| Description |
4 videodiscs (283 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Eclipse ; ser. 15 |
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Eclipse (Criterion Collection (Firm)). Series 15, Travels with Hiroshi Shimizu.
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| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital mono. (2-4); Dolby digital stereo. (1); NTSC; region 1. |
| Language |
In Japanese, with optional English subtitles (2-4); silent with Japanese and English subtitles (1). |
| Performer |
Cast for Japanese girls at the harbor: Oikawa Michiko, Inoue Yukiko, Egawa Ureo, Sawa Ranko, Aizome Yumeko, Saitō Tatsuo. |
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Cast for Mr. Thank You: Uehara Ken, Kuwano Michiko, Tsukiji Mayumi, Futaba Kaoru, Shinobu Setsuko, Ishiyama Ryuji, Naka Hidenosuke. |
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Cast for The masseurs and a woman: Takamine Mieko, Tokudaiji Shin, Himori Shin'ichi, Kozo Bakudan, Saburi Shin. |
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Cast for Ornamental hairpin: Tanaka Kinuyo, Kawasaki Hiroko, Saitō Tatsuo, Ryu Chishu, Himori Shin'ichi, Mimura Hideko, Kawara Kanji, Yokoyama Jun, Otsuka Masayoshi. |
| Credits |
Japanese girls at the harbor: adapted screenplay, Suyama Mitsu ; cinematography, Sasaki Tarō ; new score written and performed by Donald Sosin. |
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Mr. Thank You: cinematography, Aoki Isamu ; music, Horiuchi Keizo. |
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The masseurs and a woman: cinematography, Saitō Masao ; music, Itō Senji. |
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Ornamental hairpin: adapted screenplay, Nagase Kihan ; cinematography, Inokai Suketaro ; music, Asai Takaaki. |
| Note |
Japanese girls at the harbor is based on the novel "Minato no Nihon musume" by Toma Kitabayashi. |
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Mr. Thank You is based on the story "Arrigato" by Yasunari Kawabata. |
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Ornamental hairpin is based on the novel "Yottsu no yubune" by Masuji Ibuse. |
| Summary |
[V. 1]. Japanese girls at the harbor. Shimizu's exquisite silent drama tells of the humiliating social downfall experienced by Sunako after jealousy drives her to commit a terrible crime. With its lushly photographed landscapes and innovative visual storytelling, this film shows a director at the peak of his powers and experimentation. |
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[V. 2]. Mr. Thank You. Shimizu's endearing road movie follows the long and winding route of a sweet-natured bus driver, nicknamed Mr. Thank You for his constant exclamation to pedestrians who kindly step out of his path, traveling from rural Izu to Tokyo. |
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[V. 3]. The masseurs and a woman. A pair of blind masseurs, an enigmatic city woman, a lonely man and his ill-behaved nephew -- The Masseurs and a Woman is made up of crisscrossing miniature studies of love and family at a remote resort in the mountains. |
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[V. 4]. Ornamental hairpin. Two bruised souls enact a tender, hesitant romance in a wartime love story. A soldier is forced to prolong his stay at a rural spa when he accidentally cuts his foot on a hairpin. Soon enough he tracks down its lovely owner and finds himself smitten. |
| Contents |
[v. 1]. Minato no Nihon musume = Japanese girls at the harbor (1933) -- [v. 2]. Arigatō-san = Mr. Thank You (1936) -- [v. 3]. Anma to onna = The masseurs and a woman (1938) -- [v. 4]. Kanzashi = Ornamental hairpin (1941). |
| Subject |
Japan -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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Road films -- Japan -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Japan -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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Road films. (OCoLC)fst01098432
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Japan. (OCoLC)fst01204082
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Silent films. (OCoLC)fst01710368
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Romance films. (OCoLC)fst01710332
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Road films. (OCoLC)fst01710329
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Feature films.
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Silent films.
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Fiction films.
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Silent films.
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Film adaptations.
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Road films.
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Romance films.
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| Added Author |
Shimizu, Hiroshi, 1903-1966.
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Oikawa, Michiko, 1911-1938.
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Inoue, Yukiko, 1915-2012.
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Egawa, Ureo, 1902-1970.
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Suyama, Mitsu, 1899-1976.
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Sawa, Ranko, 1903-2003.
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Uehara, Ken, 1909-1991.
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Ishiyama, Ryūji, 1893-1973.
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Naka, Einosuke.
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Saito, Tatsuo.
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Takamine, Mieko, 1918-1990.
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Tokudaiji, Shin, 1911-1995.
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Himori, Shinʼichi, 1907-1959.
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Tanaka, Kinuyo, 1909-1977.
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Kawasaki, Hiroko, 1912-1971.
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Nagase, Kihan.
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Aoki, Isamu.
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Tarō, Sasaki.
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Horiuchi, Keizō, 1897-1983.
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Masao, Saitō.
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Itō, Senji.
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Inokai, Suketarō.
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Asai, Takaaki, 1904-2000.
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Kitabayashi, Tōma, 1904-1968.
Minato no Nihon musume.
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Kawabata, Yasunari, 1899-1972.
Arigato.
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Ibuse, Masuji, 1898-1993.
Yottsu no yubune.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha.
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Shōchiku Ōfuna Satsueijo.
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Janus Films.
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| Added Title |
Minato no Nihon musume.
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Japanese girls at the harbor.
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Arigatō-san.
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Mr. Thank You.
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Anma to onna.
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Masseurs and a woman.
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Kanzashi.
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Ornamental hairpin.
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| ISBN |
9781604651355 (set) |
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1604651350 (set) |
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9781604651379 (v. 1) |
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1604651377 (v. 1) |
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9781604651386 (v. 2) |
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1604651385 (v. 2) |
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9781604651393 (v. 3) |
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1604651393 (v. 3) |
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9781604651409 (v. 4) |
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1604651407 (v. 4) |
| Standard No. |
715515043816 |
| Music No. |
ECL065 Criterion Collection (set) |
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ECL066-ECL069 Criterion Collection (discs) |
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