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Hakuchi : The idiot /

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Based on Dostoyevsky's fable of a holy fool, this story, which takes place in Hokkaido in the winter, is about a man who returns home after a stay in an asylum. He is being drawn toward Christianity, his antagonist is an anarchist.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha, Platinum Classics (Firm), Panorama Entertainment
Other Authors: Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998, Mori, Masayuki, 1911-1973, Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997, Hara, Setsuko, 1920-2015, Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982, Kuga, Yoshiko, Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881
Format: Video DVD
Language:Japanese
Language Notes:In Japanese, with optional subtitles in Chinese and English.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Platinum Classics ; [2003]
Edition:Japanese version.
Series:Riben ying hua bai nian shi ; 29.
Subjects:
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Japanese.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:Based on Dostoyevsky's fable of a holy fool, this story, which takes place in Hokkaido in the winter, is about a man who returns home after a stay in an asylum. He is being drawn toward Christianity, his antagonist is an anarchist.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1951.
Based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
A foreign film (Japan).
Letterboxed.
Accompanying insert includes in-depth production notes in English and Chinese.
Special feature: Director's biography and filmography.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 166 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Format:DVD; NTSC region 3 (will play in region 1 players); Dolby digital, stereo.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Toshiro Ubukata ; music, Fumio Hayasaka.