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, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2015].
ISBN
1681430711, 9781681430713
Status
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Geneva Public Library District - 2nd Flr - Video | DVD FOREIGN FILM IKIRU (SET) | On Shelf |
| Oak Lawn Public Library - AV | DVD FOREIGN IKIRU | On Shelf |
| Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Video | DVD WORLD JAPANESE I | Checked out |
| St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Movies & TV | MOVIES WORLD JAPANESE IKI | On Shelf |
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2015].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (143 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (12 panels : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
jpn
ISBN
1681430711, 9781681430713
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
Screenplay, Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni ; cinematography, Asakazu Nakai ; editor, Koichi Iwashita ; music, Fumio Hayasaka.
Participants/Performers
Takashi Shimura, Nabuo Kaneko, Kyoko Seki, Makoto Kobori, Shinichi Himori, Haruo Tanaka, Miki Odagiri, Bokuzen Hidari, Minosuke Yamada, Kamatari Fujiwara.
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.
Local note
DVD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kurosawa, A., Motoki, S., Hashimoto, S., Oguni, H., Shimura, T., Odagiri, M., Kaneko, N., Seki, K., Hayasaka, F., Prince, S., Iyer, P., Richie, D., & Tolstoy, L. (2015). Ikiru (Two-DVD special edition.). Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Akira Kurosawa et al.. 2015. Ikiru. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Akira Kurosawa et al.. Ikiru Criterion Collection, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kurosawa, Akira, et al. Ikiru Two-DVD special edition., Criterion Collection, 2015.
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