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Japan Foundation, Sydney, Library Video catalogue (VHS, DVD) – Indexed by call number Shimura) recognises some of his own flaws in his patient and decides to save him -- from tuberculosis and from himself. But when Matsunaga's rival is released from prison, he realises his status as local mob boss under threat -- and the young hoodlum decides he can't afford health, or help. -- From Container. Call Number: 778.21 KUR Title: High and low = Tengoku to jigoku | seisaku Tanaka Tomoyuki, Kikushima Ryūzō ; kyakuhon Oguni Hideo ... [et al.] ; kantoku Kurosawa Akira.|High and low = 天国と地獄狀 | 製作田中友幸 , 菊島隆三 ; 脚本小国英雄 ... [et al.] ; 監督黒澤明 .| Series title: Directors suite. Akira Kurosawa Publisher: [Collingwood, Vic.] : Madman Entertainment, [2006]. Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (feature length 143 min.) :sd., b&w. ;4 3/4 in.+ 1 viewer's guide booklet (18 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.). Video Recording System requirements:DVD-9 (Region 4, PAL); dual layer; anamorphic wide screen (2.35:1) presentation; Japanese soundtrack in Dolby Digital 4.0 or 2.0. Language: Feature soundtracks in Japanese with optional English subtitles. Rating: PG Summary: Kingo Gondō, a wealthy industrialist and corporate Machiavelli on the brink of unrivalled succcess in the Japanese shoe industry when he becomes the target of extortion. But in a cruel twist of fate, it is his chauffer's son who is kidnapped in his own son's place -- and so Gondo must choose to either pay the huge ransom and lose his empire, or else take responsibility for the boy's life. Call Number: 778.21 KUR Title: Hōmu suīto hōmu : dare ni demo kaeritai ie ga aru | story and screenplay, Zenzo Matsuyama ama ; director, Tomio Kuriyama.|ホーム・スイートホーム : 誰にでも帰りたい家がある | story and screenplay, Zenzo Matsuyama ; director, Tomio Kuriyama.| Publisher: [Japan] : Mainichi EVR Shisutemu [distributor], 2004.|[Japan] : 毎日 EVR システム, 2004.| Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (110 min.) :sd., col. ;4 3/4 in. Video Recording System requirements:DVD (Region 2, NTSC); single layer; vista size in letterbox presentation. Language: Feature soundtrack options in Japanese and Japanese with narration for visual-impaired ; subtitle options in Japanese and English. Summary: Human life is gentle, and the bonds we share with other people bring warmth to our lives. Ex-opera singer, 75-year-old Hiro Yamashita, suffers from dementia. Whether in his room or out on the street, he spends his days wandering around singing, with all the energy he can muster. The anguish and conflict created by this awkward situation that is marring his son, his daughter-in-law and his grandchildren, comes to a point they can not tolerate any longer, and they make a decision: namely, to abandon him in front of “Obandegansu”, the group home in Iwate. Hiro is left standing there holding a letter: “Please take our grandfather. While he is with us, our house is being destroyed, and at this rate our family will disintegrate.” This drama about regeneration and connecting with people who have kind hearts, develops with the Obandegansu group home and the magnificent Mount Iwate as its setting. Call Number: 778.21 KUR Title: I live in fear = Ikimono no kiroku | produced by Seijiro Motoki ; directed by Akira Kurosawa.|I live in fear = 生きものの記録 | produced by Seijiro Motoki ; directed by Akira Kurosawa.| Series title: Directors suite. Akira Kurosawa Publisher: [Collingwood, Vic.] : Madman Entertainment, [2006]. Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (feature length 99 min.) :sd., b&w. ;4 3/4 in. Video Recording System requirements:dvd-9 (Region 4, PAL); dual layer; original ratio (4:3) presentation; Japanese soundtrack in 1.0 Dolby Digital. Language: Feature soundtrack in Japanese with optional English subtitles. Rating: OFLC rating: PG, including Mild themes. Summary: An elderly and wealthy industrialist is driven to madness over fears of a nuclear attack. In a futile attempt to save his family he pressures them to leave Japan and move to the rainforest in Brazil where he believes they will be safe. His family, complacent and cynical, is outraged and move to have him declared insane. Call Number: 778.21 KUR Title: Ikiru = To live | produced by Motogi Sojiro ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni ; directed by Akira Kurosawa.