by Kurosawa, Akira; Minoura, Jingo; Mifune, Toshirō; Mori, Masayuki; Kyō, Machiko; Shimura, Takashi; Chiaki, Minoru; Honma, Fumiko; Katō, Daisuke; Hayasaka, Fumio; Daiē, Kabushiki Kaisha; Criterion Collection (Firm)
VHS / 2012

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TitleRashōmon
Item typeVHS
Alternate titleAkira Kurosawa's Rashomon
Author(s)
  • Kurosawa, Akira
  • Minoura, Jingo
  • Mifune, Toshirō
  • Mori, Masayuki
  • Kyō, Machiko
  • Shimura, Takashi
  • Chiaki, Minoru
  • Honma, Fumiko
  • Katō, Daisuke
  • Hayasaka, Fumio
EditionBlu-ray ed
Imprint[Irvington, N.Y.] The Criterion Collection, 2012
SeriesCriterion collection
ISBN
  • 9781604656534
  • 1604656530
Other number715515100915
Volume138
LanguageJapanese
URLLink to original record
Notes
  • Based on Yabu no naka (In a grove) and Rashōmon and other stories by Ryunosuki Akutagawa.
  • Originally produced as a motion picture in 1950.
  • Special features: New digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack ; Audio commentary by Japanese-film historian Donald Richie; Interview with director Robert Altman; Excerpts from 'The World of Kazuo Miyagawa', a documentary on Rashomon's cinematographer; 'A testimony as an image', a 68-minute documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew; Archivial audio interview with actor Takashi Shimura; Original and rerelease trailers; PLUS: a booklet featuring an essay by film historian Stephen Prince; an excerpt from director Akira Kurusawa's 'Something like an autobiography'; and reprints of Rashomon's two source stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, "Rashomon" and "In a grove."
  • Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only. CBPF.
  • Cinematography, Miyagawa Kazuo ; production design, Takashi Matsuyama ; music, Fumio Hayasaka.
Physical description1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (44 pages).

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2012
Author: 
Kurosawa, AkiraMinoura, JingoMifune, ToshirōMori, MasayukiKyō, MachikoShimura, TakashiChiaki, MinoruHonma, FumikoKatō, DaisukeHayasaka, Fumio
Publisher: 
The Criterion Collection
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