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- Contributor
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- Yaguchi, Yoko
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha
- Aoyama, Sugisaku, 1889-1956
- Enomoto, Ken'ichi, 1904-1970
- Fujita, Susumu, 1912-1991
- Irie, Takako, 1911-1995
- Itō, Motohiko
- Kiyokawa, Soji
- Kosugi, Yoshio, 1903-1968
- trueKurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998
- Kōdō, Kokuten, 1887-1960
- Kōno, Akitake, 1911-1978
- Mori, Masayuki, 1911-1973
- Nishina, Tadayoshi, 1927-2011
- Ozaki, Asako
- Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982
- Tanima, Sayuri
- Todoroki, Yukiko
- Tomita, Tsuneo, 1904-1967
- Toyama, Haruko
- Tsukigata, Ryūnosuke, 1902-1970
- Usami, Jin
- Yokao, Dekao
- Ōkōchi, Denjirō, 1898-1962
- Summary
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- Sanshiro Sugata: Akira Kurosawa's effortless debut is based on a novel by Tsuneo Tomita about the rivalry between judo and jujitsu
- The most beautiful: This portrait of female volunteer workers at an optics plant during world War II, shot on location at the Nippon Kogaku factory, was created with a patriotic agenda
- Sahshiro Sugata, part two: This sequel is a hugely entertaining adventure, reuniting most of the major players from the original and featuring a two-part narrative in which Sanshiro first fights a pair of Americans and then finds himself the target of a revenge mission undertaken by the brothers of the original film's villain
- The men who tread on the tiger's tail: The plot is based on a legendary twelfth-century incident in which the lord Yoshitsune and a group of samurai retainers dressed as monks in order to pass through a dangerous enemy checkpoint
- Language
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- jpn
- eng
- eng
- jpn
- Edition
- Full screen version.
- Extent
- 4 videodiscs (305 min.)
- Note
- Sanshiro Sugata originally released as a motion picture in 1943 ; The most beautiful originally released as a motion picture in 1944 ; Sanshiro Sugata, part 2 originally released as a motion picture in 1945 ; The men who tread on the tiger's tail originally released as a motion picture in 1945
- Contents
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- [Disc 1]: Sanshiro Sugata / Janus Films ; Toho Company, Ltd. ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa ; cinematography by Akira Mimura ; directed by Akira Kurosawa ; [producer, Keiji Matsuzaki] (79 min.)
- [disc 2]: The most beautiful / Janus Films ; a Toho production ; [director, Akira Kurosawa ; producers, Motohiko Ito, Jin Usami ; screenplay, Akira Kurosawa ; cinematography, Joji Obara] (85 min.)
- [Disc 3]: Sanshiro Sugata, part 2 / Janus Films ; Toho Company, Ltd. ; produced by Motohiko Ito ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa ; cinematography by Takeo Ito ; directed by Akira Kurosawa (82 min.)
