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Ikiru
(DVD)
Contributors
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998. screenwriter,
Motoki, Sojiro. film producer.
Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918- screenwriter.
Oguni, Hideo, 1904-1996. screenwriter.
Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982. actor.
Motoki, Sojiro. film producer.
Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918- screenwriter.
Oguni, Hideo, 1904-1996. screenwriter.
Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982. actor.
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2015].
Edition
Two-DVD special edition ; full screen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (143 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (12 panels : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Status
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Canon City Public Library - DVD | DVD IKI | On Shelf |
| Red Feather Lakes Community Library - DVD | DVD IKI 2004 | On Shelf |
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2015].
Format
DVD
Edition
Two-DVD special edition ; full screen.
Language
jpn
UPC
715515161312
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a Japanese motion picture in 1952.
General Note
Partly inspired by Leo Tolstoy's novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich.
General Note
Special features: Audio commentary from 2003 by Stephen Prince, author of The Warrior's Camera: the cinema of Akira Kurosawa; A Message from Akira Kurosawa: For Beautiful Movies (2000), a ninety-minute documentary produced by Kurosawa Productions and featuring interviews with the director; Documentary on Ikiru from 2003, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create and featuring interviews with Kurosawa, script supervisor Teruyo Nogami, writer Hideo Oguni, actor Takashi Shimura, and others; Trailer; New English subtitle translation. An essay "Ikiru Many Autumns Later" by film critic Pico Iyer and a reprint "To Live" from critic Donald Richie's 1965 book The Films of Akira Kurosawa.
Creation/Production Credits
Screenplay, Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni ; cinematography, Asakazu Nakai ; music, Fumio Hayasaka.
Participants/Performers
Shimura Takashi, Odagiri Miki, Kaneko Nobuo, Seki KyÅko.
Description
A young Japanese businessman dying of cancer wants to give something back to society before his death, so he decides to build a playground for children.
Target Audience
[Not rated]
System Details
DVD, NTSC region 1, full screen (1.37:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural.
Language
In Japanese, with optional English subtitles.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kurosawa, A., Motoki, S., Hashimoto, S., Oguni, H., Shimura, T., Odagiri, M., Kaneko, N., Seki, K., Hayasaka, F., Prince, S., Iyer, P., Richie, D., & Tolstoy, L. (2015). Ikiru (Two-DVD special edition ; full screen.). Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Akira Kurosawa et al.. 2015. Ikiru. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Akira Kurosawa et al.. Ikiru Criterion Collection, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kurosawa, Akira, et al. Ikiru Two-DVD special edition ; full screen., Criterion Collection, 2015.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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