Zigeunerweisen


2h 25m 1980

Brief Synopsis

Set during the 1920s, two friends--a teacher at a military school and a vagabond--have a chance meeting in a seaside town where the former visits a geisha. Six months later, he visits his newly married friend, and, as a 78-rpm record of "Zigeunerweisen" plays on the phonograph, the teacher discovers

Cast & Crew

Seijun Suzuki

Director

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
1980
Production Company
Nikkatsu Corporation

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 25m

Synopsis

Set during the 1920s, two friends--a teacher at a military school and a vagabond--have a chance meeting in a seaside town where the former visits a geisha. Six months later, he visits his newly married friend, and, as a 78-rpm record of "Zigeunerweisen" plays on the phonograph, the teacher discovers the striking resemblance between the wife and the geisha.

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
1980
Production Company
Nikkatsu Corporation

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 25m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1980

Released in United States November 1993

Released in United States 1980

Released in United States November 1993 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade Theater) as part of program "Outlaw Art: Seijun Suzuki's B-Movie Masterworks" November 12-25, 1993.)