Story Written in Water ⚫︎ Limited Edition UK Blu-ray ⚫︎ Out of Print, Excellent Condition

・Opened item, but case, disc, and booklet are in near-mint condition.
・UK Edition, Region B. A Region B compatible player is required for playback.

New Interview with Mariko Okada (2023)
Kiju Yoshida Archive Interview (2008)
Interview with scholar Jennifer Coates, author of Making Icons: Repetition and the Female Image in Japanese Cinema, 1945-1964 (2023)
Trailer
New English Subtitles
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by scholar and author Alexander Jacoby. Limited pressing of 3000 copies.

This controversial film was directed by Kiju Yoshida, who had just become independent from Shochiku, adapting a forbidden novel that its original author, Yojiro Ishizaka, himself stated was impossible to film due to its incestuous themes.
Shizuo Matsutani, who works at a bank in a provincial city, is engaged to Yumiko, the daughter of local influential figure Denzo Hashimoto. Shizuo's beautiful mother, Shizuka, raised Shizuo alone after his father, Takao, passed away at a young age. However, Denzo Hashimoto's shadow constantly loomed around the young mother. Tormented by these memories, Shizuo begins to suspect that he and Yumiko might be half-siblings as their wedding approaches...