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Red Beard AKA Akahige (1965)
In a charity hospital, a doctor guides an intern through a number of difficult cases.Director: Akira Kurosawa
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Extras:Cast Information
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Subtitles:Chinese (Simplified), Chines (Traditional) and English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This is a DVD-10 "flipper" disc.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince
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Extras:Theatrical trailer (3:56)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 4.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 8-page booklet containing notes by Japanese-film historian Donald Richie.
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 4.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Part of the 25 film 25 disc "AK 100: 25 Films by Akira Kurosawa" which includes "Sanshiro Sugata" (1943), "The Most Beautiful" (1944), "Sanshiro Sugata Part Two" (1945), "The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail" (1945), "No Regrets for Our Youth" (1946), "One Wonderful Sunday" (1947), "Drunken Angel" (1948), "Stray Dog" (1949), "Scandal" (1950), "Rashomon" (1950), "The Idiot" (1951), "Ikiru" (1952), "Seven Samurai" (1954), "I Live in Fear" (1955), "Throne of Blood" (1957), "The Lower Depths" (1957), "The Hidden Fortress" (1958), "The Bad Sleep Well" (1960), "Yojimbo" (1961), "Sanjuro" (1962), "High and Low" (1963), "Red Beard" (1965), "Dodes’ka-den" (1970), "Kagemusha" (1980), "Madadayo" (1993).
Packaged in a deluxe linen-bound collector's set with an illustrated 96-page hardback book. -
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Extras:Toshiro Mifune biography and Filmography
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Subtitles:French (burned-in)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:
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Subtitles:French (forced)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Special Case
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Extras:Slideshow (1:08)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"Akira Kurosawa - It Is Beautiful to Create: Red Beard - Light and Shadow" featurette (22:00)
Theatrical Trailer (3:53) -
Subtitles:Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 4.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Amaray Case with Slipbox with a booklet.
Part of the "Akira Kurosawa: The Masterworks" collection. -
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Extras:Text Notes - In English (7 screens)
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Notes: The 5-minute intermission has been cut from this release (cf. Criterion No. 159: 185:09). So the shorter runtime as compared to Criterion does not come from any PAL speedup. — Image quality is incredibly inferior: this movie suffers greatly from the wrong film speed: interlaced frames and erratic movement all the time. Overall quality is very video-like and unsharp. — No chapter menu. There are 36 chapters however (Criterion has 38). You can move about in the movie only with >>| and |<< keys, not by inserting the chapter numbers from the remote control.
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Extras:Production Notes
Kurosawa: Filmography -
Subtitles:Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:2.10:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Alex Cox Video Introduction (14:14)
Kurosawa: Biography (text + one photo)
Mifune: Biography (text + one photo)
Production Stills - slideshow (1:40)
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Subtitles:English (burned-in)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in the "Classic Kurosawa" collection which includes "Stray Dog", "Ikiru", "I Live in Fear", "Throne of Blood", and "Red Beard".
Also available in the "Kurosawa Classic Collection" which includes "Ikiru, "I Live in Fear", "The Lower Depths", "Red Beard" and "Dodes'ka-den". -
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (3:56)
Bonus Trailers for "Throne Of Blood", "Seven Samurai", "The Grudge", "Volcano High", "Arahan", "Bruce Lee: The Lost Interview", "Full Metal Alchemist", "Twelve Kingdoms", "Inuyasha", plus an 'Eastern Eye Montage' (22:35) -
Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:2.55:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 4.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
The US standalone release has the original 4.0 track and an exclusive commentary.
The Japanese release has the original 4.0 track and a featurette.
The UK release has a 5.0 track, an exclusive interview, but the subtitles are non-removable.
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CUTS:
- R0 Hong Kong- Mei Ah Home Entertainment - Unknown - Specs indicate that it runs several minutes shorter than other editions (181:02 NTSC).
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (185:09 NTSC).
- R1 AK 100: 25 Films by Akira Kurosawa America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (184:42 NTSC).
- R2 France- GCTHV/Arte - No Cuts.
- R2 France- Wild Side - No cuts (177:21 PAL).
- R2 Germany- New KSM - No cuts (185:34 NTSC->PAL).
- R2 Japan- Toho - No Cuts.
- R2 Scandinavia- Sandrew Metronome - No Cuts (179:59 PAL).
- R2 Spain- Filmax Home Video - No Cuts.
- R2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No Cuts (177:25 PAL).
- R4 Australia- AV Channel - No Cuts (185:24 NTSC->PAL).
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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 24/12/02
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 07/03/20UPDATE LOG:
03/09/10: Slightly updated the specifications of the US edition.
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04/12/14: Added ASIN to the US release, UK release, updated the notes in the UK release.
07/07/18: Added France Wild Side, Germany, updated Hon Kong, UK, Australia.
07/03/20: Added US AK 100.
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