Taberu Onna

Based on a centuries old tale with roots in real events, Chikamatsu Monogatari [A Tale From Chikamatsu, aka The Crucified Lovers] tells the hauntingly tragic story of a forbidden love affair between a merchant’s wife, Osan (Kyoko Kagawa), and her husband’s employee, Mohei (Kazuo Hasegawa), in an era when the punishment for adultery was crucifixion. When a series of innocent events lead to the false accusation of an affair between Osan and Mohei, the accused pair are forced to flee an almost certain death sentence. On the run, the outlaw couple grow closer together, drawn inexorably towards the romantic crime of which they are accused. In the hands of Mizoguchi, Chikamatsu Monogatari depicts two people caught up in a constricted world where true love and social obligation are at odds. His portrayal of the lovers’ dilemma lead famed director Akira Kurosawa to describe the film as “a great masterpiece that could only have been made by Mizoguchi.”
The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Mizoguchi’s films for the first time on home video in the UK - Chikamatsu Monogatari is only available as a twinpack with Uwasa no Onna.

Akai Onna | 赤い女 is a psychological J-horror game featuring a student.

Onna Project is a vibrant, stylish and modern mix of jazz with funk, afro rhythms, a deep voice that nothing between the soul, r & b and jazz roots with influences ranging from the Mediterranean to the Bay of Biscay. Just record a self-released and self-produced disc released this year called home. They began their career in 2012 and since then have played all over the country have won the International Competition of Jazz Talavera, have played at the Festival de Jazz de Getxo and have been recognized by experts and the public, both jazz other styles.

Venus Records Presents Venus Records - Sakaba No Onna album 9 original hits and the original artists. Includes tracks by Enrico Rava Quartet, Roma Trio, Barney Wilen Quartet, Harold Mabern Trio, Aaron Heick & Romantic Jazz Trio, The Eddie Higgins Trio and more.

Those who think of Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu only in terms of his favorite subject matter and distinctive style - films about eldest daughters of aging families reluctantly persuaded to marry and leave behind the parents they love, told in static, sitting-position shots filmed a few feet off the ground and cut together in straight cuts with the actors often looking directly into the camera - will be quite surprised by Dragnet Girl (Hijosen no onna, 1933) a stylish silent crime thriller with much to recommend it.