Portrait of Hinatsu Konosuke (1890–1971)

A portrait of Hinatsu Konosuke (1890–1971), the Japanese film director and critic who was a significant figure in the development of Japanese cinema. Sekino's habit of portraying intellectuals and artists across disciplines — printmakers, writers, filmmakers, actors — reflects his embeddedness in the broader cultural milieu of twentieth-century Japan and his interest in capturing the faces of people whose inner lives were shaped by creative work.