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<\/a>\nMizoguchi\u2019s hauntingly beautiful adaptation of Shofu Muramatsu\u2019s popular novel stars Shotaro Hanayagi as Kikunosuke Onoe, a young actor and the adopted son of a Kabuki star in late-19th-century Tokyo. Failing to meet the standards set by his father, Onoe estranges himself from his family by entering into a relationship with Otoku (Kakuko Mori), his newborn brother\u2019s nurse who makes agonizing self-sacrifices to advance her beloved Onoe\u2019s career. Mizoguchi thoughtfully conveys a culture\u2019s social limitations and repressive gender roles while maintaining a pitch-perfect balance of tragedy and romance. With its flowing camera movements, delicate long takes, and measured choreography of actors, this masterpiece is marked by splendorous interplay of movement and space, and is a poignant tale of conflict between generations and, most primarily, of female sacrifice. New digital restoration. A Janus Films release.<\/p>\n