依田義賢 1909-1991
Overview
| Works: | 343 works in 979 publications in 3 languages and 6,374 library holdings |
|---|---|
| Genres: | Drama History Film adaptations Historical films War films Ghost films Samurai films Fantasy films Internet videos Melodramas (Motion pictures) |
| Roles: | Author of screenplay, Scenarist, Author, Writer of accompanying material, Other, Scribe, Adapter, Contributor, Performer, Bibliographic antecedent, Interviewee |
| Classifications: | PN1997, 791.4372 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
依田義賢
- Nihon no shinario sakkatachi : sōsaku no himitsu by Rikiya Tayama( Book )
- Shinario sakka Yoda Yoshikata tokushū = Retrospective of Yoshikata Yoda, Screenwriter by Shinario sakka Yoda Yoshikata tokushū( Book )
- Sukurīn ni yume o takushite : eiga to jidai to watashi by Yoshikata Yoda( Book )
Most widely held works by
依田義賢
Sanshō dayū by
Kenji Mizoguchi(
Visual
)
20 editions published between 1954 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 637 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When an idealistic governor disobeys the reigning feudal lord, he is cast into exile, his wife and children left to fend for themselves and eventually wrenched apart by vicious slave drivers
20 editions published between 1954 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 637 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When an idealistic governor disobeys the reigning feudal lord, he is cast into exile, his wife and children left to fend for themselves and eventually wrenched apart by vicious slave drivers
Ugetsu(
Visual
)
2 editions published between 2005 and 2017 in Japanese and held by 570 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In sixteenth century Japan a village potter and his brother-in-law set out for the city to seek their fortunes in the spoils of war. Their neglected wives suffer the bitter consequences of their husbands' ambition as one is murdered by soldiers and the other is raped and becomes a prostitute
2 editions published between 2005 and 2017 in Japanese and held by 570 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In sixteenth century Japan a village potter and his brother-in-law set out for the city to seek their fortunes in the spoils of war. Their neglected wives suffer the bitter consequences of their husbands' ambition as one is murdered by soldiers and the other is raped and becomes a prostitute
Ōsaka erejī by
Kenji Mizoguchi(
Visual
)
24 editions published between 1935 and 2012 in Japanese and held by 428 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Telephone company employee Ayako agrees to enter into an affair with her married boss, after he promises to support her and her father but setting her off on an apparently irreversible downward spiral
24 editions published between 1935 and 2012 in Japanese and held by 428 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Telephone company employee Ayako agrees to enter into an affair with her married boss, after he promises to support her and her father but setting her off on an apparently irreversible downward spiral
The story of the last chrysanthemum = Zangiku monogatari by
Kenji Mizoguchi(
Visual
)
33 editions published between 1939 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 358 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When Kikunosuke, a mediocre actor from a famous Kabuki family, falls in love with a maid, he is cast out. The faithful Otoku supports her husband as he struggles to perfect his art. In the end, she is quite ill, yet willing to leave her husband so that he may take his rightful place at the head of the Kabuki community
33 editions published between 1939 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 358 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When Kikunosuke, a mediocre actor from a famous Kabuki family, falls in love with a maid, he is cast out. The faithful Otoku supports her husband as he struggles to perfect his art. In the end, she is quite ill, yet willing to leave her husband so that he may take his rightful place at the head of the Kabuki community
Gion no shimai by
Kenji Mizoguchi(
Visual
)
25 editions published between 1936 and 2012 in Japanese and Undetermined and held by 352 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Mizoguchi's first commercial and critical success is a story of two geisha sisters - Emekichi, a submissive traditionalist, and the fiercely independent Omocha. Hatching a plan to secure the future for them both, Omocha embarks on a reckless course of action with disastrous consequences"--Www.artificial-eye.com
