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Ikiru AKA Doomed AKA Living AKA To Live (Blu-ray) (1952)
Kanji Watanabe is a longtime bureaucrat in a city office who, along with the rest of the office, spends his entire working life doing nothing...Director: Akira Kurosawa
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Stephen Prince, author of The Warrior’s Camera: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa (2004)
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Extras:"A Message from Akira Kurosawa: For Beautiful Movies" 2000 documentary (81:22)
"Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create - Ikiru" 2003 documentary (41:38)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes an essay by critic and travel writer Pico Iyer and a reprint from critic Donald Richie’s 1965 book The Films of Akira Kurosawa.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Stephen Prince, author of The Warrior’s Camera: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa (2004)
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Extras:"A Message from Akira Kurosawa: For Beautiful Movies" 2000 documentary (81:22)
"Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create - Ikiru" 2003 documentary (41:38)
Trailer (3:31) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes an essay by critic and travel writer Pico Iyer and a reprint from critic Donald Richie’s 1965 book The Films of Akira Kurosawa.
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Extras:Trailer (4 mins)
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Subtitles:Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese LPCM 2.0 dual mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in the "Akira Kurosawa - The Masterworks Volume 2" set.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Charles Tesson on Ikiru" featurette (34:52)
Original Trailer (3:31)
Start-up Trailer for the "Akira Kurosawa Collection" (2:40)
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Subtitles:French (forced)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
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Case type:Digibook
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Notes:Includes a 50 page booklet with writing by Charles Tesson.
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Extras:Vídeo Essay by Antonio Santos (10 mins) (1080p)
Trailer (4 mins) (576i) -
Subtitles:Spanish (Castilian) (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 dual mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a slipcase.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by film critic Adrian Martin (2024)
DISC TWO
"Akira Kurosawa: It is Wonderful to Create – Ikiru" 2003 documentary (41:37)
2003 introduction by Alex Cox (14:46)
"It's Ours Whatever They Say" 1972 documentary (38:46)
"The People People" 1970 COI public service short (22:26)
Image Gallery (4:05)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese LPCM 1.0 (restored)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a fully illustrated booklet in the first pressing.
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OVERALL: Draw
The US/Canadian, Spanish, and UK releases have some exclusive extras with optional subtitles.
The French release includes an exclusive interview though the subtitles are forced for the film.
Also available in:
- Japan by Toho (4K remaster)
- Sweden by Studio S
- Brazil by Versátil Home Video
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (143:07).
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts (143:07).
- Blu-ray A Japan- Toho - No cuts (142:59).
- Blu-ray B France- Wild Side Video - No cuts (143:12).
- Blu-ray B Spain- Desconocido - No cuts.
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (142:48)
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 16/11/15
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 15/08/24UPDATE LOG:
16/11/15: Initial entry.
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28/11/15: capsaholic.
05/05/16: Addition of France.
11/07/23: Added Canada.
15/08/24: Added UK.
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