Akira Kurosawa · 1954

1 film directed by Akira Kurosawa in 1954, on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including Seven Samurai.

Decade

All 11 1940s 1 1950s 4 1960s 3 1980s 2 1990s 1

Year

All 4 1950 0 1951 0 1952 1 1953 0 1954 1 1955 0 1956 0 1957 1 1958 1 1959 0

Seven Samurai(1954)

8.5/10

dir. Akira Kurosawa

S-Tier

The BFI vs. Criterion debate dominated every thread. BFI has HDR and what people call the best authoring house in the world (Fidelity in Motion), while Criterion has the deeper extras catalog. Most people who already own the Criterion Blu-ray went BFI for the encode quality bump. The BFI hardbox at $35 USD from OrbitDVD was considered a steal compared to the typical $42-60 USD range for rigid box editions. Criterion's 4K is SDR, which stung given BFI was offering HDR of the same restoration. Seeing it in theaters during the 4K restoration tour was almost too sharp for some viewers, with bald cap seams visible for the first time.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray