Shisha no sho /

死者の書 The book of the dead /

Iratsume, a woman of noble descent becomes obsessed with Buddhism introduced to Japan from China. One night she sees a luminous vision that she believes to be the Buddha, compelling her to leave home and journey to a sacred temple. At the temple she meets the ghost of Prince Otsu and she begins a qu...

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Corporate Authors:	Ningyō Animēshon Seisaku, Sakura Eigasha, Kino International Corporation, KimStim, Inc
Other Authors:	Kawamoto, Kihachirō, 1925-2010 (Director), Miyazawa, Rie, 1973- (Actor), Kanze, Tetsunogo (Actor), Emori, Tōru, 1944- (Actor), Enoki, Takaaki, 1956-
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English Japanese
Language Notes:	Japanese dialogue with English voice over summary with optional English subtitles of the dialogue.
Published:	[United States] : KimStim : 2008.
Edition:	Fullscreen ed.
Subjects:	Ghosts > Japan > Drama. Ōtsu no Miko, > Prince, son of Tenmu, Emperor of Japan, > 663-686 > Drama. Japan > History > Nara period, 710-794 > Drama. Origuchi, Shinobu, > 1887-1953 > Film adaptations. Puppet films. Animated films. Feature films. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Japanese.
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Summary:	Iratsume, a woman of noble descent becomes obsessed with Buddhism introduced to Japan from China. One night she sees a luminous vision that she believes to be the Buddha, compelling her to leave home and journey to a sacred temple. At the temple she meets the ghost of Prince Otsu and she begins a quest to save him.
Item Description:	Based on the story by Origuchi Shinobu. Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (70 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; NTSC; region 1.
Production Credits:	Satsuei, shomei, Tamura Minoru, Itami Kunihiko ; ongaku, Hirose Ryōhei ; henshū, Itō Nobuyuki.