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Title:
The sea is watching [DVD video] = [Umi wa miteita]
Publication Date:
2003
Publication Information:
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, c2003.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9781404938694
Abstract:
O-Shin, a beautiful young geisha in 19th century Japan, meets a samurai named Fusanosuke, who is on the run for killing a man. She assists him by cutting his hair. Despite the protests of O-Shin's friend, the two fall in love. Eventually he leaves O-Shin, only to return later and reveal that he is engaged. O-Shin, eventually, falls in love again - to Ryosuke, who is also a samurai.
General Note:
Closed captioned.
Japanese dialogue; English, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Chinese, Korean subtitles.
Title from disc surface.
Widescreen.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002.
Based on the short stories "The smell of an unknown flower" and "Before the dew dries" by Shugoro Yamamoto.
Performers:
Misa Shimizu, Nagiko Tohno, Masatoshi Nagasu, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Renji Ishibashi, Eiji Okuda.
Language:
Japanese
Audience:
Canadian Home Video rating: 14A.
MPAA rating: R; for sexuality.
