Ikiru (Criterion Collection) (1952)
: 143 min.
This Criterion Edition includes: a new high-definition digital transfer with restored image and sound; audio commentary by Stephen Prince, author of THE WARRIOR'S CAMERA: THE CINEMA OF AKIRA KUROSAWA; the original theatrical trailer, and new and improved English subtitle translations. The film is presented in its original 1:33:1 aspect ratio. The second disc includes: A MESSAGE FROM AKIRA KUROSAWA: FOR BEAUTIFUL MOVIES (2000), an 81-minute documentary featuring interviews with Kurosawa on the sets of his later films and a 41-minute documentary on Ikiru from the series AKIRA KUROSAWA: IT IS WONDERFUL TO CREATE, including interviews with Kurosawa, writer Hideo Oguni, actor Takashi Shimura and many others.
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