| Description |
1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (23 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) |
| Series |
The Criterion Collection ; 465 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 465.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital mono., new, restored high-definition digital transfer, NTSC. |
| Language |
Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Zushi Yoshitaka, Sugai Kin, Tonomura Toshiyuki, Minami Shinsuke, Kusunoki Yūko. |
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頭師佳孝, 菅井きん, 殿村敏之, 三波伸介, 楠侑子. |
| Credits |
Producers, Kurosawa Akira, Matsue Yōichi ; screenplay, Kurosawa Akira, Oguni Hideo, Hashimoto Shinobu ; cinematography, Saitō Takao, Fukuzawa Yasumichi ; art, Muraki Yōshirō, Muraki Shinobu ; music, Takemitsu Tōru. |
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Producers, 黑澤明, 松江陽一 ; screenplay, 黑澤明, 小国英雄, 橋本忍 ; cinematography, 斉藤孝雄, 福澤康首 ; art, 村木与四郎, 村木忍 ; music, 武滿徹. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the outskirts of Tokyo. As desperate as their circumstances may seem, each of them, including the homeless father and son who dream of a home; the young woman hiding from the abuse she receives from her uncle; and a young boy who dreams of being a trolley conductor, find reasons to carry on. |
| Note |
Special features: "Akira Kurosawa: it is wonderful to create:" a documentary about the making of the film, including interviews with director Akira Kurosawa, script supervisor Teruyo Nogami, actor Yoshitaka Zushi, and other memebers of the cast and crew (36 min.); theatrical trailer; booklet includes an essay by film historian, Stephen Prince and a new interview with Nogami. |
| Subject |
Tokyo (Japan) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Fathers and sons -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Women -- Abuse of -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Boys -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS (JAPANESE), VIDEODISCS.
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| Added Author |
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998.
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黑澤明, 1910-1998.
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Matsue, Yōichi.
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松江陽一.
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Oguni, Hideo, 1904-1996.
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小国英雄, 1904-1996.
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Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-
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橋本忍, 1918-
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Zushi, Yoshitaka.
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頭師佳孝.
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Sugai, Kin, 1926-
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菅井きん, 1926-
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Tonomura, Toshiyuki.
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殿村敏之
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Minami, Shinsuke, 1930-1982.
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三波伸介, 1930-1982.
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Kusunoki, Yūko, 1933-
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楠侑子, 1933-
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Yamamoto, Shūgorō, 1903-1967.
Kisetsu no nai machi.
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山本周五郎, 1903-1967.
季節のない街.
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Prince, Stephen, 1955-
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Tōhō Eiga, Kabushiki Kaisha.
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東宝映画, 株式会社.
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Yonki-no-Kai, Inc.
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四騎の会.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on container: Akira Kurosawa's Dodes'ka-den |
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Title on container: Dodes'ka-den |
| ISBN |
9781604651270 |
| Standard No. |
715515042918 |
| Music No. |
CC1800D Criterion Collection |
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