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A clan lord orders an aging swordsman to have his son marry the lord's mistress, but reverses his decision after the young couple falls in love.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha, Mifune Productions, Janus Films, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Kobayashi, Masaki, 1916-1996, Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-2018, Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997, Tsukasa, Yōko, 1934-, Kato, Takeshi, Koyama, Shigeru, 1929-, Mishima, Masao, 1906-1973, Yamagata, Isao, 1915-1996, Takiguchi, Yasuhiko, 1924-2004
Format: Video DVD
Language:Japanese
Language Notes:In Japanese with optional new and improved English subtitles.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2005]
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 310.
Subjects:
Samurai films.
Samurai > Drama.
Insurgency > Japan > Drama.
Japan > Social life and customs > 1600-1868 > Drama.
Fathers and sons > Drama.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Japanese.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:A clan lord orders an aging swordsman to have his son marry the lord's mistress, but reverses his decision after the young couple falls in love.
Item Description:"Janus Films."
Originally released as a motion picture in 1967.
Original story by Yasuhiko Takiguchi.
A foreign film (Japan).
Aspect ratio 2.35:1; enhanced for 16:9 televisions.
New, restored high-definition digital transfer.
Accompanying insert includes a new essay by Japanese-film historian Donald Richie.
Special features: Excerpt from a 1993 interview with director -- Original theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Format:DVD; region 1; Dolby digital, mono.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Cinematography by Kazuo Yamada ; music by Toru Takemitsu.
ISBN:0780030370