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Widescreen Editions Dodes' Ka-Den WS Criterion LaserDisc #291 Zushi Tokyo Shantytown Drama Foreign

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( Catalog Number CC1443L )
(1.66:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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Dodes 'Ka-Den
1970 - 140 min. - Color
Genre: Foreign
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Dodes'ka-Den (aka Dodesukaden) was Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's first project since Red Beard (1965), and his first ever in color. Kurosawa focuses this time on Tokyo slum life. We watch as a variety of unfortunates debase themselves to survive, yet, somehow, emerge with more innate dignity than the so-called "better" people. While it seems inconceivable that Dodes'ka-Den would fail at the box office, fail it did upon its original release. The Japanese distributors hastily pared down the film's 244 minutes to 140 (unfortunately destroying the original negative in the process), but this version also came a cropper. It was the negative reaction to Dodes'ka-Den, which allegedly prompted Kurosawa to attempt suicide. Happily, he survived to reclaim his industry stature with 1976's Dersu Uzala.

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Cast for Dodes 'Ka-Den

Yoshitaka Zushi 
Kin Sugai
Junzaburo Ban
Kiyoko Tange
Michiko Hino

Feature Details

Title: Dodes 'Ka-Den
Feature Release Date: 1970
Genre: Foreign
Rating: Not Rated
Color: Color
Runtime: 140 Minutes
Chapters: 34
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 1.66:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Technical Details

LD Release Date: 17 Jan 1996
Catalog Number: CC1443L
UPC: 715515007252
ISBN: 155940700X
Collection: Criterion Collection
Publisher: Criterion

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 3
Cover: Gatefold Jacket
Spoken Language: Japanese
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: CC1443L
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
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( Catalog Number CC1443L )
(1.66:1) (3 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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Dodes 'Ka-Den
1970 - 140 min. - Color
Genre: Foreign
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Dodes'ka-Den (aka Dodesukaden) was Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's first project since Red Beard (1965), and his first ever in color. Kurosawa focuses this time on Tokyo slum life. We watch as a variety of unfortunates debase themselves to survive, yet, somehow, emerge with more innate dignity than the so-called "better" people. While it seems inconceivable that Dodes'ka-Den would fail at the box office, fail it did upon its original release. The Japanese distributors hastily pared down the film's 244 minutes to 140 (unfortunately destroying the original negative in the process), but this version also came a cropper. It was the negative reaction to Dodes'ka-Den, which allegedly prompted Kurosawa to attempt suicide. Happily, he survived to reclaim his industry stature with 1976's Dersu Uzala.

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Cast for Dodes 'Ka-Den

Yoshitaka Zushi 
Kin Sugai
Junzaburo Ban
Kiyoko Tange
Michiko Hino

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