Arigatō-san = Mr. Thank You /
有りがたうさん /
Hiroshi Shimizu's endearing road movie follows the long and winding route of a sweet-natured bus driver. He is nicknamed Mr. Thank You for his constant exclamation to pedestrians who kindly step out of his way. His route travels from rural Izu to Tokyo. Along the way, romance, comedy and traged...
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| Format: | DVD |
| Language: | Japanese English |
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[New York, New York] :
Criterion Collection,
[2009]
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| Series: | Eclipse (Criterion Collection (Firm)). Travels with Hiroshi Shimizu
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| Summary: | Hiroshi Shimizu's endearing road movie follows the long and winding route of a sweet-natured bus driver. He is nicknamed Mr. Thank You for his constant exclamation to pedestrians who kindly step out of his way. His route travels from rural Izu to Tokyo. Along the way, romance, comedy and tragedy threatens his passengers, a virtual microcosm of Depression-era Japan. |
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| Item Description: | "Dobashi-shiki Shōchiku fōn zen hasseiban." Based on the novel Arigatō by Yasunari Kawabata. Originally released as a motion picture in 1936. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (76 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; full screen (1.33:1) ; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Aoki Isamu ; music, Horiuchi Keizo. |
| ISBN: | 9781604651355 1604651350 9781604651386 1604651385 |