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Harakiri, Seppuku, Janus Films ; Shochiku Co. Ltd. ; produced by Tatsuo Hosoya ; written by Shinobu Hashimoto ; directed by Masaki Kobayashi

Label
Harakiri, Seppuku, Janus Films ; Shochiku Co. Ltd. ; produced by Tatsuo Hosoya ; written by Shinobu Hashimoto ; directed by Masaki Kobayashi
Note
Based on the novel "Ibun rōninki" by Takiguchi YasuhikoOriginally released as a motion picture in 1962Special features: disc 1: new, restored high-definition digital transfer; exclusive video introduction by Japanese-film historian Donald Richie; original theatrical trailer; new and improved English subtitle translation; disc 2: rare excerpt of a Directors Guild of Japan video interview with director Masaki Kobayashi conducted by filmmaker Masahiro Shinoda (Double Suicide); new video interviews with star Tatsuya Nakadai and screenwriter Shinobu Hashimoto; poster gallery; A 32-page booklet featuring a new essay by film scholar Joan Mellen and a reprint of her 1972 interview with Kobayashi
Acquisition source address
Midwest Tapes
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
resource.creditsNote
seisaku: Hosoya Tatsuo ; kyakuhon: Hashimoto Shinobu ; kantoku: Kobayashi Masaki ; satsuei: Miyajima Yoshio ; ongaku: Takemitsu Tōru
Dimensions
other
Isbn
9780780030060
Medium for sound
videodisc
Participant note
Nakadai Tatsuya, Iwashita Shima, Ishihama Akira
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (133 min.), sd., b&w, 4 3/4 in. +, 1 booklet ([26] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific Material Designation
videodisc
System control number
(Sirsi) 1319792(OCoLC)61157138
System details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono
Upc
037429207321
Video recording publisher number
HAR110 -- Home Vision Entertainment
Videorecording format
DVD
Cover Art
Carrier category
Media category

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