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(0)Akira Kurosawa
2) Samurai 7
Author
Publisher
Ballantine/Del Rey
Pub. Date
2009-
Physical Desc
volumes : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Threatened by plundering cyborg bandits, an innocent village defies its inhuman enemies with the help of mortal men born to do battle and bound to die for honor: humanity's champions, the seven samurai. This thrilling manga is based on the classic film by Akira Kurosawa."--v.1, cover.
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 DVD + 1 Blu-ray (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages : illustrations ; 16 cm).
Language
日本語
Description
A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, directed by Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai), sets Shakespeare's definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. The film fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh Theater to create an unforgettable cinematic experience.
Series
Criterion collection volume 319
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 150 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
A young executive hunts down his father's killer. A tale about corruption in the boardrooms of postwar corporate Japan as seen through the rising executive eyes.
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2016, 1990.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language
日本語
Description
Unfolding in a series of mythic vignettes, this late work by Akira Kurosawa brings eight of the beloved director's own nighttime visions, informed by tales from Japanese folklore, to cinematic life.
Series
Criterion collection volume 413
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Special ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
日本語
Description
Set in post-war Tokyo in 1945, a tuberculosis-infected criminal starts an unhealthy relationship with an alcoholic doctor. The patient needs to feel better so that he can retain his status as gang-leader after the ex-leader is released from prison, and the doctor needs to feel like he has a place in society and that life is worth living.
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (122 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
A bad day gets worse for rookie detective Murakami when a pickpocket steals his gun on a hot, crowded bus. Desperate to right the wrong, he goes undercover, scavenging Tokyo's sweltering streets for the thief, whose desperation has led him to a life of crime. With each step, the cop and the criminal's lives become more intertwined and the investigation becomes an examination of Murakami's own dark side.
Series
Criterion collection volume 24
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Special ed.; Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (143 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
A botched kidnapping of a Japanese executive's son turns into a race-against-time.
10) Ikiru =: To live
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Special ed.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (143 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
Discovering that he is in the terminal stages of cancer, a clerk spends his last months in search of the meaning to life. After his pursuit of pleasure has failed, he finds self-realization in bringing about the building of a children's playground in the slums and dies quiety fulfilled.
Publisher
Funimation Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
7 DVDs + 3 Blu-rays (625 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
Set in a futuristic world that has just seen the end of a massive war, many villages are being terrorized by Nobuseri bandits. But the Nobuseri are no normal bandits. They were once Samurai who, during the war, integrated their living cells with machines to become dangerous weapons no appearing more machine than man. A group of villagers decide to hire samurai to protect their village. Contains all 26 episodes.
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
Adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth, set in feudal Japan. Tells the story of a Samurai lord who kills his master and usurps his power in fulfillment of a witch's prophecy.
13) Dodesukaden
Series
Criterion collection volume 465
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (23 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
日本語
Description
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.
14) Kagemusha
Series
Criterion collection volume 267
Language
日本語
Formats
Description
Reconstructing the splendor of feudal Japan and the pageantry of war, Kurosawa creates a soaring historical epic about a peasant impersonating a nobleman in battle. Kagemusha is presented in its original 180 min. uncut Japanese version, not the shortened "international version" presented by 20th Century Fox.
15) Ran
Series
Language
日本語
Formats
Description
"Set in 16th century Japan, Ran related the tale of how an aging ruler, Lord Hidetora, announces his intention to divide his land equally among his three sons. This decision to step down unleashes a power struggle among the three, as Hidetora falls prey to the false flattery bestowed upon him by the two older sons and banishes the youngest when he speaks the truth. The ruthless betrayal ultimately drives Hidetora insane, destroying his entire family...
16) Dersu Uzala
Series
Imprint volume 158
Language
Russian
Formats
Description
Dersu, an eccentric Mongolian frontiersman, is taken on as a guide by a Russian surveying crew. While the soldiers at first perceive him as a naive and comical relic of an uncivilized age, Dersu quickly proves himself otherwise, becoming their unlikely savior.
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Dual-format Blu-ray and DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD + 1 Blu-ray (139 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm).
Language
日本語
Description
A grand-scale adventure as only Akira Kurosawa could make one. A general charged with guarding his defeated clan's princess as the two smuggle royal treasure across hostile territory. Accompanying them are a pair of bumbling, conniving peasants who may or may not be their friends. This rip-roaring ride is among the director's most beloved films and was a primary influence on George Lucas's Star Wars. Delivers Kurosawa's trademark deft blend of wry...
18) High and low
Series
Criterion collection volume 24
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Blu-ray special ed.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (143 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (35 pages ; 16 cm).
Language
日本語
Description
A complex crime thriller in which a wealthy Japanese shoe manufacturer's chauffeur's son is kidnapped in mistake for his own, and he faces a moral dilemma.
Series
Criterion collection volume 116
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (139 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm).
Language
日本語
Description
A grand-scale adventure as only Akira Kurosawa could make one. A general charged with guarding his defeated clan's princess as the two smuggle royal treasure across hostile territory. Accompanying them are a pair of bumbling, conniving peasants who may or may not be their friends. This rip-roaring ride is among the director's most beloved films and was a primary influence on George Lucas's Star Wars. Delivers Kurosawa's trademark deft blend of wry...
20) Dreams =: Yume
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
Unfolding in a series of mythic vignettes, this late work by Akira Kurosawa brings eight of the beloved director's own nighttime visions, informed by tales from Japanese folklore, to cinematic life.