(aka 'Shunpu den' or 'Story of a Prostitute')
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Volunteering as a “comfort woman” on the Manchurian front, where she is expected to service hundreds of soldiers, Harumi (Yumiko Nogawa) is commandeered by the brutal Lieutenant Narita (Isao Tamagawa) but falls for the sensitive Mikami (Tamio Kawachi), Narita’s direct subordinate. In this tragic love story, director Seijun Suzuki delivers a rule-bending take on the popular Taijiro Tamura novel, challenging military and fraternal codes of honor, as seen through Harumi’s eyes. |
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Theatrical Release: February 28th, 1965 - Tokyo
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DVD Review: Criterion - Region 0 - NTSC
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| Distribution | Criterion Collection - Spine # 299 - Region 0 - NTSC | |
| Runtime | 1:36:09 | |
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Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 7.76 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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| Audio | Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0) | |
| Subtitles | English, None | |
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Edition Details: • Exclusive
new video interviews with director Seijun Suzuki, production designer
Takeo Kimura, and film critic Tadao Sato |
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This is one case where I don't feel the screen captures do full justice to the digital image quality. This progressive DVD looks marvelous. Dusted gray's with stupendous shadow detail give a real filmic appearance to the image. Tight to the frame, the 2.45:1 widescreen image has a wonderful dark feel to it giving off textured grain that contrast well to the piercing blacks. Subtitles are, of course as per Criterion standard, excellent. Extras consistent of about 30:00 of interviews with Suzuki, production designer Takeo Kimura and film critic Tadao Sato. It is pure gold for Suzuki fans with interesting reminisces of the film and production methods of 40 years ago.
Suzuki's
eccentric and unique style comes through really well in this film which
I really enjoyed. A great DVD package and valued addition to your
collection.
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