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The book of the dead [videorecording (DVD)] : Shisha no sho.

KimStim ; distributed exclusively by Kino International, 2008.

Video Difference legacy collection.

Alternate title:

Shisha no sho [videorecording (DVD)]

[videorecording (DVD)] :

1 videodisc (70 min.) : Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Based on the story by Origuchi Shinobu.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.

English and Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles.

Kikaku, Kihachiro Kawamoto, Ningyō Animēshon Seisaku Iinkai ; seisaku, Sakura Eigasha ; Kawamoto Kihachirō kantoku sakuhin.

Voices: Miyazawa Rie, Kanze Tetsunojo, Emori Tōru, Enoki Takaaki.

"The Book of the Dead takes place as Buddhism is being introduced to Japan from China. Iratsume, a woman of noble descent, becomes obsessed with this mysterious new religion. One night, in a rapturous trance, she sees a luminous vision that she believes to be the Buddha, compelling her to leave home and journey to a sacred temple. Once there, she sees Otsu, a young prince who was executed 50 years earlier. While Iratsume mistakes the prince's spirit for the incarnation of the great Buddha, the ghost mistakes Iratsume for the last woman he saw at the moment of his death. As an act of great devotion, she decides to make a giant shroud for the prince to heal his soul, after which he begins to haunt the young woman and those around her. The pair embark on an impassioned battle of wills, one longing for the material world, the other striving for the spiritual."--Container.

Animated films.

Kawamoto, Kihachirō, 1925-2010.

Miyazawa, Rie, 1973-

Kanze, Tetsunogo.

Emori, Tōru, 1944-

Enoki, Takaaki, 1956-

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