by Nakamura, Kichiemon; Iwashita, Shima; Takita, Yūsuke; Shinoda, Masahiro; Komatsu, Hōsei; Tomioka, Taeko; Chikamatsu, Monzaemon; Hyogensha, Ltd; Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha; Criterion Collection (Firm)
VHS / 2000

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TitleShinjū Ten no Ami jima Double suicide
Item typeVHS
Alternate title
  • Shinjū Ten no Amijima
  • Double suicide
Author(s)
  • Nakamura, Kichiemon
  • Iwashita, Shima
  • Takita, Yūsuke
  • Shinoda, Masahiro
  • Komatsu, Hōsei
  • Tomioka, Taeko
  • Chikamatsu, Monzaemon
EditionDigitally transferred version with improved English subtitles
Imprint[United States] Criterion Collection, 2000
ISBN0780023293
Other number037429149621
LanguageJapanese
URLLink to original record
Notes
  • Based on: Shinjū Ten no Ami jima / Chikamatsu Monzaemon.
  • Originally issued as a motion picture in 1969.
  • Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.
  • Director of photography, Narushima Tōichirō ; music, Takemitsu Tōru.
Physical description1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Related linksCredits from Internet Movie Database

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Date text: 
2000
Author: 
Nakamura, KichiemonIwashita, ShimaTakita, YūsukeShinoda, MasahiroKomatsu, HōseiTomioka, TaekoChikamatsu, Monzaemon
Publisher: 
Criterion Collection
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