Daibosatsutōge /

大菩薩峠 /

Ryunosuke is a sociopathic samurai. When he is scheduled for an exhibition match at his fencing school, the wife of his opponent begs Ryunosuke to throw the match, offering her own virtue in trade.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Daibosatsutōge (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors:	Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors:	Fujimoto, Masumi, 1910-1979, Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-2018, Okamoto, Kihachi, 1924-2005, Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997, Nakadai, Tatsuya, 1932-, Aratama, Michiyo, Kayama, Yūzō, 1937-, Murai, Hiroshi, Matsuyama, So, 1908-1977, Satō, Masaru, 1928-1999, Nakazato, Kaizan, 1885-1944
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:	Japanese
Language Notes:	In Japanese with optional English subtitles.
Published:	[United States] : Criterion Collection, ©2015.
Edition:	Blu-ray ed.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 280.
Subjects:	Swordsmen > Japan > Drama. Samurai > Japan > Drama. Samurai. Swordsmen. Japan. Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Martial arts films. Samurai films. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Japanese.

Description
Summary:	Ryunosuke is a sociopathic samurai. When he is scheduled for an exhibition match at his fencing school, the wife of his opponent begs Ryunosuke to throw the match, offering her own virtue in trade.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1966. Special features: new audio commentary featuring film historian Stephen Prince; trailer; essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet.
Format:	Blu-ray, NTSC, region A, 2.35:1 aspect ratio, Dolby digital mono; requires Blu-ray player.
Production Credits:	Satsuei, Murai Hiroshi ; bijutsu, Matsuyama So ; ongaku, Satō Masaru.
ISBN:	9781604659382 1604659386