![]() This includes the amazing entry in the Toho Masterworks series focusing on Yojimbo. This Blu-ray replicates the wealth of bonus material found on the 2007 DVD release. As for the stereo track in particular, while the range is crude by today's standards it does elevate the presentation a little and is the superior choice of the two unless the viewer is accustomed to how it sounds in mono. There aren't any overt signs of inconsistencies or damage in the source as well. Dialogue sounds crisp and is very audible, as are the effects such as the wind that plays throughout the movie. However, they quickly abandoned it as the decade rolled on, leaving the few that had it as diamonds in the rough for this era.Īnyway, quality wise both tracks are superb. Godzilla (1962), Gorath (1962) and other early 1960's movies. Toho really honed in on the stereo technique of this time period, using this technology on King Kong vs. At the time of release, the stereo was a big deal, as can be seen that it's even touted on the title screen of the movie. The first is a one channel mono track while the other is a three channel stereo track, using Perspecta Stereophonic Sound. ![]() There are two uncompressed audio tracks available for this Blu-ray. This is a technique done to support a wider range of TVs, some of which can cut off the image, but sacrifices some of the resolution to achieve this. Unlike the DVD release, this is not window boxed, meaning there isn't any black portion surrounding the image. Yojimbo is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 and is Anamorphic for widescreen TVs. These are again, though, isolated and brief. There are portions where the noise level gets to be a bit too much as well, such as the opening sequence. While Criterion has does a great job restoring it, there are some signs of damage such as some scenes that have mild flickering and a few that cause the light sources to look a little overpowering as if they are smeared. ![]() Praise said, this is a film from 1961 and the source used was not flawless. The movie here looks sharp, with great black levels and boasts a great restoration effort that has removed much of the source damage found on earlier releases prior to 2007. The results have been fantastic, generally producing the best looking versions of the movies available anywhere in the world on home video. While this means a better video presentation, it does also highlight a few more signs of damage from the source that were less visible due to compression.įirst, to take a step back, Criterion has been very committed to restoring Kurosawa's films. While this particular entry owes much to the 2007 Yojimbo DVD, including the same extras, it's never the less a fantastic release as it boasts a great audio and video presentation, which takes advantage of the high definition format.ĭusting off the efforts spent on the 2007 DVD release, Criterion ups their game thanks to what the Blu-ray format allows. Criterion dips into updating their releases of Akira Kurosawa films to Blu-ray.
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