| Description |
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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video file rdaft |
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Blu-ray |
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region A rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| System Details |
Blu-ray, region A, wide screen; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
Japanese dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baisho, Mansaku Fuwa, Isao Natsuyagi, Yukiya Kitamura, Hijiri Kojima, Toshie Negishi. |
| Summary |
Brimming with magical realism, sensuality, and humor, the final film by revered filmmaker Shohei Imamura is 'an enlightening, even liberating, experience' (Roger Eber, Chicago Sun-Time) that tells the story of Yosuke Sasano, an unemployed salaryman who arrives in a remote fishing village following a rumor of hidden treasure. Instead, he meets Saeko Aizawa, a charming and unusual woman with a unique problem: a well of warm water inside her longing for release. Saeko faces both shame and adoration for her condition, which the local anglers believe feeds the river and its fish. Intrigued and enamored, Yosuke decides to take up a new life as a fisherman. Through their passionate affair, Imamura paints a picture of longing, fantasy, and the search for true happiness in the most unexpected of places that's both 'nonchalantly freaky and uncommonly pleasurable' (Michael Atkinson, The Village Voice). |
| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Japan -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Sex -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Japanese language materials.
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| Genre |
Japanese language materials.
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Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Fiction films.
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Foreign films, Japanese.
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Blu-ray discs.
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| Added Author |
Imamura, Shōhei, 1926-2006, film director.
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Yakusho, Kōji, actor.
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Shimizu, Misa, 1970- actor.
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Baishō, Mitsuko, actor.
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Fuwa, Mansaku, actor.
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Film Movement (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Akai hashi no shita no nurui mizu (Motion picture)
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| Standard No. |
850047872050 |
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