25 editions published between 1936 and 2012 in Japanese and Undetermined and held by 352 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Mizoguchi's first commercial and critical success is a story of two geisha sisters - Emekichi, a submissive traditionalist, and the fiercely independent Omocha. Hatching a plan to secure the future for them both, Omocha embarks on a reckless course of action with disastrous consequences"--Www.artificial-eye.com
Ugetsu by
Kenji Mizoguchi(
Visual
)
16 editions published between 1953 and 2016 in Japanese and English and held by 344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in 16th century Japan, a period of bloody civil war, the film is rooted in the postwar psyche of 1950s Japan. It focuses on an ambitious potter haunted by a beautiful ghost and a farmer who dreams of becoming a samurai
16 editions published between 1953 and 2016 in Japanese and English and held by 344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in 16th century Japan, a period of bloody civil war, the film is rooted in the postwar psyche of 1950s Japan. It focuses on an ambitious potter haunted by a beautiful ghost and a farmer who dreams of becoming a samurai
Saikaku ichidai onna(
Visual
)
6 editions published between 1981 and 2013 in Japanese and held by 338 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 17th-century Japan, a samurai's daughter, Oharu, falls in love with a petty noble. Caught together, the man is beheaded and Oharu and her family are exiled. After enduring further misfortunes as a concubine, a courtesan, wife, and prostitute, Oharu becomes a mendicant nun in her old age
6 editions published between 1981 and 2013 in Japanese and held by 338 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 17th-century Japan, a samurai's daughter, Oharu, falls in love with a petty noble. Caught together, the man is beheaded and Oharu and her family are exiled. After enduring further misfortunes as a concubine, a courtesan, wife, and prostitute, Oharu becomes a mendicant nun in her old age
Yoru no onnatachi / Women of the night / a Shochiku film ; screenplay by Yoshikata Yoda ; directed by Kenji Mizoguchi(
Visual
)
8 editions published between 1948 and 2008 in Japanese and held by 288 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Filmed on location in Osaka, Women of the night concerns two sisters, Fusako and Natsuko, one a war widow and the other in an affair with a drug dealer. Along with their younger friend Kumiko they fall into prostitution and moral chaos and a life of gangs and gangsters, trapped by their city's postwar desperation and devastation
8 editions published between 1948 and 2008 in Japanese and held by 288 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Filmed on location in Osaka, Women of the night concerns two sisters, Fusako and Natsuko, one a war widow and the other in an affair with a drug dealer. Along with their younger friend Kumiko they fall into prostitution and moral chaos and a life of gangs and gangsters, trapped by their city's postwar desperation and devastation
Saikaku ichidai onna = Life of Oharu by
Kenji Mizoguchi(
Visual
)
30 editions published between 1952 and 2013 in Japanese and held by 193 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 17th-century Japan, a samurai's daughter, Oharu, falls in love with a pretty servant. Caught together, the man is beheaded and Oharu and her family are exiled. After enduring further misfortunes as a concubine, a courtesan, wife, and prostitute, Oharu becomes a mendicant nun in her old age
30 editions published between 1952 and 2013 in Japanese and held by 193 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 17th-century Japan, a samurai's daughter, Oharu, falls in love with a pretty servant. Caught together, the man is beheaded and Oharu and her family are exiled. After enduring further misfortunes as a concubine, a courtesan, wife, and prostitute, Oharu becomes a mendicant nun in her old age
Ugetsu monogatari(
Visual
)
1 edition published in 2005 in Japanese and held by 175 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In sixteenth-century Japan a village potter and his brother-in-law set out for the city to seek their fortunes in the spoils of war. Their neglected wives suffer the bitter consequences of their husbands' ambition as one is murdered by soldiers and the other is raped and becomes a prostitute
1 edition published in 2005 in Japanese and held by 175 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In sixteenth-century Japan a village potter and his brother-in-law set out for the city to seek their fortunes in the spoils of war. Their neglected wives suffer the bitter consequences of their husbands' ambition as one is murdered by soldiers and the other is raped and becomes a prostitute
Ugetsu by Jianer Goukou(
Visual
)
