Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (190 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. in container + 1 leaflet |
Summary |
A 16th century Japanese village hires professional warriors to fend off bandits. When the samurai arrive, a spectacular series of battles begins |
Notes |
Catalogued from the container |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1954 |
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"BFIVD501" |
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"A Toho film" |
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Special features: moving menus, chapter selection, on-screen biographies, video essay |
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Includes leaflet with film notes and director's biography |
Credits |
Director, Akira Kurosawa; producer, Shojiro Motoki |
Cast |
Cast: Takashi Shimura, Toshiro Mifune |
Audience |
Censorship rating PG |
Notes |
Region 2 DVD |
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In Japanese with optional English subtitles |
Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Samurai films.
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Video recordings.
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Author |
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998.
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Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997.
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Motoki, Shojiro.
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British Film Institute.
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Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha.
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