| Description |
1 DVD (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
analog |
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magnetic |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Series |
Janus films collection
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Janus films collection.
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| System Details |
DVD ; 1.33:1 aspect ratio. |
| Cast |
Nakamura Ganjirō, Kyō Machiko, Wakao Ayako. |
| Credits |
Script, Noda Kōgo, Ozu Yasujirō ; photography, Miyagawa Kazuo ; art direction, Shimogawara Tomoo ; music, Saito Kojun. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1951. |
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Released as part of the "Essential Art House : 50 Years of Janus Films." |
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"...features a pristine digital transfer of the film in its original language, as well as English subtitles for the deaf and hard o hearing"--Criterion website. |
| Summary |
A traveling troupe of actors visits a small town, and the chief actor renews his contact with a woman who bore him a son years ago. The son thinks his father is dead, and falls in love with one of the actresses, his father's current mistress. |
| Language |
In Japanese with optional English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Japan -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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Japan. |
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Manners and customs. |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Drama.
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Foreign films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Ozu, Yasujirō, 1903-1963.
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Nakamura, Ganjirō, 1902-1983.
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Kyō, Machiko, 1924-2019.
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Wakao, Ayako, 1933-
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Noda, Kōgo, 1893-1968.
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Saitō, Takanobu, 1924-2004.
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Janus Films.
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Daiē, Kabushiki Kaisha.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Floating weeds |
| 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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| ISBN |
$12.92 |
| Music No. |
FL0060 Janus Films |
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