Ikiru To live
(DVD Video)

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Published
[United States] : Home Vision Entertainment, 2003.
Edition
Special edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (143 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Sedona Public Library - DVD - DVD Collection
IKIRU
1 available

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Published
[United States] : Home Vision Entertainment, 2003.
Format
DVD Video
Edition
Special edition.
Language
jpn
UPC
037429180525

Notes

General Note
Information from pre-release promotional materials.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1952.
General Note
Special features: new high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound; audio commentary by Stephen Price, author of The warroir's camera: the cinema of Akira Kurosawa; "A message from Akira Kurosawa" (2000); documentary on Ikiru from the series "Akira Kurosawa: to create is beautiful"; original theatrical trailer; improved subtitle translation.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Asakazu Nakai ; art direction, So Matsuyama ; music, Fumio Hayasaka.
Participants/Performers
Takashi Shimura, Miki Odagiri, Nobuo Kaneko, Kyoko Seki.
Description
Discovering that he is in the terminal stages of cancer, a clerk spends his last months in search of the meaning to life. After his pursuit of pleasure has failed, he finds self-realization in bringing about the building of a children's playground in the slums and dies quiety fulfilled.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation (1.33:1); mono.
Language
In Japanese with optional English subtitles.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Motoki, S., Hashimoto, S., Oguni, H., Kurosawa, A., Shimura, T., Odagiri, M., Kaneko, N., Seki, K., Nakai, A., Matsuyama, S., & Hayasaka, F. (2003). Ikiru: To live (Special edition.). Home Vision Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sōjirō. Motoki et al.. 2003. Ikiru: To Live. Home Vision Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sōjirō. Motoki et al.. Ikiru: To Live Home Vision Entertainment, 2003.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Motoki, Sōjirō., et al. Ikiru: To Live Special edition., Home Vision Entertainment, 2003.

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