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High and Low AKA Tengoku to jigoku (Blu-ray) (1963)
An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.Director: Akira Kurosawa
OVERALL: Blu-ray A-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Akira Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince
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Extras:"Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create - High and Low" documentary (37:02)
"Tetsuko's Room" 1981 TV show interview with Toshiro Mifune (30:31)
2008 Interview with actor Tsutomu Yamazaki (19:05)
Japanese theatrical trailer (3:38)
Japanese teaser trailer (1:54)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 4.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 40-page booklet containing essays by critic Geoffrey O’Brien and Japanese film-scholar Donald Richie.
The commentary is in English. The English trailer has no dialogue with English text. All other extras are in Japanese with optional English subtitles. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create - High and Low" documentary (37:06)
"Between Heaven and Hell according to Jean Douchet" featurette (14:31)
Start-up Trailer for the "Akira Kurosawa Collection" (2:40)
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Subtitles:French (forced)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Includes a 66 page book.
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OVERALL: Blu-ray A
The US release for the lengthier extras and optional subtitles.
Note the French release has an exclusive French featurette but only has 2.0 audio and the subtitles are not removable.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (143:41).
- Blu-ray B France- Wild Side Video - No cuts (143:40).
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Comparison added by Vincent_Bouche on 14/08/11
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 08/10/19UPDATE LOG:
14/08/11 : Initial entry.
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13/11/18: Added France.
08/10/19: Capsaholic.
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