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Licensor Information
Toho Co., Nikkatsu Co., Kadokawa Herald Pictures, Shochiku
Directed by: Kinuyo Tanaka
Featuring: Masayuki Mori, Chishu Ryu, Yumeji Tsukioka, Machiko Kyo, Chisako Hara, Ineko Arima, Yoshiko Kuga, Shuji Sano, Eiji Funakoshi, Akemi Kita, Tatsuya Nakadai, Juzo Dosan, Hisako Yamane, Ryoji Hayama, Yomei Ryu, Yosuke Natsuki, Mieko Takamine, Jukichi Uno, Yoko Sugi, Atsuko Kindaichi, Chieko Naniwa, Ganjiro Nakamura II, Chieko Seki, Mie Kitahara, Shiro Osaka, Sadako Sawamura, Chieko Nakakita, Osamu Takizawa, Shizue Natsukawa, Ko Mishima, Toru Abe, Shozo Nanbu, Noriko Sengoku, Koji Nanbara, Shoji Yasui, Ikuko Kimuro, Chieko Higashiyama, Kinuyo Tanaka, Hiroko Kawasaki, Kansho Yoshii, Kokinji Katsura, Junji Masuda, Yoshiko Tsubouchi, Kiyoko Hirai, Akihiko Hirata, Miki Odagiri, Tatsuya Ishiguro, Kyoko Kagawa, Ken Mitsuda, Mitsuko Mito
Kinuyo Tanaka was already one of Japan’s greatest actors—celebrated for her collaborations with auteurs such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujiro Ozu, and Mikio Naruse—when she took a brave leap by embarking on a directing career in a studio system that actively discouraged female filmmakers. The six features she made over the course of a decade center on women characters who refuse to conform to restrictive roles as they seek independence. With compassion and insight, Tanaka critiques the social conditions and forces that shape her heroines’ struggles: sex work and social shaming, the expectation of passively entering arranged marriages, taboos surrounding illness and the female body, imperialism, and religious persecution and forbidden love.
Details by Film
Love Letter
Year: 1953
Time: 98
Aspect Ratios
1.37:1
Audio
Japanese PCM Mono 1.0
Streaming Options
Stream
2
The Moon Has Risen
Year: 1955
Time: 102
Aspect Ratios
1.37:1
Audio
Japanese PCM Mono 1.0
Streaming Options
Stream
2
Forever a Woman
Year: 1955
Time: 110
Aspect Ratios
1.37:1
Audio
Japanese PCM Mono 1.0
Streaming Options
Stream
2
The Wandering Princess
Year: 1960
Time: 102
Aspect Ratios
2.39:1
Audio
Japanese PCM Mono 1.0
Streaming Options
Stream
2
Girls of the Night
Year: 1961
Time: 92
Aspect Ratios
2.35:1
Audio
Japanese PCM Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
Love Under the Crucifix
Year: 1962
Time: 101
Aspect Ratios
2.39:1
Audio
Japanese PCM Mono 1.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Discs:
BD-50 (3 Discs)
Total: 3 Discs
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37:1
2.35:1
2.39:1
Audio Options:
Japanese PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
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