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Forever a woman ; The wandering princess / Two films by Kinyo Tanaka.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) PN1997 .F67 2026
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- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Eclipse (Criterion Collection (Firm)). Kinuyo Tanaka directs. Series 48,
- Eclipse series ; 48
- Language:
- English
- Japanese
- Subjects (All):
- Aishinkakura, Hiro, 1914-1987.
- Aishinkakura, Hiro.
- Breast--Cancer--Patients--Japan--Drama.
- Breast.
- Divorced mothers--Japan--Drama.
- Divorced mothers.
- Man-woman relationships--Japan--Drama.
- Man-woman relationships.
- Princes--China--Manchuria--Drama.
- Princes.
- Princesses--China--Manchuria--Drama.
- Princesses.
- Royal houses--China--Manchuria--Drama.
- Royal houses.
- Women poets, Japanese--Drama.
- Women poets, Japanese.
- Japan--History--Shōwa period, 1926-1989.
- Japan.
- Manchuria (China)--History--1931-1945.
- Manchuria (China).
- Genre:
- Biographical films.
- Feature films.
- Fiction films.
- Film adaptations.
- Historical films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (212 min.) : sound, black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2026]
- Language Note:
- Japanese dialogue; English subtitles.
- System Details:
- Blu-ray, region A; wide screen (2.39:1) and full screen (1.37:1); monaural sound; requires Blu-ray player.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- video file
- Blu-ray
- region A
- Summary:
- Forever a Woman: Fumiko, mother of two, divorces her unfaithful husband and gets positive feedback as a fledgling poet when she develops breast cancer which spreads to her lungs. An admiring journalist befriends her and help further her career. The Wandering Princess: A film adaptation of the autobiography of Aishinkakura Hiro, who lived a tumultuous life as the consort of Fuketsu, the younger brother of Emperor Puyi of Manchukuo.
- Contents:
- Forever a woman (1955 : 110 min)
- The wandering princess (1960 : 102 min).
- Participant:
- Ryoji Hayama, Yumeji Tsukioka, Toru Abe, Masayuki Mori, Yoko Sugi, Machiko Kyo, Eiji Funakoshi.
- Notes:
- Full screen (1.37:1).
- Title from disc label.
- Wandering Princess: Based on the memoirs of Hiro Saga.
- Wide screen (2.39:1)
- Contains:
- Container of: Chibusa yo eien nare (Motion picture)
- Container of: Ruten no ôhi (Motion picture)
- OCLC:
- 1584606399
- Publisher Number:
- 19669005 Midwest Tape
- ECL219BD-2 The Criterion Collection
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