Ikiru (生きる)
(DVD)
Contributors
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998 screenwriter (黒澤明, 1910-1998, screenwriter, film director.)
Motoki, Sōjirō film producer. (本木荘二郎, film producer.)
Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-2018 screenwriter. (橋本忍, 1918- screenwriter.)
Oguni, Hideo, 1904-1996 screenwriter. (小國英雄, 1904-1996, screenwriter.)
Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982 actor. (志村喬, 1905-1982, actor.)
Published
[New York, New York] : Criterion Collection, [2015]
Status
Bellevue - Adult Movie
DVD 791.43 I266
1 available
DVD 791.43 I266
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bellevue - Adult Movie | DVD 791.43 I266 | On Shelf |
| Edmondson Pike - Adult Movie | DVD 791.43 I266 | Checked Out |
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Format
DVD
Edition
Two-DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (143 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (12 panels : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
Japanese
ISBN
1681430711, 9781681430713
UPC
715515161312
Notes
Other Title
Translated English title: To live
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
Cinematography, Nakai Asakazu ; editor, Iwashita Kōichi ; music, Hayasaka Fumio. (Cinematography, 中井朝一 ; editor, 岩下廣一 ; music, 早坂文雄.)
Participants/Performers
Shimura Takashi, Himori Shin'ichi, Tanaka Haruo, Chiaki Minoru, Odagiri Miki, Hidari Bokuzen, Yamada Minosuke, Fujiwara Kamatari, Kobori Makoto, Kaneko Nobuo, Seki Kyōko. (志村喬, 日守新一, 田中春男, 千秋實, 小田切みき, 左卜全, 山田巳之助, 藤原釜足, 小堀誠, 金子信雄, 関京子.)
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.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; full screen (1.37:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural.
Language
In Japanese, with optional English subtitles.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)
Kurosawa, A., Motoki, S., Hashimoto, S., Oguni, H., Shimura, T., Himori, S., Tanaka, H., Chiaki, M., Odagiri, M., Hidari, B., Fujiwara, K., Kobori, M., Kaneko, N., Seki, K., Nakai, A., Hayasaka, F., Prince, S., Iyer, P., Richie, D., & Tolstoy, L. (2015). Ikiru. (Two-DVD special edition). Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Akira Kurosawa et al.. 2015. Ikiru. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Akira Kurosawa et al.. Ikiru. Criterion Collection, 2015.
UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)Kurosawa, A., Motoki, S., Hashimoto, S., Oguni, H., Shimura, T., Himori, S. and Tanaka, H. et al (2015). Ikiru. Two-DVD special edn [New York, New York]: Criterion Collection.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)Kurosawa, Akira, et al. Ikiru. Two-DVD special edition, Criterion Collection, 2015.
Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.
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