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Sisters of the Gion : Gion no shimai /

Two geisha sisters - one modern-minded, the other staunchly traditional - disagree over how to deal with the men controlling their lives and livelihoods in Mizoguchi's early masterpiece.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Janus Films, Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Mizoguchi, Kenji, 1898-1956, Nagata, Masaichi, 1906-1985, Yoda, Yoshikata, 1909-1991, Yamada, Isuzu, 1917-2012, Umemura, Yôko, Shiganoya, Benkei
Format: Video DVD
Language:Japanese
Language Notes:Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, 2008.
Series:Eclipse (Criterion Collection (Firm)). Kenji Mizoguchi's fallen women.
Subjects:
Geishas > Japan > Kyoto > Social conditions > Drama.
Women > Japan > Kyoto > Social conditions > Drama.
Sisters > Japan > Kyoto > Drama.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Japanese.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Description
Summary:Two geisha sisters - one modern-minded, the other staunchly traditional - disagree over how to deal with the men controlling their lives and livelihoods in Mizoguchi's early masterpiece.
Item Description:Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1936.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (69 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital mono.
Production Credits:Original story by Kenji Mizoguchi ; cinematography, Minoru Miki ; editor, Tatsuko Sakane.
ISBN:9781604650976
1604650974