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Sanjuro [DVD]
Title:
Sanjuro [DVD]
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[DVD] / Janus Films, Toho Company, Toho-Kurosawa production ; produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka and Ryuzo Kikushima ; screenplay by Ryuzo Kikushima Hideo Oguni and Akira Kurosawa ; directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Edition:
Special ed.; [widescreen]
Publication Information:
Irvington, N.Y. : The Criterion Collection, [2007]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9781934121078
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General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1962.
Based on the novel "Peaceful Days" by Shugoro Yamamoto.
Special features: Audio commentary by film historian and Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince; a 45 minute documentary on the making of Yojimbo; theatrical trailer and teaser; stills gallery of behind the scenes photos; plus a booklet featuring an essay by critic Alexander Sesonske and notes from Kurosawa and his cast and crew.
Abstract:
"In this sly companion piece to Yojimbo, the jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its ear."--Container.
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Credits:
Cinematography, Fukuzo Koizumi and Takao Saito ; music, Masaro Sato.
Performer:
Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiju Kobayashi.
Technical Details:
DVD; Region 1; NTSC; enhanced for 16:9 widescreen; (2.35:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby Digital mono and stereo; high-definition digital transfer.
Language:
In Japanese with optional English subtitles.