Takashi Shimura · 1962

1 Takashi Shimura movie from 1962 on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including Sanjuro.

Decade

All 10 1940s 1 1950s 5 1960s 4

Year

All 4 1960 0 1961 1 1962 1 1963 1 1964 1 1965 0 1966 0 1967 0 1968 0 1969 0

Sanjuro(1962)

8.0/10

dir. Akira Kurosawa

S-Tier

Criterion and BFI both released Yojimbo/Sanjuro in 4K, and the BFI version has Dolby Vision while the Japanese release is SDR. Packaging disappointed some collectors because BFI used a cardboard slip instead of a hardbox like Seven Samurai got. People want matching hardboxes for the whole Kurosawa 4K run, but space-conscious collectors are fine with slimmer packaging. The SDR debate matters here since the Criterion release also lacks HDR grading.

Criterion Collection · Two Samurai Films by Akira Kurosawa