A foreign film (Japan). Based on the three novels, Bangiku, Suisen, and Shirasagi, by Hayashi Fumiko. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1954. Released by the BFI in 2007 as part of the Mikio Naruse box-set. 880-02 Sugimura Haruko, Sawamura Sadako, Hosokawa Chikako, Mochizuki Yūko, Uehara Ken.
Contents:
DVD extras: Freda Freiberg on the film -- Paul Willemen on Naruse -- Interview with Teruo Ishii, director and assistant to Naruse -- Audio commentary by Freda Freiberg.
Summary:
"Combining three Fumiko Hayashi stories about ageing geishas, the film focuses on Okin, the ex-geisha who has embraced the new post-war economy most successfully and single-mindedly"--Container.
Series:
Mikio Naruse
OCLC:
(OCoLC)183534217
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
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