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Tales of Ugetsu AKA Ugetsu AKA Ugetsu Monogatari AKA Tales of the Moon and Rain (Blu-ray) (1953)
A fantastic tale of war, love, family and ambition set in the midst of the Japanese Civil Wars of the sixteenth century.Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by filmmaker, critic, and festival programmer Tony Rayns
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Extras:"Two Worlds Intertwined" an appreciation of Ugetsu by director Masahiro Shinoda (14:09)
"Process and Production" interview with Tokuzo Tanaka (20:13)
Video interview with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa (10:32)
Theatrical Trailers:
- Japanese (3:36)
- Spanish (1:07)
"Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director" 1975 documentary by Kaneto Shindo (149:54) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Transfer from a 4K restoration.
Booklet featuring the original short stories on which the film is based - Akinari Ueda's "The House in the Thicket" and "Lust of the Serpent" and Guy de Maupassant's "How He Got the Legion of Honor" - and a new essay by critic Phillip Lopate. -
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Extras:Introduction by Martin Scorsese
Restoration Comparison featurette
Trailer -
Subtitles:Japanese HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese LPCM 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Transfer from a 4K restoration.
Includes a 16 page booklet. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by filmmaker, critic, and festival programmer Tony Rayns
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Extras:"Two Worlds Intertwined" an appreciation of Ugetsu by director Masahiro Shinoda (14:09)
"Process and Production" interview with Tokuzo Tanaka (20:13)
Video interview with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa (10:32)
Theatrical Trailers:
- Japanese (3:36)
- Spanish (1:07)
"Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director" 1975 documentary by Kaneto Shindo (149:54) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Transfer from a 4K restoration.
Booklet featuring the original short stories on which the film is based - Akinari Ueda's "The House in the Thicket" and "Lust of the Serpent" and Guy de Maupassant's "How He Got the Legion of Honor" - and a new essay by critic Phillip Lopate. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* "Ugetsu Monogatari" (1953) (96:43)
* "Oyu-Sama" (1951) (93:23)
Tony Rayns on Ugetsu Monogatari (8:21)
Tony Rayns on Oyu-Sama (12:47)
"Ugetsu Monogatari" Original Japanese Trailer (3:38)
"Ugestu Monogatari" Original Spanish Trailer (incomplete) (1:08)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy)
* "Ugetsu Monogatari" (1953)
DISC THREE (DVD Copy)
* "Oyu-Sama" (1951) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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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:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with an illustrated booklet featuring rare archival imagery and award-winning translations of the 18th century Ueda Akinari stories adapted in Ugetsu Monogatari.
Also released as part of the Late Mizoguchi box set, except without the DVD copy, and with one larger 344 booklet encompassing all 8 features. Limited to 2000.
All extras are 480i NTSC. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US and UK Criterion releases have the lengthiest extras.
The Japanese release has exclusive featurettes.
The UK release has an exclusive extra.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (97:11).
- Blu-ray A Japan- Kadokawa - No cuts (96:52).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Criterion Collection - No cuts (97:11).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (96:43).
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 14/09/14
Comparison last updated by Rob_Hunt on 19/10/19UPDATE LOG:
14/09/14: Initial entry.
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20/08/15: Updated title to English first, DVDBeaver link.
10/05/17: Added Japan, US.
19/10/19: Added UK Criterion.
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