Posted on March 11, 2018 |
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Chikamatsu monogatari / The Crucified Lovers / The Tale of the Crucified Lovers (1954)
Drama | History | Romance | Thriller
Ishun is a wealthy, but unsympathetic, master printer who has wrongly accused his wife and best employee of being lovers. To escape punishment, the accused run away together, but Ishun is certain to be ruined if word gets out.
Starring: Kazuo Hasegawa, Kyôko Kagawa, Eitarô Shindô, Eitarô Ozawa, Yôko Minamida
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
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Tags: Eitarô Ozawa, Eitarô Shindô, Kazuo Hasegawa, Kenji Mizoguchi, Kyôko Kagawa, Yôko Minamida
Posted on December 15, 2013 |
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Yôkihi / Princess Yang Kwei-fei / Empress Yank Kwei Fei (1955)
Drama | History | Romance
In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love with her and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets. The ministers misuse their power so much that there is a popular revolt against all the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.
Starring: Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori, Sô Yamamura, Eitarô Shindô, Eitarô Ozawa, Haruko Sugimura
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
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Tags: Eitarô Ozawa, Eitarô Shindô, Haruko Sugimura, Kenji Mizoguchi, Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori, Sô Yamamura
Posted on July 11, 2013 |
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Woman / The Lady / Onna (1948)
Drama
An ambitious work shot entirely on location in Hakone and Atami that follows a dancing girl as she tries to escape from a persistent rogue and make a new start in life. Their suspenseful duel reaches its climax in a breathtaking sequence that takes place during a fire in an inn town.
Starring: Mitsuko Mito, Eitarô Ozawa
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
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Tags: Eitarô Ozawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Mitsuko Mito
