The life of Oharu

DVD 2013

A peerless chronicler of the soul who specialized in supremely emotional, visually exquisite films about the circumstances of women in Japanese society throughout its history, Kenji Mizoguchi (Ugetsu) had already been directing movies for decades when he made The Life of Oharu; in 1952. But this epic portrait of an inexorable fall from grace, starring the incredibly talented Kinuyo Tanaka as an imperial lady-in-waiting who gradually descends to s...

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Foreign films

Japan Social conditions 17th century Drama

Women Japan Drama

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ISBN:

9781604657395

Description:

1 videodisc (ca. 136 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: NR

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1952
Based on a novel by Saikaku Ihara
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Story editor, Isamu Yoshii ; cinematography by Yoshimi Hirano ; musical director, Ichiro Saito ; production design, Hiroshi Mizutani
Kinuyo Tanaka, Hisako Yamane, Toshiro Mifune, Jukichi Uno, Ichiro Sugai, Eitaro Shindo, Akira Ooizumi, Masao Shimizu, Daisuke Kato, Toranosuke Ogawa, Eijiro Yanagi, Yuriko Hamada, Haruyo Ichikawa, Komako Hara, Kikue Mouri, Sadako Sawamura, Toshiaki Konoe, Kinnosuke Takamatsu, Benkei Shiganoya, Unpei Yokoyama, Tsukie Matsuura
DVD, full screen (1.37:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital mono
For private home use only
Japanese dialogue with English subtitles

Control Number:

946149

UPC:

715515107419

Other Authors:

Criterion Collection (Firm)
Janus Films
Koi, Hideo
Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997
Mizoguchi, Kenji, 1898-1956
Tanaka, Kinuyo, 1909-1977
Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha
Yamane, Hisako, 1921-1990
Yoda, Yoshikata, 1909-1991

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