Postwar Kurosawa Box [5 Discs] [Criterion Collection]

Akira Kurosawa

Overview

Akira Kurosawa came into his own as a filmmaker directly following World War II, delving into the state of his devastated nation with a series of pensive, topical dramas. Amid Japan's economic collapse and U.S. occupation, Kurosawa managed to find humor and redemption existing alongside despair and anxiety. In these five early films, which range from political epic to Capraesque whimsy to courtroom potboiler, Kurosawa revealed the artistic range and social acuity that would mark his career and make him the most popular Japanese director in the world. Films in this set: No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) One Wonderful Sunday (1947) Scandal (1950) The Idiot (1951) I Live in Fear (1955)

Product Details

Release Date:	01/15/2008
UPC:	0715515027021
Original Release:	2008
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	9:53:00
Sales rank:	12,074

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- No Regrets for Our Youth
1. Kyoto [7:23]
2. 1933 [7:25]
3. The Fight for Freedom [3:21]
4. No Surrender [8:42]
5. 1938 [7:26]
6. A Changed Man? [2:41]
7. Yukie Leaves Home [5:41]
8. Catching Up [4:14]
9. Noge [9:30]
10. A Steep Path [:29]
11. Arrested [3:41]
12. Ultimate Sacrifice [9:47]
13. Family of Spies [5:16]
14. The Fields [4:23]
15. The Truth Will Be Known [3:27]
16. Exhaustion [7:10]
17. "Keep Out, Spies" [5:08]
18. Itokawa Pays a Visit [3:57]
19. "No Regrets in My Life" [4:10]
Disc #2 -- One Wonderful Sunday
1. A Sunday on Thirty-Five Yen [4:54]
2. Model House [6:36]
3. Room for Rent? [3:41]
4. Play Ball! [7:54]
5. Segawa [8:59]
6. "No Better Than Anyone Else" [7:11]
7. The Zoo [7:31]
8. Unfinished Symphony [6:57]
9. Shattered [2:47]
10. Masako Returns [10:43]
11. Coffee and Cake [8:07]
12. The Hyacinth [3:34]
13. "You Can Hear It?" [6:28]
14. Beautiful Dream [10:10]
15. Until Next Sunday [9:26]
Disc #3 -- Scandal
1. A Lift [6:26]
2. "What a Scoop!" [3:37]
3. Photos and Headlines [3:17]
4. Mr. Aoe V. Amour Inc. [7:52]
5. Otokichi Hiruta, Attorney at Law [8:46]
6. Masako [5:24]
7. Life in a Fishbowl [5:46]
8. A Weak Man [3:36]
9. "How Did I Come to Be Like This?" [8:21]
10. On the Take [7:24]
11. Dr. Kataoka [2:12]
12. "Merry Christmas, Everybody!" [13:57]
13. Hearings Begin [3:22]
14. Trust [3:40]
15. Masako's Last Words [9:37]
16. A Star in the Sky [11:30]
Disc #4 -- The Idiot
1. Kameda's Dream [6:09]
2. Hokkaido [5:32]
3. "What Would You Say If All This Were Yours?" [5:36]
4. The Letter [7:30]
5. Taeko Nasu [12:04]
6. Birthday Party [12:32]
7. "A Woman Like Me?" [4:59]
8. A Confession and One Million Yen [9:52]
9. February [5:12]
10. Ruin [12:41]
11. A Trade of Charms [4:53]
12. Madness [6:16]
13. Hope [9:17]
14. Ice Carnival [4:57]
15. Rendezvous [7:55]
16. Calling on Ayako [3:42]
17. Carnations [7:41]
18. Face-to-Face [18:04]
19. "She's All Ours Now" [17:46]
20. Tears [3:48]
Disc #5 -- I Live in Fear
1. Family Court [16:41]
2. Nakajima Foundry [6:46]
3. A Family's Reluctance [7:28]
4. "Just Count Us Out" [8:10]
5. Decisive Day [10:02]
6. The Deposit [7:51]
7. A Gentleman's Agreement [4:04]
8. Full of Fear [4:53]
9. In the Papers [4:38]
10. On His Knees [7:01]
11. Father's Will [6:05]
12. Up in Flames [8:46]
13. "It's Burning!" [10:54]

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