kon ichikawa (9 Ergebnisse)

Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1959 Japanese film. Provenance stamp on the verso. Based on the 1956 Japanese novel "Kagi" ("The Key") by Jun'ichirô Tanizaki. Aging Kenjji, married to a younger woman and concerned with his waning virility, introduces his daughter's lover to his wife. Winner of the Prix du Jury at the Cannes Film Festival and nominated for the Palme d'Or. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Draft script for the 1958 Japanese film. Based on the 1956 novel "Kinkakuji" ("Temple of the Golden Pavilion") by Yukio Mishima, which is loosely based on the actual event of the burning of the Reliquary (or Golden Pavilion) of Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto by a young Buddhist acolyte in 1950. The book was one of three Mishima novels adapted by Paul Schrader for episodes in his film "Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters" (1985). Daiei released "Conflagration" ("Enj "), an adaptation of the same novel, directed by Ichikawa Kon in 1958. The title (and name of the temple in the film) was changed from Kinkakuji after Buddhist opposition threatened problems with filming in Kyoto. This is a script from that film before the name change. Set and shot on location in Kyoto. White titled wrappers, rubber-stamped copy No. 12. Title page present. 70 leaves, with last page of text numbered e-27. Mechanical duplication. Toning due to aging throughout, mildew water damage, wrapper split at spine with mild foxing, non archival tape to spine and title page, overall about Good condition.

Draft script for the 1959 Japanese film. Based on the 1956 novel by Tanizaki Jun'ichir , "Kagi" (or "The Key"). Winner of the 1960 Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Shot on location in Japan. All titles and text in Japanese. White titled wrappers, with black and gold titles and various rubber stamps on the front wrapper. Title page not present. 122 leaves, with last page of text numbered "e-28." Mechanical duplication. Near Fine, with light age toning.

First Draft script for the 1956 film. Title in English on rear wrapper. Based on a 1946 children's novel by Michio Takeyama, about a conscience-driven Japanese soldier who adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk after he fails to get his countrymen to surrender to an overwhelming force. Nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award. Set in Burma during WWll, shot on location in Burma and near the Izu Peninsula in Japan. White titled wrappers. Title page present. 70 leaves, with last page of text numbered e-25. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine with some toning due to age, wrapper Very Good with mild foxing and light water damage near spine. Criterion Collection 379. Eureka Masters of Cinema 12.

Collection of 6 vintage US publicity photographs from the 1959 Japanese pink film. The first of several films based on the Junichiro Tanizaki. Released in Japan as "Kagi" and with the alternate English language title "The Key." An elderly antique dealer struggles with his aging body and looming impotence. To grapple with his anxiety he introduces his daughter's boyfriend, a handsome doctor, to his younger wife. The jealousy and voyeurism that follow invigorates his dying spirit, but the chaos he has introduced eventually takes a horrific toll. Winner of the 1960 Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Weisser and Weisser, Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films, pp. 219-220. Sharp, Behind the Pink Curtain, p. 372.

Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1959 Japanese film, showing director Kon Ichikawa talking with actors Junko Kano and Tatsuya Nakadai on the set. Printed mimeo snipe and Warner Brothers stamp on the verso. Based on Jun'ichir Tanizaki's 1956 novel "The Key," about an aging, voyeuristic antique collector who manipulates his wife into having an affair with his daughter's fiancé as a means of curing his impotence. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1959 Japanese film. One photograph with a stamp noting the film's French title, "L'Etrange obsession," on the verso, and all three photographs with manuscript ink annotations on the verso. Based on Jun'ichir Tanizaki's 1956 novel "The Key," about an aging, voyeuristic antique collector who manipulates his wife into having an affair with his daughter's fiancé as a means of curing his impotence. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Photos 6 x 4.5 inches. Very Good plus.

Vintage borderless reference photograph of Kon Ichikawa directing actor Kazuo Hasegawa on the set of the 1963 Japanese film. Stamp in Japanese and annotations in manuscript ink on the verso, along with a printed mimeo snipe in English. A renowned kabuki actor seeks revenge on the three men who caused the double suicide of his parents. Meanwhile, he himself is being targeted by a swordsman. 6.5 x 4.75 inches. Very Good plus. BFI 1291. Criterion Collection 912. Rosenbaum 1000.

Vintage reference photograph of director Kon Ichigawa on the set of the 1955 film. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso relating to cropping, as well as a provenance label. 5 x 6.5 inches. Near Fine.