A story from Chikamatsu
(DVD)

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[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2018].
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Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2018].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Japanese
UPC
715515223010

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1954.
General Note
1.37:1 aspect ratio.
General Note
Special features: New interview with actor Kyoko Kagawa; Mizoguchi: the auteur behind the "Metteur-en-scène," a new illustrated audio essay by film scholar Dudley Andrew; essay by film scholar Haden Guest.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographer, Kazuo Miyagawa.
Participants/Performers
Kyoko Kagawa, Kazuo Hasegawa.
Description
An exquisitely moving tale of forbidden love struggling to survive in the face of persecution. Based on a classic of eighteenth-century Japanese drama, the film traces the injustices that befall a Kyoto scroll maker2s wife and his apprentice after each is unfairly accused of wrongdoing. Bound by fate in an illicit, star-crossed romance, they go on the run in search of refuge from the punishment prescribed them: death.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD; monaural.
Language
Japanese dialogue; English subtitles.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Mizoguchi, K., Kagawa, K., & Hasegawa, K. (2018). A story from Chikamatsu (Special edition.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mizoguchi, Kenji, 1898-1956, Kyōko Kagawa and Kazuo Hasegawa. 2018. A Story From Chikamatsu. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mizoguchi, Kenji, 1898-1956, Kyōko Kagawa and Kazuo Hasegawa. A Story From Chikamatsu The Criterion Collection, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Mizoguchi, Kenji, Kyōko Kagawa, and Kazuo Hasegawa. A Story From Chikamatsu Special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2018.

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