Dodes'ka-Den
by Akira Kurosawa
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Actor: Kin Sugai, Shinsuke Minami, Toshiyuki Tonomura, Yűko Kusunoki, Yoshitaka ZushiDirector: Akira Kurosawa
Producer: Akira Kurosawa
Writer: Akira Kurosawa
Producer: Keisuke Kinoshita
Producer: Kon Ichikawa
Writer: Hideo Oguni
Writer: Shinobu Hashimoto
Writer: Shűgorô Yamamoto
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: Japanese (Original Language)
Format: Import, NTSC
Running Time: 140 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-12-02
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Japanese Import
Movie Reviews of Dodes'ka-Den
Movie Review: Dodes'ka-Den
Summary: 5 Stars
I remember seeing this movie on TV a while back and always wanting to watch it again, but found it too hard to find. I don't like how underrated this movie is. Sure its not as good as Kurosawa's masterpieces like Seven Samurai, Rashomon, and Ran (what movies are?) but it still deserves attention, as it is a great film nonetheless. Like a Yasujiro Ozu film (Floating Weeds, A Tokyo Story) this movie has a pretty simple story and characters, but deep emotions. I finally got my hands on the import DVD and its better than I even remember it. When I heard that this movie has been shaved off 100 minutes and the complete, uncut edition can't be found anywhere, I was kinda depressed. I mean, this is already a great film, but with those extra 100 minutes, (if they were really good!), could have rivaled Seven Samurai, Rashomon, and Ran as Kurosawa's masterpiece. But I guess we'll never know unless some DVD company (cough, cough... Criterion Collection) can find the original negative and give us the complete edition on DVD. How sad... a great movie like this being a box office failure, it deserves so much better than this. No wonder Kurosawa attempted suicide! Oh, well, this movie is fine as it is and still great in its cut version. I just really hope I can see the complete version someday! If you are a Kurosawa fan, you should still buy this movie! (don't be turned off at the fact that this was a commercial, financial, and box office failure!)
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