Chikamatsu Monogatari / Uwasa No Onna

Kyoko Kagawa, Kazuo Hasegawa, Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiko Kuga

DVD
Ausgabe vom 25. Februar 2008
Verkaufsrang: 95021 (je kleiner desto beliebter)
EAN/ISBN: 5060000500356
ASIN: B0010NWANQ (Amazon-Bestellnummer)
 Chikamatsu Monogatari / Uwasa No Onna - Kyoko Kagawa, Kazuo Hasegawa, Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiko Kuga
Vereinigte Königreich Edition, PAL/Region 2 DVD: TON: Japanisch ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Englisch ( Untertitel ), BONUSMATERIAL: Broschüre, Kommentar, Satz 2-DVD, Szene Zugang, Teaser(s), Trailer(s), Wechselwirkendes Menü, SYNOPSIS: A Story from Chikamatsu Master filmmaker Kenji Mizoguchi directs this tale of star-crossed lovers, based on a puppet play by Monzaemon Chikamatsu. Set in 1693 during a period of rigid feudal hierarchy and strict social customs, the film unfolds in the estate of a miserly scroll maker named Ishun (Eitaro Shindo). While Ishun busies himself by harassing a comely worker named Otama (Yoko Minamida), Ishun's wife, Osan (Kyoko Kagawa), is approached by her ne'er-do-well brother, Doki, who needs money. Knowing that there is no way that Ishun will agree to the loan, Osan turns to Mohei (Kazuo Shindo), Ishun's most trusted clerk, for help and he agrees to use his master's seal to allocate the funds. Caught in the act, he confesses though never implicating Osan. Ishun cruelly beats and humiliates his employee and locks him in the grain storeroom. A series of mistakes and misunderstandings lead to Ishun believing that his wife and his clerk are having an illicit affair. Mohei flees and Osan leaves soon thereafter, confirming Ishun's suspicions. The two escape first to Osaka then to the mountains around Lake Biwa, traveling first as lady and servant and later as lovers. The Woman in the Rumor Like much of his work, Kenji Mizoguchi directs this film about an aging geisha in Kyoto's Shimabara district longing for something beyond her marginalized existence. Her aspirations for something higher are ultimately dashed when she learns that her lover has fallen for her more socially acceptable pianist daughter. Veteran actress Kinuyo Tanaka delivers a powerful multilayered performance in this movie's central role. Though this film was produced in 1954