Ikiru [1952] - Akira Kurosawa, Takashi Shimura, Nobuo Kaneko, Kyoko Seki (Blu-ray - 11/24/2015) [The Criterion Collection]

One of the greatest achievements by Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai), Ikiru presents the director at his most compassionate-affirming life through an exploration of death. Takashi Shimura (Rashomon) beautifully portrays Kanji Watanabe, an aging bureaucrat with stomach cancer who is impelled to find meaning in his final days. Presented in a radically conceived two-part structure and shot with a perceptive, humanistic clarity of vision, Ikiru is a multifaceted look at what it means to be alive.

Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed

Product Details
Actors: Takashi Shimura
Directors: Akira Kurosawa
Format: Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Number of discs: 1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Criterion Collection (Direct)
DVD Release Date: November 24, 2015
Run Time: 143 minutes

Cast & Crew
Takashi Shimura Kanji Watanabe
Nobuo Kaneko Mitsuo Watanabe
Kyoko Seki Kazue Watanabe
Miki Odagiri Toyo Odagiri
Makoto Kobori Kiighi Watanabe
Yunosuke Ito Novelist
Kasuo Abe City Assemblyman
Saito Subordinate Clerk
Sakai Assistant
Minosuke Yamada Saito
Toranosuke Ogawa Park Section Chief
Kumeko Urabe Tatsu Watanabe
Yoshie Minami Hayoshi, the Maid
Kamatari Fujiwara Ono, Office under-chief
Haruo Tanaka Sakai
Bokuzen Hidari Ohara
Minoru Chiaki Noguchi
Nobuo Nakamura Deputy Mayor
Masao Shimizu Doctor
Ko (Isao) Kimura Intern
Atsushi Watanabe Patient
Fuyuki Murakami Newspaperman
Seiji Miyaguchi Gang Boss
Daisuke Kato Gang Member
Kin Sugai Housewife
Eiko Miyoshi Housewife
Fumiko Homma Housewife
Ichiro Chiba Policeman

Technical Credits
Akira Kurosawa Director,Screenwriter
Shinobu Hashimoto Screenwriter
Fumio Hayasaka Score Composer
So Matsuyama Art Director
Shojiro Motoki Producer
Shinobu Muraki Production Designer
Yoshiro Muraki Production Designer
Asakazu Nakai Cinematographer
Hideo Oguni Screenwriter