6 editions published between 1990 and 2014 in Japanese and English and held by 169 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Quite simply one of the greatest of filmmakers, said Jean-Luc Godard of Kenji Mizoguchi. And Ugetsu, a ghost story like no other, is surely the Japanese director's supreme achievement. Derived from stories by Akinari Ueda and Guy de Maupassant, this haunting tale of love and loss, with its exquisite blending of the otherworldly and the real, is one of the most beautiful films ever made
6 editions published between 1990 and 2014 in Japanese and English and held by 169 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Quite simply one of the greatest of filmmakers, said Jean-Luc Godard of Kenji Mizoguchi. And Ugetsu, a ghost story like no other, is surely the Japanese director's supreme achievement. Derived from stories by Akinari Ueda and Guy de Maupassant, this haunting tale of love and loss, with its exquisite blending of the otherworldly and the real, is one of the most beautiful films ever made
Genroku chūshingura by
Kenji Mizoguchi(
Visual
)
9 editions published between 1941 and 2007 in Japanese and held by 160 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mizoguchi's version of the oft-filmed Seika Mayama fact-based account The 47 Ronin, commissioned by the Japanese military in order to inspire patriotic spirit during WWII, chronicles the story of Lord Asano, a warrior leader provoked into attacking the high-ranking Lord Kira -- an action punishable with an order to commit seppuku -- his 47 loyal samurai subsequently become ronin, their mission to avenge Asano death
9 editions published between 1941 and 2007 in Japanese and held by 160 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mizoguchi's version of the oft-filmed Seika Mayama fact-based account The 47 Ronin, commissioned by the Japanese military in order to inspire patriotic spirit during WWII, chronicles the story of Lord Asano, a warrior leader provoked into attacking the high-ranking Lord Kira -- an action punishable with an order to commit seppuku -- his 47 loyal samurai subsequently become ronin, their mission to avenge Asano death
Ugetsu(
Visual
)
7 editions published between 2005 and 2017 in Japanese and held by 160 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in 16th century Japan, a period of bloody civil war, the film is rooted in the postwar psyche of 1950s Japan. It focuses on an ambitious potter haunted by a beautiful ghost and a farmer who dreams of becoming a samurai
7 editions published between 2005 and 2017 in Japanese and held by 160 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in 16th century Japan, a period of bloody civil war, the film is rooted in the postwar psyche of 1950s Japan. It focuses on an ambitious potter haunted by a beautiful ghost and a farmer who dreams of becoming a samurai
Shin Heike monogatari by
Kenji Mizoguchi(
Visual
)
17 editions published between 1953 and 2005 in Japanese and French and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In twelfth century Japan, the Fujiyawa clan confronts the problems of famine, riots, and the growing power of the Samurai
17 editions published between 1953 and 2005 in Japanese and French and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In twelfth century Japan, the Fujiyawa clan confronts the problems of famine, riots, and the growing power of the Samurai
Chikamatsu monogatari by
Kenji Mizoguchi(
Visual
)
19 editions published between 1954 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 120 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chikamatsu monogatari: In 17th century Japan, illicit love between a merchant's wife and her servant leads to tragedy
19 editions published between 1954 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 120 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chikamatsu monogatari: In 17th century Japan, illicit love between a merchant's wife and her servant leads to tragedy
Souvenirs de Kenji Mizoguchi by
Yoshikata Yoda(
Book
)
20 editions published between 1964 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 105 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20 editions published between 1964 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 105 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gionbayashi by
Kenji Mizoguchi(
Visual
)
7 editions published between 1953 and 1999 in Japanese and Undetermined and held by 100 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of Eiko, a beautiful young girl who decides to follow in her mother's foot steps and become a geisha. With no money of her own, she becomes the apprentice to Miyoharu, her mother's best friend. Eiko begins her training, but slowly discovers that beneath the image of traditional beauty lies the hard truth that a woman must sell herself to live
