Kichijirō Ueda · 1950s

2 Kichijirō Ueda movies from the 1950s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality.

Decade

All 3 1950s 2 1960s 1

Year

All 2 1950 0 1951 0 1952 0 1953 1 1954 0 1955 0 1956 0 1957 1 1958 0 1959 0

Throne of Blood(1957)

7.9/10

dir. Akira Kurosawa

A-Tier

The BFI 4K is the version collectors are buying while everyone else waits for a Criterion Kurosawa box that may or may not happen. Kurosawa's Macbeth adaptation with Mifune at full intensity, and the fog sequences are exactly the kind of high-contrast material that rewards a good restoration.

BFI · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

Ugetsu(1953)

8.0/10

dir. Kenji Mizoguchi

A-Tier

In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray