Eclipse Series 13: Kenji Mizoguchi's Fallen Women

Kenji Mizoguchi spent three decades shedding light on Japan's invisible women, giving a voice to lives and experiences long deemed unworthy of exploration. With uncompromising visual splendor and unflinching narrative honestly, Mizoguchi's legendary films studied the struggles--economic, political, and personal--of hopeful women in an oppressive societal structure. This remarkable collection pays tribute to one of Japan's most important creative forces, offering four of his most powerful pre- and post-war features: OSAKA ELEGY (1936), SISTERS OF THE GION (1936), WOMEN OF THE NIGHT (1948), and STREET OF SHAME (1956). See individual titles for additional details.