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"" is a short story by Kyōka Izumi
. It was first published in 1895.
. Countess Kibune is about to have surgery, but she refuses to receive anesthesia because she has secrets to conceal.
with the Shochiku
studio, directed by Bandō Tamasaburō V
.
Kyoka Izumi
is the pen name of a Japanese author of novels, short stories, and kabuki plays who was active from the late Meiji to the early Shōwa periods. He is best known for a characteristic brand of Romanticism preferring tales of the supernatural heavily influenced by works of the earlier Edo period in...
. It was first published in 1895.
Plot
The story is set during the Meiji periodMeiji period
The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...
. Countess Kibune is about to have surgery, but she refuses to receive anesthesia because she has secrets to conceal.
Movie
In 1992 a film based on this story was produced by Genjiro AratoGenjiro Arato
is a Japanese film producer, actor and director. In 1980, he produced Zigeunerweisen for director Seijun Suzuki. He was unable to secure exhibitors for the film and famously exhibited it himself in a specially-built, inflatable, mobile tent...
with the Shochiku
Shochiku
is a Japanese movie studio and production company for kabuki. It also produces and distributes anime films. Its best remembered directors include Yasujirō Ozu, Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita and Yōji Yamada...
studio, directed by Bandō Tamasaburō V
Bando Tamasaburo V
is a Kabuki actor, and the most popular and celebrated onnagata currently on stage. He has also acted in a handful of films....
.