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Based on a true crime committed in Japan in 1159, this is the story of a samurai who acidentally murders the woman he loves and becomes a monk to expiate his offense. This film is noted for its beautiful color photography and Machiko Kyo's acting.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Jigokumon (Motion picture)
Main Authors:	Kikuchi, Kan, 1888-1948 (Author), Kemp, Philip (Author)
Corporate Authors:	Daiē, Kabushiki Kaisha, Eureka Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Hasegawa, Kazuo, 1908-1984 (Actor), Kyo, Machiko, 1924- (Actor), Yamagata, Isao, 1915-1996 (Actor), Senda, Koreya, 1904-1994 (Actor), Kinugasa, Teinosuke, 1896-1982 (Director, Screenwriter, Producer)
Format:	Video DVD Blu-ray Disc
Language:	Japanese
Language Notes:	Soundtrack in Japanese; with optional subtitles in English.
Published:	[London, England] : Eureka Entertainment, [2012]
Edition:	Special dual format Blu-ray & DVD ed.
Series:	Masters of cinema series ; no. 40.
Subjects:	Samurai > Japan > Drama. Monks > Japan > Drama. Atonement > Drama. Japan > History > Hōgen and Heiji Insurrections, 1156-1159 > Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Romance films. Experimental films. Samurai films. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Japanese.

Description
Summary:	Based on a true crime committed in Japan in 1159, this is the story of a samurai who acidentally murders the woman he loves and becomes a monk to expiate his offense. This film is noted for its beautiful color photography and Machiko Kyo's acting.
Item Description:	Collection includes feature film (90 min.) in two media versions: DVD and Blu-ray. Dates are based on the pacaging and menus copyright on the disc surface. Based on the story of "Kesa no ryōnin" by Kikuchi Hiroshi. Originally released as a Japanese motion picture in 1953. Booklet in English (23 pages ; ill.) with program notes and essay by Philip Kemp inserted in container, housed with Blu-ray disc. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videodisc : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1booklet (23 pages ; 15 cm).
Format:	Blu-ray disc; region B; 1080p AVC; original aspect ratio: 1.37:1; DTS-HD MA sound format; requires multicoded Blu-ray player. DVD; PAL, region 2.
Audience:	BBFC rating: PG; contains mild volence and threat.
Awards:	Academy Awards, 1955: Honorary Award in Best Foreign Language Film; Oscar in Best Costume Design, Color (Sanzo Wada). Cannes Film Festival, 1954: Grand Prize of the Festival (Teinosuke Kinugasa). Locarno International Film Festival,1954: Prize (Teinosuke Kinugasa). New York Film Critics Circle Awards, 1954: NYFCC Award in Best Foreign Language Film.
Production Credits:	Cinematography, Kohei Sugiyama; film editing, Shigeo Nishida; music, Yasushi Akutagawa; costume design, Sanzo Wada.