Rent Sound of the Mountain (1954)

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Rent Sound of the Mountain (aka Yama no oto / The Sounds from the Mountains) Online DVD & Blu-ray Rental
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Synopsis:
Adapted from a novel by Yasunari Kawabata, the first Japanese author to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, 'Sound of the Mountain' typifies Naruse's preferred genre of shomin-geki (films about the daily lives of ordinary people). Set in the ancient seaside town of Kamakura, Kawabata's home, 'Sound of the Mountain' depicts the increasingly close relationship between a childless young woman, Kikuko (Setsuko Hara), and her father-in-law, Shingo (So Yamamura), to whom she turns as her own marriage, to the neglectful and philandering Shuichi (Ken Uehara), disintegrates.
A domestic drama of rare existential insight and emotional subtlety, 'Sound of the Mountain' draws on the concerns of Naruse's earlier marriage films, including 'Repast' (even the pairing of stars Hara and Uehara is reprised), to offer a profoundly moving account of the complex relationship that develops between an older man and a younger woman.
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Sanezumi Fujimoto
Writers:
Yasunari Kawabata, Yôko Mizuki
Aka:
Yama no oto / The Sounds from the Mountains
Studio:
Eureka
Genres:
Classics, Drama
Collections:
Masters of Cinema, Top Films
Countries:
Japan
BBFC:
Release Date:
04/12/2006
Run Time:
95 minutes
Languages:
Japanese LPCM Mono
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
B & W
Bonus:
  • Full-length audio commentary with Kent Jones and Phillip Lopate

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