Anma to Onna (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Japan Version) DVD Region 2
Tokudaiji Shin
| Shimizu Hiroshi (Director)
| Takamine Mieko
| Sawaki Toshinobu
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One of the undisputed masters of Japan cinema, Shimizu Hiroshi (1903-1966) made well over 100 films in his career, ranging from children's films to lighthearted comedies to stories from the fringe. His outstanding cinematic achievements match that of contemporary great and lifelong friend Ozu Yasujiro, though the latter has eclipsed him in recognition. Shimizu is particularly well known for his children's films, such as Children of the Wind (1937), but his steady stream of output for Shochiku from the 1920s to 1950s yielded a far wider selection of films, many of which have been sadly lost to time. In comparison to Ozu's films which are readily available, Shimizu's works have been near impossible to find outside of the festival circuit, but Shochiku is now finally releasing Shimizu's films on DVD.
Shimizu's 1938 feature Anma to Onna (a.k.a. The Masseurs and a Woman) revolves around a pair of traveling blind masseurs who stop at an inn. One of the masseurs, Tokuichi (Saburi Shin), takes an interest in a woman (Takamine Meiko) from Tokyo who seems be hiding a mysterious past. The film peeks in and out of the lives and stories of the characters in unexpected ways that defy narrative conventions.
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| Product Title: | Anma to Onna (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Japan Version) 按摩與女子 (DVD) (英文字幕) (日本版) 按摩与女子 (DVD) (英文字幕) (日本版) 按摩と女 Anma to Onna (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Japan Version) |
| Also known as: | The Masseurs and a Woman The Masseurs and a Woman The Masseurs and a Woman The Masseurs and a Woman The Masseurs and a Woman |
| Artist Name(s): | Tokudaiji Shin | Takamine Mieko | Sawaki Toshinobu Tokudaiji Shin | 高峰三枝子 | Sawaki Toshinobu Tokudaiji Shin | 高峰三枝子 | Sawaki Toshinobu 徳大寺伸 | 高峰三枝子 | 佐分利信 | 日守新一 | 爆弾小僧 Tokudaiji Shin | Takamine Mieko | Sawaki Toshinobu |
| Director: | Shimizu Hiroshi 清水宏 清水宏 清水宏 Shimizu Hiroshi |
| Release Date: | 2008-04-25 |
| Publisher Product Code: | DB-178 |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Subtitles: | English, Japanese |
| Country of Origin: | Japan |
| Picture Format: | NTSC What is it? |
| Disc Format(s): | DVD |
| Region Code: | 2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, Greenland and the Middle East (including Egypt) What is it? |
| Publisher: | Shochiku Home Video |
| Other Information: | DVD |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1010703822 |
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名物按摩の徳市・福市のふたりが新緑を連れて山の温泉場にやって来た。ふたりは盲人でありながらも驚くべきカンの持ち主。先を行く子供の人数や、男か女か、果ては職業までも言い当ててしまうというのだ。ある日、徳市は温泉場で東京から来た女に呼ばれる。どこか陰があるこの女から、徳市は何かを怖れている気持ちを感じる。そんな彼女に徳市は次第に惹かれていった。しかし、恋をしたことから徳市はその鋭いカンを鈍らせてしまう。一方、女は別の宿に泊まっている少年と出会い、そしてその少年のおじさんという男と交流をもつようになる。そんな様子が徳市はおもしろくなく…。その頃、周辺の旅館で次々と盗難事件が起こる。徳市は女が犯人だと思い込み、かくまおうとするが…。 インフォメーション９０秒
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June 16, 2008
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An utterly original vision
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In "Anma to Onna" (a.k.a. "The Masseurs and the Woman"), as in his earlier film "Mr. Thank You", director Shimizu Hiroshi reveals a truly distinctive cinematic voice. He does not tell a story so much as he suggests stories. The film takes place in a hot spring resort town and revolves around a blind masseur, a young woman from Tokyo who comes to the resort alone, and a young man who travels to resort with his little nephew. The masseur has a crush on a pretty hotel maid, but also develops feelings for the Tokyo woman. The young man also is interested in the Tokyo woman and keeps extending his stay at the resort to spend more time with her. Someone is stealing the money from the other guests in the resort town. Might it be the young man? The young woman? Shimizu teases an amazingly intriguing film out of these slender threads of intersecting lives. The film is pregnant with an almost dreamlike quality, as we wonder about what lies behind the mysterious veneers of these characters and watch the blind masseurs feel their way around the town. "Anma to Onna" also features strikingly original cinematography loaded with vivid images. I recommend this film very, very highly. |
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