Tsubaki Sanjūrō : Sanjuro /

A skilled but slovenly ronin comes to the aid of a group of naive young warriors fighting their corrupt clan leaders and manages to keep them out of trouble and alive in spite of their high ideals.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha, Kurosawa Purodakushon, Criterion Collection (Firm), Janus Films
Other Authors: Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998, Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997, Nakadai, Tatsuya, 1932-, Kobayashi, Keiju, Kayama, Yūzō, 1937-, Dan, Reiko, Yamamoto, Shūgorō, 1903-1967
Format: Video DVD
Language:Japanese
Language Notes:In Japanese with optional English subtitles.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection : Janus Films, [1999]
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 53.
Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)
Subjects:
Description
Summary:A skilled but slovenly ronin comes to the aid of a group of naive young warriors fighting their corrupt clan leaders and manages to keep them out of trouble and alive in spite of their high ideals.
Item Description:Original theatrical aspect ratio (2.35:1).
Based on the novel: Hibi heian / by Shūgorō Yamamoto.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1962.
A foreign film (Japan).
Special features: Original theatrical trailer, with rare behind-the-scenes footage.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 99 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([6] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Format:DVD; Dolby digital mono.
Aspect ratio 2.35:1.
Production Credits:Screenplay, Akira Kurosawa, Ryuzo Kikuskima, Hideo Oguni ; photography, Fukuzō Koizumi, Takao Saitō ; music, Masaru Satō.
ISBN:0780022491