A story from Chikamatsu

Document author(s):

Joan Mellen

Document source:

Sheldon Film Theater

Document language:

English

Document type:

program note

Number of pages:

4

Source pagination:

20-22

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, and filmography

Related films:

Chikamatsu monogatari (A story from chikamatsu) — Mizoguchi, Kenji — Japan — 1955

Film country(ies):

Japan

Film language(s):

Japanese

Film production company:

Daiei Motion Picture Co. Ltd.

Film genre(s):

Drama and Historical

Film subject(s):

Adultery -- Japan -- Drama
Artisans -- Japan -- 1600-1868 -- Drama
Japan -- History -- Tokugawa Period, 1600-1868 -- Drama
Kyoto (Japan) -- Social life and customs -- 1600-1868 -- Drama
Sex and law -- Japan -- 1600-1868 -- Drama
Social classes -- Japan -- Drama

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