Title The sword of doom = Daibosatsutōge [(Blu-ray) videorecording] / Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha ; sakuhin, Tōhō, Takarazuka Eiga ; seisaku, Fujimoto Masumi, Satō Masayuki, Nanri Konparu ; gensaku, Nakazato, Kaizan ; kyakuhon, Hashimoto Shinobu ; kantoku, Okamoto Kihachi.

Imprint	[United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2005.
Publication Info.	[United States] : Criterion Collection, [2015].

Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1633420~S1

Location	Call No.	Status
Naper Blvd. Adult Blu-ray Foreign Films	JAPANESE SWORD	AVAILABLE
Nichols Adult Blu-ray Foreign Films	JAPANESE SWORD	AVAILABLE

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Description	1 videodisc (121 min.) : soundd, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
	digital optical mono rda
	video file Blu-ray Region A rda
Series	Criterion collection ; 280
	Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ; 280.
Audience	Rating: Not rated.
System Details	Blu-ray, NTSC, region A , 2.35:1 aspect ratio, Dolby digital mono; requires Blu-ray player.
Language	In Japanese with optional English subtitles.
Cast	Mifune Toshirō, Nakadai Tatsuya, Aratama Michiyo, Kayama Yūzō.
	三船敏郎, 仲代達矢, 新珠三千代, 加山雄三.
Credits	Satsuei, Murai Hiroshi ; bijutsu, Matsuyama So ; ongaku, Satō Masaru.
	撮影, 村井博 ; 美術, 松山崇 ; 音楽, 佐藤勝.
Note	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1966.
	Special features: new audio commentary featuring film historian Stephen Prince; trailer; essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien.
Summary	Ryunosuke is a sociopathic samurai. When he is scheduled for an exhibition match at his fencing school, the wife of his opponent begs Ryunosuke to throw the match, offering her own virtue in trade.
Subject	Swordsmen -- Japan -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
	Samurai -- Japan -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
Genre	Foreign films, Japanese.
	Samurai films.
	Martial arts films.
	Feature films.
	Blu-ray discs.
Added Author	Fujimoto, Masumi, 1910-1979.
	藤本真澄, 1910-1979.
	Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-
	橋本忍, 1918-
	Okamoto, Kihachi, 1924-2005.
	岡本喜八, 1923-2005.
	Nakadai, Tatsuya, 1932-
	仲代達矢, 1932-
	Aratama, Michiyo.
	新珠三千代.
	Kayama, Yūzō, 1937-
	加山雄三, 1937-
	Murai, Hiroshi.
	村井博.
	Matsuyama, So, 1908-1977.
	松山崇, 1908-1977.
	Satō, Masaru, 1928-1999.
	佐藤勝, 1928-1999.
	Nakazato, Kaizan, 1885-1944. Daibosatsutōge.
	中里介山, 1885-1944. 大菩薩峠.
	Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997.
	三船敏郎, 1920-1997.
	Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha.
	東宝株式会社.
	Criterion Collection (Firm)
Added Title	Daibosatsutōge
Note	Title on disc label: Kihachi Okamoto's the sword of doom
Added Title	Daibosatsutōge (Motion picture: 1966)
	大菩薩峠 (Motion picture)
ISBN	9781604659382
Standard No.	715515135412
Music No.	CC2430BD Criterion Collection

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