by Yasuzo Masumura · Artificial Eye · DVD · EAN 5060103790562
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«Manji» is the 1964 movie by Yasuzo Masumura, starring Kyôko Kishida, Ayako Wakao and Yusuke Kawazu, on DVD.
Japanese melodrama based on the novel by Junichiro Tanizaki, with a screenplay by Kaneto Shindo. Narrated in retrospect, it follows Sonoko, a housewife who meets Mitsuko, a beautiful young woman, at a women's art school and becomes obsessed with her. The relationship triggers deceptions and betrayals that drag in their partners.
British edition on PAL DVD, Region 2, released by Artificial Eye, with Japanese audio (Dolby Digital 2.0) and English subtitles. Running time: 90 minutes; widescreen format 2.35:1.
Aimed at fans of classic Japanese cinema and adaptations of Junichiro Tanizaki, with a British import edition subtitled in English.
