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Availability: Disc Set - This title is part of a multi-film set. Please see PURCHASING OPTIONS below to purchase. AKA: The Woman In The Rumour || The Woman In The Rumor || The Woman Of Rumor || The Crucified Woman Director: Kenji Mizoguchi Released: 2008 [Japan] Genre: Drama     Sub-Genre: Romance Collections:  Eureka Masters Of Cinema Series Keywords:  Family / Siblings || Love Triangle || Prostitute / Prostitution || Rivalry

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Chikamatsu Monogatari / Uwasa No Onna [2-Disc Set]

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Plot:	When the madame of a modern Kyoto geisha house ends up pursuing the same man as her daughter, both women are forced to confront their attitudes towards each other and the family business.
Overview:	Released the same year as Chikamatsu Monogatari, Uwasa no Onna [The Woman in the Rumour] offers a contrasting portrait of attitudes and mores concerning love and relationships. Set in a modern Kyoto geisha house, the eponymous woman in the rumour is Hatsuko (Kinuyo Tanaka, star of countless Mizoguchi films, in her last role for the director with whom she was often romantically linked), madame of her own geisha house. When Hatsuko ends up pursuing the same man as her daughter, Yukiko (Yoshiko Kuga), both women are forced to confront their attitudes towards each other and the family business.
Cast:	Kinuyo Tanaka  ||  Yoshiko Kuga (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	84 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Japanese (Dolby Digital)
Subtitles:	ENGLISH
Distributor:	Eureka Video  [A UK-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Letterboxed 1.37:1 (OAR);