| 生きる = To live | produced by Motogi Sojiro ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni ; directed by Akira Kurosawa.| Series title: Directors suite. Akira Kurosawa Publisher: [Collingwood, Vic.] : Madman Entertainment, [2006]. Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (feature length 143 min.) :sd., col. ;4 3/4 in.+ 1 booklet (18 p.). Video Recording System requirements:DVD-9 (Region 4, PAL); dual layer; full frame original ration (4:3); Japanese soundtrack in 1.0 Dolby Digital. Language: Feature soundtrack in Japanese with optional English subtitles. Rating: OFLC rating: PG, including Mild coarse language, Mild themes. Summary: "When petty official Kanji Watanabe learns he is going to die he begins a quest for the true meaning of existence. Realising that his life until now has been wasted and no longer finding solace in his family or job he withdraws his money from the bank, intending to spend his last days in pleasure. It is not long before pachinko and alcohol lose their charm, and Watanabe begins to master his own experience." -- FROM CONTAINER. Call Number: 778.21 KUR Title: Kagemusha = The double | directed by Akira Kurosawa.| 影武者 = The double | directed by Akira Kurosawa.| Edition: Special ed. Publisher: Moore Park, N.S.W. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment South Pacific [distributor], c2007, c1980. Physical description: 2 videodiscs (DVD) (feature length 152 min. + extras) :sd., col. ;4 3/4 in. Video Recording System requirements:DVD-9 (Region 4, PAL); 16:9 anamorphic wide screen (2.35:1) aspect ratio; feature Japanese soundtrack in 4.0 Dolby Digital. Language: Feature soundtrack in Japanese with optional English subtitles and closed-captions for the hearing impaired. Audio commentary to the feature films by Stephen Prince in English with optional closed-captions for the hearing impaired. Soundtrack on extras in English or Japanese with optional subtitles in English for the hearing impaired, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Dutch, Portguese, Greek and Polish. Rating: OFLC rating: PG, including Mild violence. Summary: A condemned thief is rescued from the gallows because of his uncanny resemblance to the powerful warlord Shingen Takeda. When Takeda dies in battle he is replaced by his Kagemusha (or double), who eventually becomes a great leader. Set in 16th century Japan. 51 21-Apr-10
Japan Foundation, Sydney, Library Video catalogue (VHS, DVD) – Indexed by call number Call Number: 778.21 KUR Title: Kurosawa : a documentary Series title: Akira Kurosawa collection Publisher: [Collingwood, VIC.] : Madman Entertainment, c2000 Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD, PAL, all regions) (90 min.) :sd., col. ;4 3/4 in. Video Recording System requirements:DVD-9 (Region 4, PAL); dual layer; fyll frame pan & scan (4:3) presentation; English soundtrack in 2.0 Dolby Digital and Japanese soundtrack in 2.0 Dolby Digital. Language: Feature soundtracks in English and Japanese with optional English subtitles. Rating: OFCL rating: PG, including Medium level violence, Adult themes. Summary: "From Rashomon (1950) to Ran (1985), Akira Kurosawa set new boundaries for world cinema. His extraordinary career spanned one of Japan's most dramatic centuries and produced a string of masterpieces unrivalled in motion picture history. In the first major documentary to be made since his death in 1988, Kurosawa's family and colleagues are joined by critics from Japan and America to produce a comprehensive assessment of his schievements. Shot in High Definition, this revealing look at the accleimed director features extensive clips from Kurosawa's greatest films and includes interviews with Japmes Coburn and Clint Eastwood along with longtime associate Teruyo Nogami, actress Michiko Kyo ans Isuzu Yamada, actor Tetusya Nakadai, director Kno Ichikawa and critics Tadao Sato and renowned Kurosawa historian Donald Ritchie." -- FROM CONTAINER. Call Number: 778.21 KUR Title: Maadadayo = Māda dayo | written and directed by Akira Kurosawa ; general producers, Yasuyoshi Tokuma, Gohei Kogure ; produced by Daiei, Dentsu, Kurosawa production.|Maadadayo = まあだだよ | written and directed by Akira Kurosawa ; general producers, Yasuyoshi Tokuma, Gohei G Kogure ; produced by Daiei, Dentsu, Kurosawa production.