Ai no kawaki /

愛の渇き

A tense psychological drama about a young woman who is widowed after marrying into a wealthy family and becomes sexually involved with her father-in-law, while harboring a destructive obsession with the family gardener.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Nikkatsu Kabushiki Kaisha, Criterion Collection (Firm), Janus Films
Other Authors:	Kurahara, Koreyoshi, 1927-2002, Ōtsuka, Kano, Mishima, Yukio, 1925-1970, Fujita, Shigeo, Asaoka, Ruriko, Yamanouchi, Akira, 1921-1993, Nakamura, Nobuo, 1908-1991, Ishidate, Tetsuo, 1942-2007, Mayuzumi, Toshirō, 1929-1997
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Japanese
Language Notes:	Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Published:	[United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2011.
Series:	Eclipse (Criterion Collection (Firm)). Warped world of Koreyoshi Kurahara.
Subjects:	Mishima, Yukio, > 1925-1970 > Film adaptations. Widows > Japan > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Japan > Drama. Families > Japan > Drama. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Japanese. Feature films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Fiction films. Film adaptations.

Description
Summary:	A tense psychological drama about a young woman who is widowed after marrying into a wealthy family and becomes sexually involved with her father-in-law, while harboring a destructive obsession with the family gardener.
Item Description:	Based on the novel by Yukio Mishima. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1967. Release date: Aug. 23, 2011. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (2.45:1) aspect ratio enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs ; Dolby digital, mono.
Production Credits:	Cinematography, Mamiya Yoshio ; editor, Suzuki Akira ; music, Mayuzumi Toshirō ; production design, Chiba Kazuhiko.
ISBN:	9781604654721 1604654724