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The first films of Akira Kurosawa [videorecording]
Title:
The first films of Akira Kurosawa [videorecording]
JLCTITLE245:
[videorecording] / Janus Films ; Toho Company, Ltd.
Publication Information:
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, 2010.
Physical Description:
4 videodiscs (305 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9781604653229
9781604653236
9781604653250
9781604653243
9781604653274
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.
Abstract:
Sanshiro Sugata: Akira Kurosawa's effortless debut is based on a novel by Tsuneo Tomita about the rivalry between judo and jujitsu.
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.
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.
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.
Reading Level:
Not rated.
Added Author:
Added Corporate Author:
Added Title Contained Works:
Sanshiro Sugata.
Most beautiful.
Sanshiro Sugata, part two.
Men who tread on the tiger's tail.
Added Uniform Title:
Sanshiro sugata.
Ichiban utsukushiku.
Zoku Sugata Sanshiro.
Tora no o wo fumu otokotachi.
Contents:
[Disc 1]: Sanshiro Sugata / Janus Films ; Toho Company, Ltd. ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa ; cinematography by Akira Mimura ; directed by Akira Kurosawa ; [producer, Keiji Matsuzaki] ; music Seiichi Suzuki (79 min.) -- [disc 2]: The most beautiful / Janus Films ; a Toho production ; [director, Akira Kurosawa ; producers, Motohiko Ito, Jin Usami ; screenplay, Akira Kurosawa ; cinematography, Joji Obara] ; music Seiichi Suzuki (85 min.) -- [Disc 3]: Sanshiro Sugata, part 2 / Janus Films ; Toho Company, Ltd. ; produced by Motohiko Ito ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa ; cinematography by Takeo Ito ; directed by Akira Kurosawa ; music, Seiichi Suzuki (82 min.) -- [disc 4]: The men who tread on the tiger's tail / Janus Films ; a Toho production ; produced by Motohiko Ito ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa ; cinematography by Takeo Ito ; directed by Akira Kurosawa ; music, Tadashi Hattori (59 min.).
Performer:
Sanshiro sugata: Denjiro Ookouchi, Susumu Fujita, Yukiko Todoroki, Ranko Hanai, Rynnsuke Tsukigata, Takashi Shimura, Sugisaku Aoyama, Kuten Kodo.
The most beautiful: Takashi Shimura, Soji Kiyokawa, Ichiro Sugai, Tadako Irie, Sayuri Tanima, Sachiko Ozaki, Asako Suziki, Haruko Toyama, Yoko Yaguchi.
Sahshiro sugata, part two: Denjiro Ookouchi, Susumu Fujita, Ryunosuke Tsukigata, Akitake Kono, Yukiko Todoroki.
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.
Technical Details:
DVD; NTSC; region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Language:
In Japanese with English subtitles.