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Once More

Once More

Representation Score

4.1/10

Fair

1947

Director

Heinosuke Gosho

Runtime

118 minutes

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Once More serves as a historical window into mid-century Japanese social stratification. Its strength lies in critiquing class privilege and focusing on the struggles of the impoverished through a humanitarian lens. However, the film operates within the cultural and social constraints of 1940s Japanese cinema, lacking representation for LGBTQ+ identities or diverse racial backgrounds. It primarily subverts social expectations regarding class rather than addressing modern identity politics.

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Category Breakdown

Does Once More have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film follows traditional heterosexual relationship structures typical of its time. It does not include any non-binary gender identities or same-sex relationships.

How does Once More portray gender?

Fair

The story focuses on a sheltered upper-class woman whose resilience is tested by political changes. This offers a nuanced look at female characters beyond passive domestic roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Once More?

Fair

As a Japanese production, the film has a culturally homogeneous cast. It provides a significant non-Western perspective on the human condition during a period of geopolitical change.

How does Once More represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative criticizes class-based social structures by contrasting wealth with humanitarian devotion. It emphasizes humanistic values over nationalist sentiment during the turbulent war years.

Does Once More include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no indication that disability or neurodivergence plays a central role in the narrative.

Present on Screen

  • Challenges social expectations regarding class stability.
  • Provides a meaningful non-Western perspective on humanistic values during wartime.
  • Offers a nuanced portrayal of female resilience amidst political changes.

Limited or Absent

  • Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-binary narratives.
  • Features a culturally homogeneous cast with limited racial diversity.
  • Provides no focus on disability or neurodivergence.

Official Synopsis

A romance with political overtones about the relationship of a sheltered bourgeois woman and a doctor who devotes himself to caring for the poor. Over a ten-year period - from 1936 through the war - they find each other and are separated again by the events of those tumultuous days.

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