The men who tread on the tiger's tail
The Criterion Collection; Janus Films; a Toho production; produced by Motohiko Ito; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa; directed by Akira Kurosawa
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Creation:
- 1945
- Publication:
- [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2009]
- Copyright:
- ©2009
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- Summary:
- Derives from Noh and Kabuki plays depicting a famous twelfth-century incident in which the lord Yoshitsune and a small group of samurai cross enemy territory disguised as monks and must persuade border guards to let them through.
- Contributors:
- Language Notes:
- In Japanese with optional subtitles in English.
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- Related Series:
- Alternate Titles:
- Parallel title on container: Tora no o wo fumu otokotachi
Collective title on box set container: AK100: 25 films by Akira Kurosawa - Genres:
- System Details:
- DVD; mono.; fullscreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.33:1.
- Performers:
- Cast: Denjiro Okochi, Susumu Fujita, Kenichi Enomoto, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura.
- Production Credits:
- Cinematography, Takeo Ito ; editing, Toshio Goto ; music, Tadashi Hattori.
- General Notes:
- After the Kabuki Kanjincho.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1945.
Book (96 p. : ill. ; 19 x 31 cm.) included in box set entitled: AK100 : 25 films by Akira Kurosawa. - Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (59 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; monochrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- MEN 1945 DVD
- ISBNs:
- 9781604652260 (set)
1604652268 (set) - Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 715515052016
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: AK100D4
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection (set): CC1858D - OCLC Numbers:
- 1053049584
475641378 [Invalid]
