Sisters of the Gion [translated: Gion no shimai]
a film by Kenji Mizoguchi; Janus Films; Shochiku; director, Kenji Mizoguchi; produced by Masaichi Nagata; screenplay by Yoshikata Yoda
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Creation:
- Created or produced in 1936
- Publication:
- [Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, 2008
More Details
- Summary:
- Two geisha sisters - one modern-minded, the other staunchly traditional - disagree over how to deal with the men controlling their lives and livelihoods in Mizoguchi's early masterpiece.
- Contributors:
- Language Notes:
- Japanese dialogue; English subtitles.
- Alternate Titles:
- Title translation: Gion no shimai
- Subjects:
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono.
- Performers:
- Cast: Isuzu Yamada, Yoko Umemura, Benkei Shiganoya.
- Production Credits:
- Original story by Kenji Mizoguchi ; cinematography, Minoru Miki ; editor, Tatsuko Sakane.
- General Notes:
- Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1936. - Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (69 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; monochrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Video Characteristics:
- NTSC
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- SIS DVD
- ISBNs:
- 9781604650976
1604650974 - Other Standard Numbers:
- Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection: ECL058
- OCLC Numbers:
- 1053095808
261139700 [Invalid]
