You are here:

Clouds at Sunset

Name: Clouds at Sunset
Director: Masahiro Shinoda
Released: 1967
Duration: 106 min

Representation Score

5.7/10

Fair

1967

Director

Masahiro Shinoda

Runtime

106 minutes

Average Rating

No ratings yet

New Showbiz Analysis

Masahiro Shinoda’s work offers a sophisticated critique of post-war social structures. By focusing on a deserter, the film challenges traditional notions of heroism and institutional loyalty, favoring a nuanced exploration of individual actions. The film's strength lies in its refusal to follow conventional moral frameworks. It presents a realistic portrayal of human connections and the tension between individuals and the state. However, the film remains culturally homogeneous and lacks representation for LGBTQ+ identities or characters with disabilities.

Watch this, not that →

Category Breakdown

Does Clouds at Sunset have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not include any explicitly LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight relationships. The story focuses on a straightforward, heterosexual encounter between a deserter and a maid.

How does Clouds at Sunset portray gender?

Good

The film challenges traditional gender roles by highlighting a woman's significant role in a tough, survival-based social interaction. It avoids the 'pure' female archetype by showing a character dealing with economic hardships.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Clouds at Sunset?

Fair

As a Japanese production, the film features a culturally uniform cast. It examines post-war Japanese social classes rather than presenting a diverse ethnic mix.

How does Clouds at Sunset represent religion and culture?

Good

The film questions traditional social stability by focusing on a deserter who rejects state authority. It emphasizes moral relativism and economic survival over strict religious or patriotic ideals.

Does Clouds at Sunset include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature any characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional gender roles by showing women navigating complex economic and social situations.
Questions state authority and patriotism through the perspective of a social deserter.
Uses moral relativism to explore human connections outside rigid religious or social boundaries.

Limited or Absent

Does not represent LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight relationships.
Features a culturally uniform cast without multi-ethnic or multi-layered elements.
Includes no characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Official Synopsis

A Japanese soldier deserts his position and travels to a small town on the Sea of Japan to start over. When a young maid falls for him, he talks her into sleeping with an older man for money.

How are these scores produced? →