Nijūshi no hitomi : Twenty-four eyes /

二十四の瞳 Twenty-four eyes /

An elegant, emotional chronicle of a teacher's unwavering commitment to her students, her profession, and her sense of morality. It takes a simultaneously sober and sentimental look at the epic themes of aging, war, and death.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha, Criterion Collection (Firm), Janus Films
Other Authors: Takamine, Hideko, 1924-2010, Tsukioka, Yumeji, Kobayashi, Toshiko, 1932-, Igawa, Kuniko, Tamura, Takahiro, Ryū, Chishū, 1904-1993, Natsukawa, Shizue, 1909-, Urabe, Kumeko, 1902-1989, Kiyokawa, Nijiko, 1914-2002, Naniwa, Chieko, Amamoto, Eisei, 1926-2003, Kuwata, Ryōtarō, Kinoshita, Keisuke, 1912-1998, Tsuboi, Sakae, 1900-1967
Format: Video DVD
Language:Japanese
Language Notes:Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, 2008.
Edition:Special ed.
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 442.
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Description
Summary:An elegant, emotional chronicle of a teacher's unwavering commitment to her students, her profession, and her sense of morality. It takes a simultaneously sober and sentimental look at the epic themes of aging, war, and death.
Item Description:Gensaku Tsuboi Sakae = Based on the novel by Sakae Tsuboi.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1954.
Special features: new video interview with Japanese cinema historian and critic Tadao Sato about the film and its director; theatrical teasers; a booklet featuring a new essay by film scholar Audie Bock and an excerpt from a 1955 interview with Kinoshita.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (156 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([20] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Format:DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen presentation (1.33:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital mono.
Production Credits:Satsuei, Kusuda Hiroyuki ; henshū, Sugihara Yoshi ; bijutsu, Nakamura Kimihiko ; ongaku, Kinoshita Tadashi.
ISBN:9781604650570
1604650575