Kenji Mizoguchi Collection - 8-DVD Box Set ( Akasen chitai / Yôkihi / Chikamatsu monogatari / Uwasa no onna / Sanshô dayû / Gion bayashi / Ugetsu monogatari / Oyû-sama ) ( Street o [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - United Kingdom ]

Kenji Mizoguchi Collection - 8-DVD Box Set ( Akasen chitai / Yôkihi / Chikamatsu monogatari / Uwasa no onna / Sanshô dayû / Gion bayashi / Ugetsu monogatari / Oyû-sama ) ( Street o [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - United Kingdom ] Review

Kenji Mizoguchi Collection - 8-DVD Box Set ( Akasen chitai / Yôkihi / Chikamatsu monogatari / Uwasa no onna / Sanshô dayû / Gion bayashi / Ugetsu monogatari / Oyû-sama ) ( Street o [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - United Kingdom ] Feature

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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Japanese ( Mono ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Booklet, Box Set, Commentary, Interactive Menu, Multi-DVD Set, Remastered, Scene Access, Teaser(s), Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: Street of Shame (1956) Five prostitutes work at Dreamland, in Tokyo's Yoshiwara district. As the Diet considers a ban on prostitution, the women's daily dramas play out. Each has dreams and motivations. Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) Japanese director Kenji Mizoguchi directed Princess Yang Kwei Fei. When first we see her, the "princess" (Machiko Kyo) is a mere servant girl. The reigning princess dies, and the emperor chooses the servant as his wife. Jealousy and back-stabbing doom this union from the start. The Crucified Lovers (1954) In 17th century Kyoto, Osan is married to Ishun, a wealthy miserly scroll-maker. When Osan is falsely accused of having an affair with the best worker, Mohei, the pair flee the city and declare their love for each other. Ishun orders his men to find them, and separate them to avoid public humiliation. The Woman in the Rumor (1954) Hatsuko Umabuchi is a widow who runs a prosperous geisha house in present day Kyoto. Her daughter Yukiko returns from Tokyo following a failed suicide attempt, after her lover found out about her mother's profession. Sansho the Bailiff (1954) In mediaeval Japan a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression. A Geisha (1953) In the post-war Gion district of Kyoto, the geisha Miyoharu agrees to apprentice the 16 y...Kenji Mizoguchi Collection - 8-DVD Box Set ( Akasen chitai / Yôkihi / Chikamatsu monogatari / Uwasa no onna / Sanshô dayû / Gion bayashi / Ugetsu monogatari / Oyû-sama ) ( Street o