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A.K. Blu-ray

by blindlibrarian

According to blu-ray.com:

Ran Akira Kurasawa | A.K. Chris MarkerThe Criterion Collection has announced that they will bring Akira Kurosawa’s Ran to Blu-ray on May 12th. Previously released as a two-disc DVD set, this Blu-ray disc is expected to include all the special features on a single disc. Technical specs have yet to be confirmed, but you can expect a 1.85:1 1080p AVC video presentation with some sort of lossless/uncompressed audio track.

Expected extras for this release include:

  • New, restored high-definition digital transfer
  • Audio commentary by Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince
  • An appreciation of the film by director Sidney Lumet
  • A.K., a 74-minute film by director Chris Marker
  • A 30-minute documentary on the making of Ran, part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create
  • A 35-minute video piece reconstructing Ran through Kurosawa’s paintings and sketches, created as part of the series Image: Kurosawa’s Continuity
  • New video interview with actor Tatsuya Nakadai
  • Theatrical trailers
  • New and improved English subtitle translation
  • Plus: a 28-page booklet featuring film critic Michael Wilmington and interviews with Kurosawa and composer Toru Takemitsu

2 comments

1 japanese forms { 02.19.09 at 8:56 am }

I’ll have to get a copy then…

http://www.flickr.com/photos/japaneseforms/3269237010/

2 bernardo saguen { 05.18.10 at 8:20 pm }

‘A.K.’ was the first Chris Marker’s film I saw, a 16 mm projection several years ago. I saw it again recently on the Criterion DVD of ‘Ran’ and I think I missed a scene with the story of a girl crossing the golden wheat field not being able to pick the most beautiful ear… Is this possible or is it just my imperfect memory?

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