Bamboo Doll of Echizen

Bamboo Doll of Echizen (1963)

越前竹人形

Kisuke, a young bamboo worker marries Tomoe, a courtesan who was once involved with Kisuke's late father.

Data di uscita
1963-10-05
TMDB
7.8 / 10 (13)
Durata
1 h 43 min
Generi
Dramma
Regista
吉村公三郎

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Curiosità

Bamboo Dolls of Echizen is a novella by Japanese writer Tsutomu Mizukami first published in 1963.

Background

Bamboo Dolls of Echizen was published by Chūōkōron-sha in 1963 and met with critical acclaim, including the praise of writer Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. It became a best-selling book and is still regarded as one of Mizukami's most popular works in Japan.

In his 2004 obituary for Mizukami in The Independent, James Kirkup described Bamboo Dolls of Echizen as being "full of […] peculiar local colour" and "a fascinating ethnographical study of a primitive and spooky culture".

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