| Edition |
Special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 377 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 377.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono, Dolby Digital 3.0 stereo; NTSC. |
| Cast |
Hideko Takamine, Masayuki Mori, Reiko Dan. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Masao Tamai ; original music, Toshirô Mayuzumi ; editing, Hideshi Oi. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1960. |
| Summary |
A young widow with family obligations, Keiko is the madam of an upstairs bar in the exclusive Ginza district of Tokyo in 1960. As she approaches 30, she realizes that her life is at a crossroads: she must either go into business and open her own bar or marry. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Note |
Special features: Audio commentary by Japanese-film scholar Donald Richie ; New video interview with actor Tatsuya Nakadai ; Theatrical trailer. |
| Language |
Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Widows -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
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Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Employees -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Remarriage -- Drama.
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Ginza (Tokyo, Japan)
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Motion pictures -- Japan.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Foreign films -- Japan.
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Foreign language films.
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| Added Author |
Naruse, Mikio, 1905-1969.
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Kikushima, Ryūzō, 1914-1989.
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Takamine, Hideko, 1924-2010.
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Mori, Masayuki, 1911-1973.
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Dan, Reiko.
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Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Onna ga kaidan o agaru toki |
| ISBN |
1934121274 |
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9781934121276 |
| Standard No. |
715515022521 |
| Music No. |
CC1684D Criterion Collection |
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