| Description |
1 DVD (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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Dolby |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
| Series |
Janus films collection
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Janus films collection.
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| System Details |
DVD; region 1; NTSC; 1.33:1 aspect ratio ; Dolby Digital, mono. |
| Cast |
Machiko Kyo, Kinuyo Tanaka, Mitsuko Mito, Masayuki Mori, Sakae Ozawa. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Kazuo Miyagawa; art direction, Kisaku Ito; music, Fumio Hayasaka. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1953. |
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Released as part of the "Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films." |
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Release date: October 24, 2006. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Note |
From "Tales of Moonlight and Rain" by Akinari Ueda. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Awards |
Venice Film Festival, 1953: Silver lion. |
| Note |
Accompanying book "Essential Art House : 50 Years of Janus Films" cataloged separately. |
| Access |
ML: Restricted to home use or face to face teaching. |
| Language |
Japanese language soundtrack with optional subtitles in English. |
| Subject |
Potters -- Japan -- Drama.
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Potters. |
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Japan. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Ghost plays.
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Ghost plays.
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| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships. |
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Motion pictures -- Japan.
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Motion pictures. |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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| Subject |
Japan -- History -- 1333-1600 -- Drama.
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
1333-1600 |
| Genre/Form |
Japanese language films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Mizoguchi, Kenji, 1898-1956.
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Nagata, Masaichi, 1906-1985.
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Kawaguchi, Matsutarō, 1899-1985.
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Yoda, Yoshikata, 1909-1991.
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Kyō, Machiko, 1924-2019.
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Tanaka, Kinuyo, 1909-1977.
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Mito, Mitsuko.
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Mori, Masayuki, 1911-1973.
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Ozawa, Sakae.
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Miyagawa, Kazuo, 1908-1999.
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Itō, Kisaku, 1899-1967.
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Hayasaka, Fumio, 1914-1955.
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Ueda, Akinari, 1734-1809.
Ugetsu monogatari.
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Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893.
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Shindō, Kaneto, 1912-2012.
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Janus Films.
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Daiē, Kabushiki Kaisha.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Title from accompanying book : Essential art house |
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Title from container : 50 years of Janus Films |
| Added Title |
Fifty years of Janus Films |
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50 years of Janus Films.
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| Standard No. |
715515021227 |
| Music No. |
UGE020-JF Janus FIlms. |
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CC1667D-JF Criterian Collection (set) |
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