{"product_id":"aba-blu-ikiru003-cc255","title":"Ikiru (BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the greatest achievements by Akira Kurosawa, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIkiru\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e shows the director at his most compassionate—affirming life through an explora­tion of death. Takashi Shimura beautifully portrays Kanji Watanabe, an aging bureaucrat with stomach cancer who is impelled to find meaning in his final days. Presented in a radically conceived two­part structure and shot with a perceptive, humanistic clarity of vision, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIkiru\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a multifaceted look at what it means to be alive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\"\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features-list\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew, restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary from 2003 by Stephen Prince, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Warrior’s Camera: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Message from Akira Kurosawa: For Beautiful Movies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2000), a ninety­-minute documentary produced by Kurosawa Productions and featuring interviews with the director\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDocumentary on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIkiru\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom 2003, created as part of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eToho Masterworks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand featuring interviews with Kurosawa, script supervisor Teruyo Nogami, writer Hideo Oguni, actor Takashi Shimura, and others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew English subtitle translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by critic and travel writer Pico Iyer and a reprint from critic Donald Richie’s 1965 book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Films of Akira Kurosawa\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew cover by Eric Skillman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Criterion Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41280937099464,"sku":"CC2554BD","price":50.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/products\/ikiru.jpg?v=1642282094","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/products\/aba-blu-ikiru003-cc255","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}