- [disc 4]: The men who tread on the tiger's tail / Janus Films ; a Toho production ; produced by Motohiko Ito ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa ; cinematography by Takeo Ito ; directed by Akira Kurosawa (59 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781604653229
- Label
- The first films of Akira Kurosawa
- Title
- The first films of Akira Kurosawa
- Statement of responsibility
- Janus Films ; Toho Company, Ltd
- Contributor
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- Yaguchi, Yoko
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha
- Aoyama, Sugisaku, 1889-1956
- Enomoto, Ken'ichi, 1904-1970
- Fujita, Susumu, 1912-1991
- Irie, Takako, 1911-1995
- Itō, Motohiko
- Kiyokawa, Soji
- Kosugi, Yoshio, 1903-1968
- trueKurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998
- Kōdō, Kokuten, 1887-1960
- Kōno, Akitake, 1911-1978
- Mori, Masayuki, 1911-1973
- Nishina, Tadayoshi, 1927-2011
- Ozaki, Asako
- Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982
- Tanima, Sayuri
- Todoroki, Yukiko
- Tomita, Tsuneo, 1904-1967
- Toyama, Haruko
- Tsukigata, Ryūnosuke, 1902-1970
- Usami, Jin
- Yokao, Dekao
- Ōkōchi, Denjirō, 1898-1962
- Subject
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- Historical -- Feature
- Historical films
- Jiu-jitsu -- Drama
- Judo -- Drama
- Kabuki plays
- Martial arts films
- Motion picture film collections
- Samurai -- Drama
- Samurai films
- War -- Feature
- War films
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Japan -- Drama
- Feature films
- Film adaptations
- Language
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- jpn
- eng
- eng
- jpn
- Summary
-
- Sanshiro Sugata: Akira Kurosawa's effortless debut is based on a novel by Tsuneo Tomita about the rivalry between judo and jujitsu
- The most beautiful: This portrait of female volunteer workers at an optics plant during world War II, shot on location at the Nippon Kogaku factory, was created with a patriotic agenda
- Sahshiro Sugata, part two: This sequel is a hugely entertaining adventure, reuniting most of the major players from the original and featuring a two-part narrative in which Sanshiro first fights a pair of Americans and then finds himself the target of a revenge mission undertaken by the brothers of the original film's villain
- The men who tread on the tiger's tail: The plot is based on a legendary twelfth-century incident in which the lord Yoshitsune and a group of samurai retainers dressed as monks in order to pass through a dangerous enemy checkpoint
- Cataloging source
- KNJ
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
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- Sugata Sanshiro
- Ichiban utsukushiku
- Zoku Sugata Sanshiro
- Tora no o wo fumu otokotachi
- Credits note
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- Sanshiro Sugata: Production design by Kazuo Kubo ; sound by Shoji Kameyama ; music, Seiichi Suzuki
- The most beautiful: Production design, Teruaki Abe ; music, Seichi Suzuki
- Sanshiro Sugata, part two: Production design by Kazuo Kubo ; sound by Shoji Kameyama ; music, Seiichi Suzuki
- Men who tread on the tiger's tail: Production design by Kazuo Kubo ; edited by Toshio Goto ; music by Tadashi Hattori
- Intended audience
- Not rated
- Language note
- In Japanese with English subtitles
- PerformerNote
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- Sanshiro Sugata: Denjiro Ookouchi, Susumu Fujita, Yukiko Todoroki, Ranko Hanai, Rynnsuke Tsukigata, Takashi Shimura, Sugisaku Aoyama, Kuten Kodo
- The most beautiful: Takashi Shimura, Soji Kiyokawa, Ichiro Sugai, Tadako Irie, Sayuri Tanima, Sachiko Ozaki, Asako Suziki, Haruko Toyama, Yoko Yaguchi
- Sahshiro sugata, part two: Denjiro Ookouchi, Susumu Fujita, Ryunosuke Tsukigata, Akitake Kono, Yukiko Todoroki
- The men who tread on the tiger's tail: Denjiro Ookouchi, Tadayoshi Nishina, Susumu Fujita, Masayuki Mori, Takashi SHimura, Kenichi Enomoto, Akitake Kono, Yoshio Kosugi, Dekao Yokoo
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1898-1962
- 1912-1991
- 1902-1970
- 1905-1982
- 1889-1956
- 1887-1960
- 1911-1995
- 1911-1978
- 1927-2011
- 1911-1973
- 1904-1970
- 1903-1968
- 1910-1998
- 1904-1967
- 1904-1967
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Ōkōchi, Denjirō
- Fujita, Susumu
- Todoroki, Yukiko
- Tsukigata, Ryūnosuke
- Shimura, Takashi
- Aoyama, Sugisaku
- Kōdō, Kokuten
- Kiyokawa, Soji
- Irie, Takako
- Tanima, Sayuri
- Ozaki, Asako
- Toyama, Haruko
- Yaguchi, Yoko
- Kōno, Akitake
- Nishina, Tadayoshi
- Mori, Masayuki
- Enomoto, Ken'ichi
- Kosugi, Yoshio
- Yokao, Dekao
- Kurosawa, Akira
- Itō, Motohiko
- Usami, Jin
- Tomita, Tsuneo
- Tomita, Tsuneo
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha
- Runtime
- 305
- Series statement
- Eclipse. Series 23 The first films of Akira Kurosawa
