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Double Suicide (1969)
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Synopsis: A presentation of an ultimately tragic love affair between a prostitute and a married merchant, based on and played out in the style of an 18th-century Banraku puppet play by Monzaemon Chikamatsu. Winner of the Japanese Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actress.... A presentation of an ultimately tragic love affair between a prostitute and a married merchant, based on and played out in the style of an 18th-century Banraku puppet play by Monzaemon Chikamatsu. Winner of the Japanese Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actress. [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Shima Iwashita, Kichiemon Nakamura
DVD Info
Release:
Jun 1, 2003
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
- Mono - Japanese
News
The amped-up line readings and actions initially feel a bit much, but they are crucial in creating the story's operatic sweep.
works on its own terms as a highly stylized piece of experimental cinema

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