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Availability: Disc Set - This title is part of a multi-film set. Please see PURCHASING OPTIONS below to purchase. AKA: Hakuchi Director: Akira Kurosawa Producer: Takashi Koide Released: 1951 [Japan] Genre: Drama     Sub-Genre: Romance Collections:  Criterion Eclipse Series Keywords:  Japan / Japanese || Love Triangle || Royalty

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Plot:	The story of the honest prince, the perverse beauty, and the gloomy merchant's son takes place in Hokkaido instead of Petersburg. The beauty toys with the affections of both men, while the prince is also attracted to an upstanding general's daughter.
Overview:	The famous story of the too honest and good-hearted prince, the perverse beauty, and the gloomy merchant's son takes place in Hokkaido instead of Petersburg. The beauty toys with the affections of both men, while the prince is also attracted to an upstanding general's daughter. After his international breakthrough and success with Rashomon, Kurosawa updated Dostoyevsky's novel with this minor classic. Following closely the plot of his favorite literary work in a slavish manner, the Japanese master managed to capture the original's greatness, filtered through his own sensibility.
Cast:	Setsuko Hara  ||  Masayuki Mori  ||  Toshiro Mifune  ||  Takashi Shimura  ||  Chieko Higashiyama  ||  Chiyoko Fumiya  ||  Eijiro Yanagi  ||  Yoshiko Kuga  ||  Minoru Chiaki  ||  Eiko Miyoshi  ||  Noriko Sengoku  ||  Mitsuyo Akashi (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Languages:	Japanese (Dolby Digital 1.0 - Mono)
Subtitles:	ENGLISH
Distributor:	Criterion Collection  [A USA-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Full Screen Mono Black & White