| Publication |
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2004]
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| Description |
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical mono |
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video file |
| Call # |
DVD JPN |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 226
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Criterion collection ; 226.
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| System Req |
DVD, widescreen. |
| Note |
In Japanese (mono) with optional English subtitles. |
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Videodisc release of the 1964 motion picture. |
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Special features included. |
| Cast |
Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Sato, Jukichi Uno, Taiji Tonoyama, Sensho Matsumoto, Kentaro Kaji, Hosui Araya. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Kiyomi Kuroda ; editor, Toshio Enoki ; music, Hikaru Hayashi. |
| Summary |
An impoverished mother and her daughter-in-law eke out a lonely, desperate existence. In order to survive in feudal Japan, they are forced to murder lost samurai and sell their belongings for grain, then dump their corpses down a deep, dark hole. |
| Audience |
Not rated by MPAA. |
| Subject |
Samurai -- Drama.
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Murder -- Drama.
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Japan -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Horror films.
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Fiction films.
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| Addl. Author |
Shindō, Kaneto, 1912-2012.
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新藤兼人, 1912-2012.
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Itoya, Hisao.
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絲屋寿雄.
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Noto, Setsuo.
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能登節雄.
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Minato, Tamotsu.
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湊保.
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Otowa, Nobuko, 1924-1994.
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乙羽信子, 1924-1994.
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Yoshimura, Jitsuko, 1943-
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Satō, Kei, 1928-2010.
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佐藤慶, 1928-2010.
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Uno, Jūkichi, 1914-1988.
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宇野重吉, 1914-1988.
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Tonoyama, Taiji, 1915-1989.
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Matsumoto, Somesho.
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Kaji, Kentaro.
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Araya, Hosui.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Alt Title |
Demon woman |
| ISBN |
0780027841 : |
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9780780027848 : |
| Standard # |
037429185827 |
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