Ikiru
(DVD)
Contributors
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998, screenwriter,
Motoki, Sōjirō, film producer.
Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-2018, screenwriter.
Oguni, Hideo, 1904-1996, screenwriter.
Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982, actor.
Motoki, Sōjirō, film producer.
Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-2018, screenwriter.
Oguni, Hideo, 1904-1996, screenwriter.
Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982, actor.
Published
[New York, New York] : Criterion Collection, [2015].
Format
DVD
Edition
Two-DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (143 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (12 panels : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Status
Main Library - Media
DVD Ikiru
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DVD Ikiru
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Main Library - Media | DVD Ikiru | On Shelf |
| Southside - Media | DVD Ikiru | On Shelf |
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Published
[New York, New York] : Criterion Collection, [2015].
Edition
Two-DVD special edition.
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
Full screen (1.37:1).
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
880-03,Cinematography, Nakai Asakazu ; editor, Iwashita Kōichi ; music, Hayasaka Fumio.
Participants/Performers
880-02,Shimura Takashi, Himori Shin'ichi, Tanaka Haruo, Chiaki Minoru, Odagiri Miki, Hidari Bokuzen, Yamada Minosuke, Fujiwara Kamatari, Kobori Makoto, Kaneko Nobuo, Seki Kyōko.
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.
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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