Synopsis
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Ikiru" (1952).
Movie Information
- Director
- Yoshinari Okamoto
- Writers
- Yoshinari Okamoto, Masayuki Yui
- Release Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 42 minutes
- Genre
- Documentary
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Akira Kurosawa
Self
Masayuki Yui
Self
Shinobu Hashimoto
Self
Teruyo Nogami
Self
Takashi Shimura
Self
Yoshirō Muraki
Self
Miki Odagiri
Self
Kin Sugai
Self
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