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    Blu-ray A America - Criterion Collection
    #116     Rewind Review

  • Extras:
    DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
    *The Film
    Audio Commentary by film historian Stephen Prince, author of "The Warrior’s Camera: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa"
    "Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: The Making of The Hidden Fortress" documentary (40:54)
    Interview from 2001 with filmmaker George Lucas about Kurosawa (8:09)
    Theatrical Trailer (3:47)

    DISC TWO (DVD Copy)
  • Subtitles:
    English (optional)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Picture Format:
    1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
  • Soundtrack(s):
    Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 3.0 Perspecta Sound
    Japanese LPCM 1.0
  • Case type:
    Keep Case
  • Notes:
    Includes a 16-page booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Catherine Russell.
    The trailer and documentary are in Japanese with optional English subtitles, and the audio commentary and interview are in English without any subtitles.
    The DTS-HD Master Audio track is 5.1, but only the Left-Center-Right speakers are used to recreate the original 3.0 Perspecta Sound format.
    Reissued as a single disc edition without the DVD copy.

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    Blu-ray B United Kingdom - British Film Institute
    Akira Kurosawa Samurai Collection

  • Extras:
    DISC ONE
    *     "Seven Samurai" (1954)

    DISC TWO
    * "Throne of Blood" (1957)

    DISC THREE
    * "The Hidden Fortress" (1958)
    "George Lucas Discusses Akira Kurosawa and The Hidden Fortress" 2001 featurette (8:03)
    Original Japanese Theatrical Trailer (4:04)

    DISC FOUR
    * "Yojimbo" (1962)
    * "Sanjuro" (1963)
  • Subtitles:
    English (optional)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.40:1
  • Picture Format:
    1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
  • Soundtrack(s):
    Japanese LPCM 2.0 Mono
  • Case type:
    Keep Case
  • Notes:
    Includes a 40-page liner notes booklet "Seven Samurai", "Throne of Blood", "The Hidden Fortress", Yojimbo" and "Sanjuro" by Philip Kemp, "Seven Samurai Reviewed" by Gavin Lambert, "Throne of Blood Reviewed" by Kenneth Cavander, "The Hidden Fortress Reviewed" by JWR, "Yojimbo Reviewed" by John Gillett, "Sanjuro Reviewed" by Nigel Andrews and notes on the cast & crew of the films plus information on the special features and the transfers.
    Only available in the "Akira Kurosawa Samurai Collection" which includes Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, The Hidden Fortress, Yojimbo and Sanjuro.

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