Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Akira Kurosawa on DVD

With today's Criterion Collection release of Akira Kurosawa's Drunken Angel, it's a better time than ever to take in Kurosawa's films, as 25 of his 31 films are now available on (Region 1) DVD— 20 of which are Criterion Collection DVDs. Below is a list of the films, with Criterion or Amazon links.









Sanshiro Sugata (1943): Unavailable on Region 1 DVD/ VHS link
The Most Beautiful (1944) Unavailable
Sanshiro Sugata: Part II (1945) Unavailable
They Who Step on the Tiger's Tail (1945/52) Unavailable on Region 1 DVD/ VHS link
Those Who Make Tomorrow (1946; co-dir.) Unavailable
No Regrets For Our Youth (1946) Criterion DVD
One Wonderful Sunday (1947) Criterion DVD
Drunken Angel (1948) Criterion DVD
The Quiet Duel (1949) BCI/ECLIPSE DVD
Stray Dog (1949) Criterion DVD
Scandal (1950) Criterion DVD
Rashomon (1950) Criterion DVD
The Idiot (1951) Criterion DVD
Ikiru (1952) Criterion DVD
Seven Samurai (1954) Criterion DVD
I Live in Fear (1955) Criterion DVD
Throne of Blood (1957) Criterion DVD
The Lower Depths (1957) Criterion DVD
The Hidden Fortress (1958) Criterion DVD
The Bad Slept Well (1960) Criterion DVD
Yojimbo (1961) Criterion DVD
Sanjuro (1962) Criterion DVD
High and Low (1963) Criterion DVD
Red Beard (1965) Criterion DVD
Dodeska-Den (1970) Unavailable on Region 1 DVD/ VHS link
Dersu Uzala (1975) Kino Video DVD
Kagemusha (1980) Criterion DVD
Ran (1985) Criterion DVD
Akira Kurosawa'a Dreams (1990) Warner Home Video DVD
Rhapsody in August (1991) MGM DVD
Madadayo (1993) Fox Lorber DVD

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