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Extras:

DISC ONE
* "Ugetsu" (1953)
Audio commentary by filmmaker, critic, and festival programmer Tony Rayns
"Two Worlds Intertwined" an appreciation of "Ugetsu" by filmmaker Masahiro Shinoda (14:08)
"Process and Production" video interview with Tokuzo Tanaka, first assistant director on "Ugetsu", about the making of the film (20:13)
Video interview with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa (10:31)
Japanese theatrical trailer no. 1 (3:36)
Japanese theatrical trailer no. 2 (3:36)
Spanish theatrical trailer (incomplete) (1:06)

DISC TWO
"Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director" (149:45)
Subtitles:

English (optional)
Aspect Ratio:

1.33:1
Picture Format:

Non-Anamorphic
TV System:

NTSC
Soundtrack(s):

Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
Case type:

Special Case
Notes:

Comes with a 72-page book featuring the original short stories on which the film is based (Akinari Ueda�s �The House in the Thicket� and �A Serpent's Lust� and Guy de Maupassant�s �How He Got the Legion of Honor�), and a new essay by critic Phillip Lopate.
Two 1-disc digi-packs and book packaged in a cardboard slipcase.
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OVERALL: Draw

The Japanese release is available on its own while the US release is only available as a bonus feature on the "Ugetsu" DVD.
CUTS:
- R1 Ugetsu America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (149:45 NTSC).
- R2 Japan- Asmik Ace - No cuts (149:40 NTSC).
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 20/08/15
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 20/08/15

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Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director AKA Aru eiga-kantoku no shogai (1975)