Bamboo Doll of Echizen

Brutal meets kabuki. A grieving bamboo worker marries his father's former lover. The wife carries the film’s quiet, cutting sorrow across 1963 Japan.

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Kōzaburō Yoshimura directed Bamboo Doll of Echizen in 1963. See Kōzaburō Yoshimura's full filmography, where to start with Kōzaburō Yoshimura, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kōzaburō Yoshimura.

Bamboo Doll of Echizen was released in 1963 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 103 minutes.