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Tragedy Of W (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region 3

Yakushimaru Hiroko (Actor) | Mita Yoshiko (Actor) | Sera Masanori (Actor) | Ninagawa Yukio (Actor)
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Tragedy Of W (Hong Kong Version)

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Based on a popular mystery novel by Shizuko Natsuki, the 1984 classic Tragedy of W stars Yakushimaru Hiroko, who made her mark in 1981's Sailor Suit and Machine Gun and became the queen of the Kadokawa idol films. Here, she plays young college student Shizuka who is given the opportunity to act in a stage play with professionals. Shizuka is willing to go to great lengths to master this role of a lifetime, but as the plot unfolds, she realizes that real life events are beginning to parallel events in the play.

One of the best films of the Kadokawa era, Tragedy of W (a.k.a W no Higeki) is not only a compelling mystery, but also a mesmerizing take on the struggles of women in a modernized society. Co-written by Arai Haruhiko (who later wrote Hiroki Ryuichi's award-winning Vibrator) and directed by Sawai Shinichiro (The Blue Wolf: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea), the film marks one of Hiroko Yakushimaru's most acclaimed performances, earning her the best actress prize at the Blue Ribbon Awards and another best actress nomination at the Japan Academy Awards. Sawai also who won the best director prize at the Japan Academy Awards for this film.

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Product Title: Tragedy Of W (Hong Kong Version) W之悲劇 (香港版) W之悲剧 (香港版) Wの悲劇 (香港版) Tragedy Of W (Hong Kong Version)
Artist Name(s): Yakushimaru Hiroko (Actor) | Mita Yoshiko (Actor) | Sera Masanori (Actor) | Ninagawa Yukio (Actor) | Takagi Miho (Actor) 藥師丸博子 (Actor) | 三田佳子 (Actor) | 世良公則 (Actor) | 蜷川幸雄 (Actor) | Takagi Miho (Actor) 药师丸博子 (Actor) | Mita Yoshiko (Actor) | 世良公则 (Actor) | 蜷川幸雄 (Actor) | Takagi Miho (Actor) 薬師丸ひろ子 (Actor) | 三田佳子 (Actor) | 世良公則 (Actor) | 蜷川幸雄 (Actor) | 高木美保 (Actor) Yakushimaru Hiroko (Actor) | Mita Yoshiko (Actor) | Sera Masanori (Actor) | Ninagawa Yukio (Actor) | Takagi Miho (Actor)
Director: Sawai Shinichiro 澤井 信一郎 泽井信一郎 澤井信一郎 Sawai Shinichiro
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Release Date: 2006-08-18
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese
Country of Origin: Japan
Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Sound Information: Mono Audio
Disc Format(s): DVD
Region Code: 3 - South East Asia (including Hong Kong, S. Korea and Taiwan) What is it?
Duration: 109 (mins)
Publisher: Intercontinental Video (HK)
Package Weight: 1 (g)
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1004487538

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* Screen Format : 1.85:1 (Anamorphic Widescreen)
* Sound Mix : Mono
* Extras :
- 原裝電影預告片

導演︰澤井信一郎
Director: Shinichiro Sawai

　　改編自瘋魔一時的同名日本偵探小說經典，被視為藥師丸博子的演技代表作。故事講述某劇團的學員靜香(藥師丸博子 飾)努力爭取表現，希望能演出《W之悲劇》的要角。一日，劇團女主角翔的恩客在她房間離奇暴斃，為怕醜聞影響事業，她央求湊巧經過的靜香為她掩飾，而她則承諾幫助靜香奪取《W之悲劇》主角地位。徘徊現實與舞台上的真情假戲，靜香漸漸分不開哪一場才是真正的「女人的悲劇」？

　　A young girl is striving for stardom. In order to get a lead role in a new production, she agrees to stand-in for a famous star whose rich patron died in her arms one night. The real-life drama gradually comes to mirror the story of the play being performed by her.
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Average Customer Rating for this Edition: Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10 (1)

Kevin Kennedy
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November 16, 2007
It's a hit for Hiroko! Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10
In "The Tragedy of W", Hiroko Yakushimaru stars as a young actress who is passed over for a role in a stage play she covets, but then receives an opportunity to reclaim that role if she is willing to lie about the death of a wealthy patron of the stage play's lead actress.

Will she sell her soul to gain her dream? If she does, what will be the consequences? These are the questions addressed by this excellent and entertaining movie.

Miss Yakushimaru is perfect for her role. Although we normally associate her with a kind of wide-eyed, girlish innocence, here she plays a willful young woman who is willing to do just about anything to gain new experiences that she believes will help her in her craft. And, like some young actresses I have known, her character often is "giving a performance", even when not on stage.

"The Tragedy of W" tells a believable, gripping story in a fast-moving, efficient style. I recommend it very highly.
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