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 |
Ko Mishima, Torahiko Hamada, Keiko Kishi, Toshiko Kobayashi, Kinzo Shin. |
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 |
Among the first Japanese films to deal directly with the scars of World War II, this drama about a group of rank-and file Japanese soldiers jailed for crimes against humanity was adapted by Abe Kōbō from the diaries of real prisoners. |
Language |
Japanese dialogue; English subtitles. |
Subject |
War criminals -- Japan -- Drama.
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Soldiers -- Japan -- Drama.
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Prisons -- Japan -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Added Author |
Kobayashi, Masaki, 1916-1996.
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Abe, Kōbō, 1924-1993.
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Ogura, Takeshi, 1908-1977.
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Mishima, Ko.
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Hamada, Torahiko.
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Kishi, Keiko.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Note |
Japanese title on container: Kabe atsuki heya. |
ISBN |
9781604656947 |
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1604656948 |
Music No. |
ECL 172 The Criterion Collection |
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