Double Suicide
心中天網島
Japan • 1969
Director
#104Criterion Collection →Synopsis
Many films have drawn from classic Japanese theatrical forms, but none with such shocking cinematic effect as director Masahiro Shinoda’s DOUBLE SUICIDE. In this striking adaptation of a Bunraku puppet play (featuring the music of famed composer Toru Takemitsu), a paper merchant sacrifices family, fortune, and ultimately life for his erotic obsession with a prostitute.
Synopsis
Many films have drawn from classic Japanese theatrical forms, but none with such shocking cinematic effect as director Masahiro Shinoda’s DOUBLE SUICIDE. In this striking adaptation of a Bunraku puppet play (featuring the music of famed composer Toru Takemitsu), a paper merchant sacrifices family, fortune, and ultimately life for his erotic obsession with a prostitute.
Credits
Crew
DirectorMasahiro Shinoda
CinematographerTōichirō Narushima
ComposerToru Takemitsu
ProducerMasayuki Nakajima, Masahiro Shinoda