Ikiru [videorecording] = To live / The Criterion Collection ; Janus Films ; Toho Co., Ltd. ; produced by Sojiro Motogi ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni ; directed by Akira Kurosawa

Uniform Title:: Ikiru (Motion picture : 1952)
Additional Titles:: To live, Collective title on box set container: AK100 : 25 films by Akira Kurosawa, and AK 100
Published:: [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2009]
Copyright Date:: ©2009
Physical Description:: 1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators:: Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998, Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-, Oguni, Hideo, 1904-1996, Motoki, Sojiro, Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982, Kaneko, Nobuo, 1923-1995, Seki, Kyōko, 1926-, Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha, Janus Films, and Criterion Collection (Firm)

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Language Note:

In Japanese with optional subtitles in English.

Summary:

An aging bureaucrat with stomach cancer decides to strip the veneer off his existence and find meaning in his final days. Considered by some to be Akira Kurosawa's greatest achievement, Ikiru offers a multifaceted look at a life through a prism of perspectives.

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Genre(s):

Feature films

ISBN:

9781604652260 (set)
1604652268 (set)

Note:

Credits from English subtitles and book which accompanies set.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1952.
Book (96 p. : ill. ; 19 x 31 cm.) included in box set entitled: AK100 : 25 films by Akira Kurosawa.
"AK100D12--Disc label.

Creation/Production Credits Note:

Cinematography, Asakazu Nakai ; music, Fumio Hayasaka.

Participant/Performer Note:

Takashi Shimura, Nabuo Kaneko, Kyoko Seki, Makoto Kobori, Komeko Urabe.

Technical Details:

DVD; mono.; fullscreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.33:1.

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