| Description |
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Eclipse series ; 38. |
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Eclipse (Criterion Collection (Firm)). Series 38, Masaki Kobayashi, against the system.
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| Note |
Title from container. |
| Performer |
Ineko Arima, Fumio Watanabe, Tatsuya Nakadai, Isuzu Yamada. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1956. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono., NTSC. |
| Summary |
Examines the rampant moral corruption on and around U.S. military bases in Japan following World War II. Kobayashi spirals out from the story of a love triangle that develops between a good-natured student, his innocent girlfriend, and a coldhearted criminal to reveal a nation slowly succumbing to lawlessness and violence. |
| Language |
Japanese dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Japan -- Drama.
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Criminals -- Japan -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Kobayashi, Masaki, 1916-1996.
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Kuwata, Ryōtarō.
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Matsuyama, Zenzō, 1925-
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Arima, Ineko.
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Watanabe, Fumio, 1929-2004.
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Nakadai, Tatsuya, 1932-
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Japanese title: Kuroi kawa. |
| ISBN |
9781604656961 |
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1604656964 |
| Music No. |
ECL 174 The Criterion Collection |
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