7 editions published between 1953 and 1999 in Japanese and Undetermined and held by 100 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of Eiko, a beautiful young girl who decides to follow in her mother's foot steps and become a geisha. With no money of her own, she becomes the apprentice to Miyoharu, her mother's best friend. Eiko begins her training, but slowly discovers that beneath the image of traditional beauty lies the hard truth that a woman must sell herself to live
Chikamatsu monogatari = Story from Chikamatsu(
Visual
)
2 editions published in 2018 in Japanese and held by 99 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"An exquisitely moving tale of forbidden love struggling to survive in the face of persecution. Based on a classic of eighteenth-century Japanese drama, the film traces the injustices that befall a Kyoto scroll maker's wife and his apprentice after each is unfairly accused of wrongdoing. Bound by fate in an illicit, star-crossed romance, they go on the run in search of refuge from the punishment prescribed them: death"--Container
2 editions published in 2018 in Japanese and held by 99 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"An exquisitely moving tale of forbidden love struggling to survive in the face of persecution. Based on a classic of eighteenth-century Japanese drama, the film traces the injustices that befall a Kyoto scroll maker's wife and his apprentice after each is unfairly accused of wrongdoing. Bound by fate in an illicit, star-crossed romance, they go on the run in search of refuge from the punishment prescribed them: death"--Container
Sanshō-dayū = Sansho the bailiff(
Visual
)
4 editions published between 2006 and 2015 in Japanese and held by 83 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When an idealistic governor disobeys the reigning feudal lord, he is cast into exile, his wife and children left to fend for themselves and eventually wrenched apart by vicious slave drivers
4 editions published between 2006 and 2015 in Japanese and held by 83 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When an idealistic governor disobeys the reigning feudal lord, he is cast into exile, his wife and children left to fend for themselves and eventually wrenched apart by vicious slave drivers
Sansho the bailiff = Sanshō-dayū(
Visual
)
1 edition published in 1994 in Japanese and held by 81 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In this legendary tale set in the 11th century, a kindly governor is exiled, his wife forced into prostitution, and his son and daughter sold into slavery to the tyrannical baliff Sansho." Ten years later, the son escapes, rises to power and searches for his mother.--Container
1 edition published in 1994 in Japanese and held by 81 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In this legendary tale set in the 11th century, a kindly governor is exiled, his wife forced into prostitution, and his son and daughter sold into slavery to the tyrannical baliff Sansho." Ten years later, the son escapes, rises to power and searches for his mother.--Container
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Related Identities
- 溝口健二 1898-1956 Other Performer Scenarist Restager Director Conceptor Author of screenplay Film editor Author
- 田中絹代 1909-1977 Other Interviewee Performer Artist Film editor Actor Costume designer
- Criterion Collection (Firm) Distributor
- Janus Films Producer
- 大映株式会社
- 川口松太郎 1899-1985 Other Writer of accompanying material Adapter Scenarist Bibliographic antecedent Author of screenplay
- 永田雅一 1906-1985 Other Producer
- 進藤英太郎 1899-1977 Costume designer Performer Actor
- Hayasaka, Fumio 1914-1955 Other Actor Musician Composer
- 宮川一夫 1908-1999 Other Cinematographer Actor Photographer
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Actors Adultery Ambition Assassination Drug dealers Exile (Punishment) Feudalism Forty-seven Rōnin Gangs Geishas Ghost plays Governors Governors' spouses Hisaita, Eijirō, Honor Husband and wife Ihara, Saikaku, Japan Japan--Kyoto Japan--Osaka Kabuki Kira, Yoshinaka, Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Marriage Mizoguchi, Kenji, Motion pictures Motion pictures, Japanese Muramatsu, Shōfū, Ōishi, Yoshio, Potters Prostitutes Prostitutes--Social conditions Revenge Rōnin Samurai Seppuku Sexual harassment Sisters Slavery Slave traders Social classes Social conditions Spouses Theater Ueda, Akinari, Vendetta War widows Women--Social conditions World War (1939-1945)
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Alternative Names
I-t‘ien, I-hsien 1909-1991
I-tʻien, I-hsien 1909-
I-tʻien, I-hsien 1909-1991
Yoda, Giken
Yoda Giken 1909-1991
Yoda, Yoshikata.
Yoda, Yoshikata, 1909-
Yoda, Yoshikata 1909-1991
Yoda, Yosikata
Yoshikata, Yoda
Yoshikata, Yoda 1909-1991
Yoshikata Yoda Japans scenarioschrijver (1909-1991)
Yoshikata Yoda sceneggiatore giapponese
Yoshikata Yoda screenwriter
Ёда, Ёсиката
יושיקטה יודה
ヨダ, ギケン
ヨダ, ヨシカタ
ヨダ, ヨシカタ 1909-1991
依田, 義賢
依田 義賢 1909-1991
依田義賢.
依田義賢 1909-1991
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