The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (1981)
- Original title
- 曽根崎心中
- Directed by
- Midori Kurisaki
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film is a version of a classic Japanese puppet play about two lovers who cannot be together in life and decide to die together. It was shot outdoors with Bunraku puppets controlled by master puppeteers.
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What happens
The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (曽根崎心中, Sonezaki shinju) is a 1981 near life-size Bunraku puppet film based on Chikamatsu's sewamono The Love Suicides at Sonezaki. Director Midori Kurisaki (栗崎 碧, stage name as actress Satoko Minami) convinced Living National Treasure puppeteers Tamao Yoshida and Minosuke Yoshida to let her take their puppets outdoors for live action filming outside the traditional Bunraku theatre – the first time anyone had filmed such a performance in outdoor scenery. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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