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Summary:

By turns tragic and transcendent, Akira Kurosawa's Dodesʼka-den follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the outskirts of Tokyo. Kurosawa's gloriously shot first color film displays all of his hopes, fears, and artistic passion.

Contributors:

Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998

Kinoshita, Keisuke, 1912-1998

Ichikawa, Kon, 1915-2008

Kobayashi, Masaki, 1916-1996

Matsue, Yoichi

Oguni, Hideo, 1904-1996

Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-2018

Ide, Masato, 1920-1989

Zushi, Yoshitaka

Sugai, Kin, 1926-2018

Tonomura, Toshiyuki

Ban, Junzaburo

Tanaka, Kunie, 1932-2021

Yamamoto, Shūgorō, 1903-1967

Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha

Yonki-no-Kai, Inc.

Janus Films

Criterion Collection (Firm)

Languages:

Japanese
English

Language Notes:

In Japanese with optional subtitles in English.

Included Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Dodesʼka-den [by Yamamoto, S.]

Related Works:

Dodesʼka-den [by Yamamoto, S.]

Related Series:

AK100 (Criterion Collection (Firm)); disc 23

Alternate Titles:

Collective title on box set container: AK100: 25 films by Akira Kurosawa

Subjects:

Slums — Japan — Tokyo — Drama

Poor — Japan — Tokyo — Drama

Tokyo (Japan) — Social conditions — 20th century — Drama

Fathers and sons — Japan — Tokyo — Drama

Women — Abuse of — Japan — Tokyo — Drama

Boys — Japan — Tokyo — Drama

Japanese language films

1900-1999

Poor

Social conditions

Fathers and sons

Women — Abuse of

Women

Boys

Slums

Japan — Tokyo

Genres:

Feature films — Japan

Feature films

Foreign language films

Drama

System Details:

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

Performers:

Cast: Yoshitaka Zushi, Kin Sugai, Toshiyuki Tonomura, Junzaburo Ban, Kunie Tanaka, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Hisashi Igawa.

Production Credits:

Cinematography, Takao Saito, Yasumichi Fukuzawa ; editor, Reiko Kaneko ; music, Toru Takemitsu.

General Notes:

Credits from English subtitles and book which accompanies set.
Based on the novel by Shugoro Yamamoto.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1970.
Book (96 p. : ill. ; 19 x 31 cm.) included in box set entitled: AK100 : 25 films by Akira Kurosawa.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (144 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

DOD 1970 DVD

ISBNs:

9781604652260 (set)
1604652268 (set)

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515052016
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: AK100D23
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection (set): CC1858D

OCLC Numbers:

476750188