actresses who were not "pur
e". It was also around this time that individualistic actresses such as Kaori Momoi and Kirin Kiki began to emerge. The star system was collapsing, and actresses were at a turning point where their way of life was being questioned.