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Summary:

A group of disparate people, including, a pair of blind masseurs, an enigmatic city woman, a lonely man and his ill-behaved nephew make a crisscrossing study of love and family while visiting a remote resort in the mountains. A timeless portrait of loneliness, the human need to connect all while getting caught up in all manner of quiet intrigue.

Contributors:

Shimizu, Hiroshi, 1903-1966

Ito, Senji

Takamine, Mieko, 1918-1990

Tokudaiji, Shin, 1911-1995

Himori, Shinʼichi, 1907-1959

Saburi, Shin, 1909-1982

Yokoyama, Jun, 1928-

Sakamoto, Takeshi, 1899-1974

Saito, Masao

Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha

Shōchiku Ōfuna Satsueijo

Janus Films

Criterion Collection (Firm)

Languages:

Japanese
English

Language Notes:

Japanese dialogue; with optional English subtitles.

Related Series:

Eclipse (Criterion Collection (Firm)) > Series 15, Travels with Hiroshi Shimizu

Alternate Titles:

Title on disc label: Masseurs and a woman
Title on set container: Travels with Hiroshi Shimizu

Subjects:

Masseurs — Japan — Drama

Women — Japan — Drama

Man-woman relationships — Japan — Drama

Families — Japan — Drama

Mountain resorts — Japan — Drama

Japanese language films

Masseurs

Women

Man-woman relationships

Families

Mountain resorts

Japan

Genres:

Feature films

Fiction films

Foreign language films

Drama

System Details:

DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.

Performers:

Cast: Takamine Mieko, Tokudaiji Shin, Himori Shinʼichi, Bakudan Kozō (Yokoyama Jun), Saburi Shin, Sakamoto Takeshi.

Production Credits:

Cinematography, Saitō Masao ; music, Itō Senji ; art, Esaka Minoru ; recording, Dobashi Takeo, Mori Takenori.

General Notes:

"Dobashi-shiki Shōchiku fōn."
"Eclipse from the Criterion Collection."
A foreign film (Japan).
Originally released as a motion picture in 1938.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (66 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:

ANM 1938 DVD

ISBNs:

9781604651355 (set)
1604651350 (set)
9781604651393
1604651393

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515043816
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection (set): ECL065
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: ECL068

OCLC Numbers:

311869467