Description |
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Note |
Title from container. |
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Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.85). |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1999. |
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Special features: scene selection, bonus trailers and talent files. |
Credits |
Music by Joe Hisaishi ; cinematography, Katsumi Yanagishina. |
Performer |
Beat Takeshi, Yusuke Sekiguchi, Kayoko Kishimoto, Kazuko Yoshiyuki. |
Summary |
Lonely nine-year-old Masao leaves Tokyo in search of his mother, whom he has never met. He's accompanied on his journey across the Japanese countryside by the surly, middle-aged crook Kikujiro, who is none too happy being the chaperone. When Kikujiro gambles away all the travel money, the two must rely on their wits and the kindness of strangers. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13. |
System Details |
DVD. |
Local Note |
L099 Dec. 2001 $29.95 [22.46] 086791249 |
Language |
Japanese language soundtrack (stereo) with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Boys -- Japan -- Drama.
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Road films -- Japan.
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Feature films -- Japan.
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Foreign films.
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Motion pictures -- Japan.
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Road films.
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Feature films.
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Added Author |
Bīto Takeshi.
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Mori, Masayuki, 1911-1973.
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Yoshida, Takio.
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Sekiguchi, Yusuke.
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Kishimoto, Kayoko.
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Yoshiyuki, Kazuko, 1935-
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Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
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Bandai Visual Tokyo FM.
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Nippon Herald Films.
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Ofisu Kitano.
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Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
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ISBN |
0767853555 |
Standard No. |
4339605279 |
Music No. |
05279 Columbia TriStar Home Video |
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