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The Insect Woman (Original post-production screenplay for the 1963 film, SIGNED by director Imamura and members of the cast) by Shohei Imamura (director, screenwriter); Keiji Hasebe (screenwriter); Emiko Aizawa, Setsuko Amamiya, Tomio Aoki, Aomoko Aoyagi (starring) - 1963

by Shohei Imamura (director, screenwriter); Keiji Hasebe (screenwriter); Emiko Aizawa, Setsuko Amamiya, Tomio Aoki, Aomoko Aoyagi (starring)

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The Insect Woman (Original post-production screenplay for the 1963 film, SIGNED by director Imamura and members of the cast) by Shohei Imamura (director, screenwriter); Keiji Hasebe (screenwriter); Emiko Aizawa, Setsuko Amamiya, Tomio Aoki, Aomoko Aoyagi (starring) - 1963

The Insect Woman (Original post-production screenplay for the 1963 film, SIGNED by director Imamura and members of the cast)

by Shohei Imamura (director, screenwriter); Keiji Hasebe (screenwriter); Emiko Aizawa, Setsuko Amamiya, Tomio Aoki, Aomoko Aoyagi (starring)

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Tokyo: Nikkatsu, 1963. Draft post-production script for the 1963 film. Round robin copy, SIGNED by director Shohei Imamura and six members of the cast and crew on the front wrapper, including Sachiko Hidari, Kazuo Kitamura, Shoichi Ozawa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, and composer Toshiro Mayuzumi, with signatures dated in the mid-1990s. Text in Japanese.

A metaphor for the Twentieth Century Japanese experience, particularly through World War II, told through the perspective of a woman named Tome, born into a lower class family. She finds herself in a cycle of self-defeat, repeating the same mistakes that have always plagued her.

White titled perfect bound wrappers with holograph signatures on the front wrappers. Title page present. 83 leaves, with last page of text numbered 10-6. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine.

Criterion Collection 473. Eureka 22.
  • Seller Royal Books, Inc. US (US)
  • Book Condition Used
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Publisher Nikkatsu
  • Place of Publication Tokyo
  • Date Published 1963
  • Keywords Film Scripts | Post-Production Film Scripts | 1960s Cinema | Japanese Cinema

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The Insect Woman (Original screenplay for the 1963 film)

The Insect Woman (Original screenplay for the 1963 film)

by Shohei Imamura (director, screenwriter); Keiji Hasebe (screenwriter); Emiko Aizawa, Setsuko Amamiya, Tomio Aoki, Aomoko Aoyagi (starring)

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Tokyo: Nikkatsu, 1963. Draft script for the 1963 film. Text in Japanese. A metaphor for the Twentieth Century Japanese experience, particularly through World War II, told through the perspective of a woman named Tome, born into a lower class family. She finds herself in a cycle of self-defeat, repeating the same mistakes that have always plagued her. Yellow titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 156 leaves, with last page of text numbered 29. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine. Criterion Collection 473. Eureka 22.
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$1,875.00