Description |
1 videodisc (105 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 |
Toshiro Mifune, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Yoko Katsuragi, Noriko Sengoku, Sakae Ozawa, Takashi Shimura, Shinichi Himori, Koji Mitsui, Ichiro Shimizu, Fumiko Okamura, Masao Shimizu, Tanie Kitabayashi, Sugisaku Aoyama, Kokuten Kodo, Kichijiro Ueda, Bokuzen Hidari, Taiji Tonoyama, Junji Masuda, Takashi Kanda, Minoru Chiaki. |
Credits |
Cinematographer, Ubukata Toshio ; music, Hayasaka Fumio ; editor, Sugihara Yoshio ; costumes, Suzuki Bunjiro. |
Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1950. |
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Issued as part of the box set AK100 : 25 films by Akira Kurosawa. |
Summary |
Portrayal of a sensitive young artist who is dragged through the mud by a tabloid entertainment magazine after an innocent encounter with a pop singer and decides to sue. |
Language |
Japanese dialogue with optional subtitles in English. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Artists -- Japan -- Drama.
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Women singers -- Japan -- Drama.
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Legal drama -- Japan.
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Sensationalism in journalism -- Japan -- Drama.
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Scandals -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Legal films.
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Foreign language films.
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Added Author |
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998. Screenwriter. Director.
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Motoki, Sōjirō. Producer.
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Koide, Takashi. Producer.
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Kikushima, Ryūzō, 1914-1989. Screenwriter.
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Ubukata, Toshio. Cinematographer.
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Hayasaka, Fumio, 1914-1955. Composer.
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Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997. Actor.
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Yamaguchi, Yoshiko, 1920-2014. Actor.
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Katsuragi, Yoko. Actor.
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Sengoku, Noriko. Actor.
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Ozawa, Sakae. Actor.
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Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982. Actor.
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Himori, Shinʼichi, 1907-1959. Actor.
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Mitsui, Kōji. Actor.
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Shimizu, Masao, 1908-1975. Actor.
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Kitabayashi, Tanie, 1911-2010. Actor.
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Ueda, Kichijirō, 1904-1972. Actor.
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Hidari, Bokuzen, 1894-1971. Actor.
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Tonoyama, Taiji, 1915-1989. Actor.
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Kanda, Takashi. Actor.
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Chiaki, Minoru, 1917-1999. Actor.
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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 |
Scandal |
Added Title |
AK100 : 25 films by Akira Kurosawa.
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Standard No. |
715515052016 |
Music No. |
AK100D9 Criterion Collection |
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CC1858D Criterion Collection (set) |
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