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Summary:

Inspired by the writings of Sei Shonagon, a female courtier who lived during the Heian Dynasty in 10th century Japan, which were the catalyst for a modern-day Japanese woman's life experiences.

Contributors:

Wu, Vivian, 1966-

McGregor, Ewan, 1971-

Ogata, Ken, 1937-2008

Oida, Yoshi

Greenaway, Peter

Sei Shōnagon, approximately 967-

Channel Four Films (Firm)

Studio Canal+

Delux Productions

Woodline Films

Alpha Films

Mei ya lei she ying die you xian gong si.

Languages:

Japanese
Chinese
English

Language Notes:

In Japanese, Chinese, and English with English subtitles.
Closed-captioned.

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Makura no sōshi [by Sei Shōnagon]

Subjects:

Women — Japan — Social conditions — Drama

Japanese language films

Women — Social conditions

Women

Japan

Genres:

Motion pictures

Foreign language films

Feature films

Erotic films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

DVD format.

Performers:

Cast: Vivian Wu, Ewan McGregor, Ken Ogata, Yoshi Oida, Hideko Yoshida, Judy Ongg.

Production Credits:

Written and directed by Peter Greenaway ; producer, Kees Kasander ; director of photography, Sacha Vierny ; editors, Chris Wyatt, Peter Greenaway.

General Notes:

Originally released in 1996 as a motion picture.
Dolby surround.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, color & black & white ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

PIL 1996 DVD

ISBNs:

0767819772

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Columbia TriStar Home Video: 28709

OCLC Numbers:

1053035264
41316958 [Invalid]