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Aizō Tōge

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Aizō Tōge
Original Japanese movie poster
Directed byKenji Mizoguchi
Written byMatsutarō Kawaguchi
StarringIsuzu Yamada
Daijirō Natsukawa
Denmei Suzuki
Komako Hara
CinematographyTatsuyuki Yokota
Production
company
Release date
  • 1 September 1934 (1934-09-01) (Japan)[1][2]
Running time
102 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Aizō Tōge (愛憎峠), sometimes referred to in English as The Mountain Pass of Love and Hate,[3][4] is a 1934 Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.[1][2] The screenplay was written by Matsutarō Kawaguchi, based on his own novel.[1][2] It is considered a lost film.[3][4]

Cast

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Background

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Aizō Tōge was released in Japan on 1 September 1934.[1][2] The film thematised the Chichibu incident, which Mizoguchi would broach again in his 1949 film Flame of My Love.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "愛憎峠". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "愛憎峠". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Le Fanu, Mark (2005). Mizoguchi and Japan. British Film Institute. ISBN 9781844570560.
  4. ^ a b Bock, Audie (1978). Japanese Film Directors. Kodansha. p. 63. ISBN 0-87011-304-6. No extant prints, negative or script.
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