Reikichi Kawamura · 1949

1 Reikichi Kawamura movie from 1949 on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality.

Decade

All 1 1940s 1

Year

All 1 1940 0 1941 0 1942 0 1943 0 1944 0 1945 0 1946 0 1947 0 1948 0 1949 1

Stray Dog(1949)

7.6/10

dir. Akira Kurosawa

Criterion's 4K drops May 5 with the new restoration that BFI already used for their Blu-ray. Early Kurosawa that plays more like a Tokyo noir than a samurai film, and collectors have been curious how well the 1949 source material would clean up.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray Special Edition