Ningen jōhatsu : A man vanishes /

"The film follows the case of Tadashi, a handsome businessman who has suddenly vanished. Imamura and his crew interview the man's fiancée, Yoshie, who is desperately searching for him, and the filmmaker becomes increasingly involved in her life. But the 'investigation' casts a sh...

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Corporate Authors: Art Theatre Guild, Nihon Eiga Shinsha, Nikkatsu Kabushiki Kaisha, Icarus Films
Other Authors: Imamura, Shōhei, 1926-2006 (Director, Actor, Producer), Urayama, Kirio, 1930-1985 (Director), Tsuyuguchi, Shigeru (Actor), Hayakawa, Yoshie (Actor), Hayakawa, Sayo (Actor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:Japanese
Language Notes:Japanese; with optional English or Japanese subtitles.
Published: Brooklyn, N. Y. : Icarus Films, [2012?]
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Summary:"The film follows the case of Tadashi, a handsome businessman who has suddenly vanished. Imamura and his crew interview the man's fiancée, Yoshie, who is desperately searching for him, and the filmmaker becomes increasingly involved in her life. But the 'investigation' casts a shadow of doubt over the couple's relationship, Tadashi's business ventures, his relationship with Yoshie's sister, and even the investigating film director, Imamura himself, who may not be what he seems. Radical film in scope, technique, and aesthetic, A man vanishes distills many of Imamura's central themes and obsessions, the film culminating a sequence that explodes any stable sense of fiction and reality."--Publisher's webside.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1967.
"DVD release: 2012."--Icarus Films website.
Not rated.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC.
Awards:Mainichi Film Concours, 1968: Best Director (Shōhei Imamura).