Gate of hell Jigokumon

DVD 1956

In the midst of epic, violent intrigue in twelfth-century Japan, an imperial warrior falls for a lady-in-waiting; even after he discovers she is married, he goes to extreme lengths to win her love.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Man-woman relationships Japan Fiction

Samurai Fiction

Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Japan Fiction

More in this Genre:

Feature films Fiction Foreign films Motion pictures, Japanese Romance films Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Part of a Series:

Criterion collection Criterion collection ; 653 Criterion collection ; 653 DVD

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ISBN:

9781604657111

Edition:

DVD special edition

Description:

1 videodisc (89 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital
optical
surround
Dolby Digital 1.0
full screen
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated

Other Title:

Jigokumon

Notes:

Based on the play "Kesa's husband" by Kan Kikuchi
For specific added features see container or interactive menu while viewing disc
Title from container
Videodisc release of the 1953 motion picture
Kazuo Hasegawa, Machiko Kyo, Isao Yamagata, Yataro Kurokawa, Kotaro Bando
DVD ; full screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 1.0
For private home use only
Audio track in Japanese, with optional subtitles in English

Control Number:

938066

UPC:

715515104517

Other Authors:

Akutagawa, Yasushi, 1925-1989, composer (expression)
Bandō, Kōtarō, 1911-1981, actor
Criterion Collection (Firm), distributor
Daiē, Kabushiki Kaisha, production company
Hasegawa, Kazuo, 1908-1984, actor
Itō, Kisaku, 1899-1967, production designer
Kinugasa, Teinosuke, 1896-1982, film director, screenwriter
Kurokawa, Yatarō, 1910-1984, actor
Kyō, Machiko, 1924-2019, actor
Nagata, Masaichi, 1906-1985, film producer
Senda, Koreya, 1904-1994, actor
Sugiyama, Kōhei, director of photography
Tazaki, Jun, 1913-1985, actor
Yamagata, Isao, 1915-1996, actor
motion picture adaptation of (work): Kikuchi, Kan, 1888-1948. Kesa's husband

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