The life of Oharu /
A peerless chronicler of the soul who specialized in supremely emotional, visually exquisite films about the circumstances of women in Japanese society throughout its history, Kenji Mizoguchi (Ugetsu) had already been directing movies for decades when he made The Life of Oharu; in 1952. But this epi...
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| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Language Notes: | Japanese dialogue; English subtitles. |
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[United States] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2013]
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| Edition: | Blu-ray special ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ;
664. |
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| Summary: | A peerless chronicler of the soul who specialized in supremely emotional, visually exquisite films about the circumstances of women in Japanese society throughout its history, Kenji Mizoguchi (Ugetsu) had already been directing movies for decades when he made The Life of Oharu; in 1952. But this epic portrait of an inexorable fall from grace, starring the incredibly talented Kinuyo Tanaka (The Ballad of Narayama) as an imperial lady-in-waiting who gradually descends to street prostitution. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1952. Based on a novel by Saikaku Ihara. Special features: Introductory commentary by scholar Dudley Andrew; Mizoguchi's art and the Demimonde, an illustrated audio essay featuring Andrew; Kinuyo Tanaka's new departure, a 2009 film by Koko Kajiyama; booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Gilberto Perez. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (137 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Format: | Blu-ray; widescreen; PCM mono. Requires Blu-ray player. |
| Audience: | Rating: Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Story editor, Isamu Yoshii ; cinematography by Yoshimi Hirano ; musical director, Ichiro Saito ; production design, Hiroshi Mizutani. |