This release can only be found in the following box set: Late Mizoguchi - Eight Films 1951-1956
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Kadokawa Herald Pictures
Directed by: Kenji Mizoguchi
Featuring: Kazuo Hasegawa, Kyoko Kagawa, Yoko Minamida, Eitarô Shindô, Sakae Ozawa, Ichiro Sagai, Haruo Tanaka, Tatsuya Ishiguro, Chieko Naniwa
Chikamatsu monogatari (1954), aka The Crucified Lovers, is the tragic story of a forbidden love affair between a merchant's wife and her husband's employee, was hailed by the legendary Akira Kurosawa as "a great masterpiece that could only have been made by Mizoguchi. "
Uwasa no onna (1954), another Mizoguchi picture set in a modern geisha house, pits mother against daughter, with the ensuing drama forcing both to confront their attitudes toward family and business in what is one of the filmmaker's most astute filmic examinations of oppressed femininity.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
B (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37:1
Audio Options:
Japanese DTS-HD MA Mono 2.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Theatrical Trailer, Interview, Feature Film
- Mizoguchi's Uwasa No Onna [The Woman of Rumor] (also in 1080p on the Blu-ray)
- Trailers for Chikamatsu Monogatari
- Trailer for Uwasa no Onna
- Video discussions about Chikamatsu Monogatari by acclaimed Japanese film expert/critic, festival programmer, and filmmaker Tony Rayns
- Video discussions about Uwasa no Onna by acclaimed Japanese film expert/critic, festival programmer, and filmmaker Tony Rayns
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