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Mizoguchi: The Auteur Behind the “Metteur-en-scène”

A Story from Chikamatsu • 41m

In this video essay, Dudley Andrew examines the ways director Kenji Mizoguchi incorporated elements of Bunraku theater in A STORY FROM CHIKAMATSU. It was created in 2018.

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