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Judo
- Jiu-jitsu
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Samurai
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- The first films of Akira Kurosawa, Janus Films ; Toho Company, Ltd
- Note
- Sanshiro Sugata originally released as a motion picture in 1943 ; The most beautiful originally released as a motion picture in 1944 ; Sanshiro Sugata, part 2 originally released as a motion picture in 1945 ; The men who tread on the tiger's tail originally released as a motion picture in 1945
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
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- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Configuration of playback channels
- monaural
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- [Disc 1]: Sanshiro Sugata / Janus Films ; Toho Company, Ltd. ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa ; cinematography by Akira Mimura ; directed by Akira Kurosawa ; [producer, Keiji Matsuzaki] (79 min.) -- [disc 2]: The most beautiful / Janus Films ; a Toho production ; [director, Akira Kurosawa ; producers, Motohiko Ito, Jin Usami ; screenplay, Akira Kurosawa ; cinematography, Joji Obara] (85 min.) -- [Disc 3]: Sanshiro Sugata, part 2 / Janus Films ; Toho Company, Ltd. ; produced by Motohiko Ito ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa ; cinematography by Takeo Ito ; directed by Akira Kurosawa (82 min.) -- [disc 4]: The men who tread on the tiger's tail / Janus Films ; a Toho production ; produced by Motohiko Ito ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa ; cinematography by Takeo Ito ; directed by Akira Kurosawa (59 min.)
- Control code
- 778784
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Full screen version.
- Extent
- 4 videodiscs (305 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781604653229
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 715515062619
- Other physical details
- sound, black and white
- Publisher number
- ECL104
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781604653229
- (OCoLC)650509377
- System details
- DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC
- Terms governing use
- These DVDs are copy protected.
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- The first films of Akira Kurosawa, Janus Films ; Toho Company, Ltd
- Note
- Sanshiro Sugata originally released as a motion picture in 1943 ; The most beautiful originally released as a motion picture in 1944 ; Sanshiro Sugata, part 2 originally released as a motion picture in 1945 ; The men who tread on the tiger's tail originally released as a motion picture in 1945
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Configuration of playback channels
- monaural
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- [Disc 1]: Sanshiro Sugata / Janus Films ; Toho Company, Ltd. ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa ; cinematography by Akira Mimura ; directed by Akira Kurosawa ; [producer, Keiji Matsuzaki] (79 min.) -- [disc 2]: The most beautiful / Janus Films ; a Toho production ; [director, Akira Kurosawa ; producers, Motohiko Ito, Jin Usami ; screenplay, Akira Kurosawa ; cinematography, Joji Obara] (85 min.) -- [Disc 3]: Sanshiro Sugata, part 2 / Janus Films ; Toho Company, Ltd. ; produced by Motohiko Ito ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa ; cinematography by Takeo Ito ; directed by Akira Kurosawa (82 min.) -- [disc 4]: The men who tread on the tiger's tail / Janus Films ; a Toho production ; produced by Motohiko Ito ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa ; cinematography by Takeo Ito ; directed by Akira Kurosawa (59 min.)
- Control code
- 778784
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Edition
- Full screen version.
- Extent
- 4 videodiscs (305 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781604653229
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 715515062619
- Other physical details
- sound, black and white
- Publisher number
- ECL104
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781604653229
- (OCoLC)650509377
- System details
- DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC
- Terms governing use
- These DVDs are copy protected.
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Historical -- Feature
- Historical films
- Jiu-jitsu -- Drama
- Judo -- Drama
- Kabuki plays
- Martial arts films
- Motion picture film collections
- Samurai -- Drama
- Samurai films
- War -- Feature
- War films
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Japan -- Drama
- Feature films
- Film adaptations
Genre
- trueDrama
- Film adaptations
- Feature films
- Historical
- Historical films
- Kabuki plays
- Martial arts films
- Motion picture film collections
- Samurai films
- War
- War films
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