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DOUBLE SUICIDE |
Original Title: Shinju: Ten no Amijima
Company: Toho Company Production Year: 1969 Format: Fullscreen - Black / White - 104 mins - English Subtitles Cast: IWASHITA Shima, NAKAMURA Kichiemon, FUJIWARA Kamatari Directed by: SHINODA Masahiro Where to Buy: www.amazon.com |
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Many films have drawn from classic Japanese theatrical forms, but none with such shocking cinematic effect as director Masahiro Shinoda’s Double Suicide. In this striking adaptation of a bunraku puppet play (featuring the music of famed composer Toru Takemitsu), a paper merchant sacrifices family, fortune, and ultimately life for his erotic obsession with a prostitute. Criterion is proud to present Double Suicide in a stunning digital transfer, with a new and improved English subtitle translation. |
