Gion no shimai
Kenji Mizoguchi
Gion no shimai [videorecording]= Sisters of the Gion Kenji Mizoguchi - Japan Janus Films 1936 - 1 videodisc (ca. 69 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 in. - The Criterion Collection Kenji Mizoguchi's Fallen Women .
From case Cover:
Sisters of the Gion follows the parallel paths of the independent, unsentimental Omocha (Isuzu Yamada) and her sister, the more tradiitional Umekichi (Yoko Umemura), both geisha in the working-class district of Gion. Kenji Mizoguchi's film is a brilliantly shot, uncompromisinglook at the forces that kep many women on the bottom rung of the social ladder.
DVD video; Dolby Digital 1.0; monaural; NTSC; Region 1; 1.33:1 as 4:3 fullscreen.
Japanese audio. Optional English subtitles.
PN1997 / .G566 1936
Gion no shimai [videorecording]= Sisters of the Gion Kenji Mizoguchi - Japan Janus Films 1936 - 1 videodisc (ca. 69 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 in. - The Criterion Collection Kenji Mizoguchi's Fallen Women .
From case Cover:
Sisters of the Gion follows the parallel paths of the independent, unsentimental Omocha (Isuzu Yamada) and her sister, the more tradiitional Umekichi (Yoko Umemura), both geisha in the working-class district of Gion. Kenji Mizoguchi's film is a brilliantly shot, uncompromisinglook at the forces that kep many women on the bottom rung of the social ladder.
DVD video; Dolby Digital 1.0; monaural; NTSC; Region 1; 1.33:1 as 4:3 fullscreen.
Japanese audio. Optional English subtitles.
PN1997 / .G566 1936