Description |
1 videodisc (166 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
Series |
25 films by Akira Kurosawa
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System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; mono. |
Cast |
Setsuko Hara, Masayuki Mori, Toshiro Mifune, Yoshiko Kuga, Takashi Shimura, Chieko Higashiyama, Eijiro Yanagi, Minoru Chiaki, Noriko Sengoku, Kokuten Kodo, Bokuzen Hidari, Eiko Miyoshi, Chiyoko Fumiya, Mitsuyo Akashi, Daisuke Inoue. |
Credits |
Production design, Takashi Matsuyama ; cinematographer, Toshio Ubukata ; music, Fumio Hayasaka ; editor, Sugihara Yoshi. |
Note |
Based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1951. |
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Issued as part of the box set AK100 : 25 films by Akira Kurosawa. |
Summary |
The Idiot, an adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's masterpiece about a wayward, pure soul's reintegration into society, updated by Kurosawa to capture Japan's postwar aimlessness, was a victim of studio interference and public indifference. Today, this "folly" looks ever more fascinating. |
Language |
Japanese dialogue with optional subtitles in English. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881. Idiot -- Film adaptations.
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People with mental disabilities -- Japan -- Drama.
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Japan -- Social conditions -- 1945- -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Hokkaido (Japan) -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films -- Japan.
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Film adaptations.
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Foreign language films.
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Added Author |
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998. Director. Screenwriter.
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Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881.
Idiot.
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Koide, Takashi, 1938- Producer.
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Motoki, Sōjirō. Producer.
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Hisaita, Eijirō, 1898-1976. Screenwriter.
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Hara, Setsuko, 1920-2015. Actor.
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Mori, Masayuki, 1911-1973. Actor.
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Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997. Actor.
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Kuga, Yoshiko. Actor.
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Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982. Actor.
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Higashiyama, Chieko, 1890-1980. Actor.
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Yanagi, Eijirō, 1895-1984. Actor.
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Chiaki, Minoru, 1917-1999. Actor.
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Sengoku, Noriko. Actor.
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Hidari, Bokuzen, 1894-1971. Actor.
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Miyoshi, Eiko. Actor.
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Ubukata, Toshio. Cinematographer.
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Hayasaka, Fumio, 1914-1955. Composer.
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Janus Films.
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Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Note |
Idiot |
Added Title |
AK100 : 25 films by Akira Kurosawa.
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Standard No. |
715515052016 |
Music No. |
AK100D11 Criterion Collection |
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CC1858D Criterion Collection (set) |
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