The Lover's exile

Duration: 87

Year Published: 1980

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: In this fanciful adaptation of Monzaemon Chikamatsu's classic Japanese drama, Bunraku puppeteers breathe life into the story of Chubei and Umegawa, a messenger boy and a prostitute, in a traditional tale of temptation and tragedy. The film is narrated by a jouri, or storyteller, accompanied by a samisen player who responds musically to the extraordinary talent of master puppeteer Tamao Yoshida. (Circulates)

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