| Publisher: [Collingwood, Vic.] : Madman Entertainment, [2007]. Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (feature length 129 min.) :sd., col. ;4 3/4 in. Video Recording System requirements: VHS [PAL] Language: Feature soundtracks in Japanese with optional English subtitles. Rating: OFLC rating: PG. Including Mature theme, Mild coarse language. Summary: Follows the last two decades in the life of Hayakken Uchida, a writer and beloved teacher who retires in the early 1940s. Call Number: 778.21 KUR Title: Pulse = Kairo | written and directed by Kurosawa Kiyoshi ; a Daiei ...[et al.] production.|Pulse = 回路 | written and directed by Kurosawa Kiyoshi ; a Daiei ...[et al.] production.| Publisher: [Collingwood, Vic.] : Madman Entertainment, [2006], c2001. Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (feature length 115 min.) :sd., col. ;4 3/4 in. Video Recording System requirements:DVD-9 (Region 4, PAL); dual layer; anamorphic wide screen (1.85:1) presentation; Japanese soundtracks in 5.1 or 2.0 Dolby Digital Language: Feature soundtracks in Japanese with optional English subtitles. Rating: OFLC rating: MA15+, including Strong themes. Summary: A group of young friends are rocked by the sudden suicide of one of their own and his subsequent ghostly reappearance in grainy computer and video images. More deaths follow as the world is slowly being drained of life. Call Number: 778.21 KUR Title: Ran : a film | [directed] by Akira Kurosawa ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide.| 乱 : a film | [directed] by Akira Kurosawa ; screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide.| Edition: Collector's 2 disc ed. Publisher: [Australia?] : Universal Pictures (Australasia), c2004, c1985. Physical description: 2 videodiscs (DVD, 156+72 min.) :sd, col. ;4 3/4 in. Video Recording System requirements:DVD (Region 2 & 4, PAL); anamorphic wide screen (1.85:1) presentation on feature film, anamorphic wide screen (1.66:1) presentation on special features; Japanese soundtrack in 5.1 Dolby Digital, English in 2.0 Dolby Digital, German in 2.0 Dolby Digital on feature films; English soundtrack in 2.0 Dolby Digital on special features. Language: Soundtrack options on feature film in Japanese, English dub and German dub. Subtitles option on feature film in English, German and Dutch. Soundtrack on special features in English. Summary: Set in the early 16th century Japan, an ageing ruler, Lord Hidetora, announces his intention to divide his land equally amongthree sons. This decision unleashes a power struggle between the three. Call Number: 778.21 KUR Title: Rashomon = Rashōmopn | screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto ; directd by Akira Kurosawa. Series title: Akira Kurosawa collection Publisher: [Collingwood, Vic.] : Madman Entertainment, [2006]. Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (feature length 85 min.) :sd., b&w. ;4 3/4 in. Video Recording System requirements:DVD-9 (Region 4, PAL); dual layer; full frame original ratio (4:3) presentation; Japanese soundtrack in dual mono Dolby Digital. Language: Feature soundtracks in Japanese with optional English subtitles. Rating: OFLC rating: M, including Moderate violence. Summary: Set in the Middle Ages, the nature of truth and subjective reality are probed in a series of flashbacks from four viewpoints to present the case history of a man's murder and the rape of his wife by a bandit. Call Number: 778.21 KUR Title: Red beard | directed by Akira Kurosawa. Series title: Akira Kurosawa collection Publisher: [Collingwood, VIC.] : Madman Entertainment, c1965, [2004] Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (185 min.) :sd., b&w ;4 3/4 in. Video Recording System requirements:DVD-9 (Region 4, PAL); dual layer; 16:9 anamorphic wide screen (2.35:1) presentation; Japanese soundtrack in 4.0 Dolby Digital. Language: Feature soundtrack in Japanese with optional English subtitles. Rating: OFLC rating: M15+, including Adult themes, Sexual references, Medium level violence. Summary: Kurosawa's "monument to the goodness of man" chronicles the tumultuous and touching relationship that develops between a vain young doctor and a compassionate clinic director in 19th century Japan. Call Number: 778.21 KUR 52 21-Apr-10
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