The first films of Akira Kurosawa
(DVD)
Contributors
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998, film director,
Matsuzaki, Keiji, 1905-1974, film producer.
Itō, Motohiko, film producer.
Usami, Jin, film producer.
Ōkōchi, Denjirō, 1898-1962 actor.
Matsuzaki, Keiji, 1905-1974, film producer.
Itō, Motohiko, film producer.
Usami, Jin, film producer.
Ōkōchi, Denjirō, 1898-1962 actor.
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2010.
Format
DVD
ISBN
9781604653229, 1604653221
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (305 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Foreign Films - Media collection
DVD FOREIGN FIRS
1 available
DVD FOREIGN FIRS
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2010.
Language
jpn
ISBN
9781604653229, 1604653221
UPC
715515062619
Notes
General Note
Sanshiro Sugata originally released as a motion picture in 1943 ; The most beautiful originally released as a motion picture in 1944 ; Sanshiro Sugata, part 2 originally released as a motion picture in 1945 ; The men who tread on the tiger's tail originally released as a motion picture in 1945.
General Note
Full screen (1.33:1).
Creation/Production Credits
Sanshiro sugata: cinematography, Akira Mimura ; editor, Toshio Goto ; music, Seiichi Suzuki ; production design, Masao Tozuka.
Creation/Production Credits
The most beautiful: cinematography, Joji Obara ; music, Seiichi Suzuki ; production design, Teruaki Abe.
Creation/Production Credits
Sanshiro sugata, part two: cinematography, Takeo Ito ; music, Seiichi Suzuki ; production design, Kazuo Kubo.
Creation/Production Credits
The men who tread on the tiger's tail: cinematography, Takeo Ito ; editor, Toshio Goto ; music, Tadashi Hattori ; production design, Kazuo Kubo.
Participants/Performers
Sanshiro sugata: Denjiro Ookouchi, Susumu Fujita, Yukiko Todoroki, Ranko Hanai, Ryunosuke Tsukigata, Takashi Shimura, Sugisaku Aoyama, Kuten Kodo.
Participants/Performers
The most beautiful: Takashi Shimura, Soji Kiyokawa, Ichiro Sugai, Tadako Irie, Sayuri Tanima, Sachiko Ozaki, Asako Suzuki, Haruko Toyama, Yoko Yaguchi.
Participants/Performers
Sanshiro sugata, part two: Denjiro Ookouchi, Susumu Fujita, Ryunosuke Tsukigata, Akitake Kono, Yukiko Todoroki.
Participants/Performers
The men who tread on the tiger's tail: Denjiro Ookouchi, Tadayoshi Nishina, Susumu Fujita, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura, Kenichi Enomoto, Akitake Kono, Yoshio Kosugi, Dekao Yokoo.
Description
Sanshiro Sugata: Akira Kurosawa's effortless debut is based on a novel by Tsuneo Tomita about the rivalry between judo and jujitsu.
Description
The most beautiful: This portrait of female volunteer workers at an optics plant during world War II, shot on location at the Nippon Kogaku factory, was created with a patriotic agenda.
Description
Sahshiro Sugata, part two: This sequel is a hugely entertaining adventure, reuniting most of the major players from the original and featuring a two-part narrative in which Sanshiro first fights a pair of Americans and then finds himself the target of a revenge mission undertaken by the brothers of the original film's villain.
Description
The men who tread on the tiger's tail: The plot is based on a legendary twelfth-century incident in which the lord Yoshitsune and a group of samurai retainers dressed as monks in order to pass through a dangerous enemy checkpoint.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital mono.
Language
In Japanese with English subtitles.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kurosawa, A., Matsuzaki, K., Itō, M., Usami, J., Ōkōchi, D., Fujita, S., Todoroki, Y., Hanai, R., Tsukigata, R., Shimura, T., Aoyama, S., Kōdō, K., Kiyokawa, S., Sugai, I., Irie, T., Tanima, S., Ozaki, S., Toyama, H., Yaguchi, Y., Kōno, A., Nishina, T., Mori, M., Enomoto, K., Kosugi, Y., Yokoo, D., Mimura, A., Obara, J., Itō, T. (., Gotō, T. (. p. e., Suzuki, S., Hattori, T., Tozuka, M., Abe, T., Kubo, K., & Tomita, T. (2010). The first films of Akira Kurosawa . Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Akira Kurosawa et al.. 2010. The First Films of Akira Kurosawa. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Akira Kurosawa et al.. The First Films of Akira Kurosawa Criterion Collection, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kurosawa, Akira, et al. The First Films of Akira Kurosawa Criterion Collection, 2010.
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