Ugetsu
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2005.
Status
Central - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray
DVD FOREIGN JPN UGETS
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DVD FOREIGN JPN UGETS
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Glencarlyn - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray
DVD FOREIGN JPN UGETS
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DVD FOREIGN JPN UGETS
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Central - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray | DVD FOREIGN JPN UGETS | Available |
| Glencarlyn - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray | DVD FOREIGN JPN UGETS | Available |
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2005.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (69 pages : illustrations).
Language
jpn
UPC
715515194617
Notes
General Note
Region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital, mono.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1953.
General Note
Aspect ratio 1.33:1.
General Note
Special features: Disc 1. New restored high-definition digital transfer; audio commentary by critic, filmmaker and festival programmer Tony Rayns; Process and production, a 20-minute video interview with Tokuzo Tanaka, first assistant director of Ugetsu; 10-minute video interview with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa, from 1992; theatrical trailers; new and improved English subtitles -- Disc 2. Kenji Mizoguchi: the life of a film director (1975), a 150-minute documentary by filmmaker Kaneto Shindo, with new and improved English subtitles.
General Note
Accompanying booklet features an essay by film critic Phillip Lopate and three short stories that influenced Mizoguchi in making the film: "The house in the thicket" and "A serpent's lust" by Akinara Ueda from his book "Ugetsu monogatari" and "How he got the Legion of Honor" by Guy de Maupassant.
Restrictions on Access
Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Kazuo Miyagawa; art direction, Kisaku Ito; music, Fumio Hayasaka.
Participants/Performers
Machiko Kyo, Kinuyo Tanaka, Mitsuko Mito, Masayuki Mori, Sakae Ozawa.
Description
Set in 16th century Japan, a period of bloody civil war, the film is rooted in the postwar psyche of 1950s Japan. It focuses on an ambitious potter haunted by a beautiful ghost and a farmer who dreams of becoming a samurai.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Japanese language soundtrack with optional subtitles in English.
Awards
Venice Film Festival, 1953: Silver lion.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mizoguchi, K., Nagata, M., Kawaguchi, M., Yoda, Y., Kyō, M., Tanaka, K., Mito, M., Mori, M., Ozawa, S., Miyagawa, K., Itō, K., Hayasaka, F., Maupassant, G. d., Shindō, K., & Ueda, A. (2005). Ugetsu (Special ed.). Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kenji Mizoguchi et al.. 2005. Ugetsu. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kenji Mizoguchi et al.. Ugetsu Criterion Collection, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mizoguchi, Kenji, et al. Ugetsu Special ed., Criterion Collection, 2005.
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