2 articles from 2009
Kurosawa's 'Ran' Will Still Find Its Way to Blu-ray
24 November 2009 3:38 PM, PST
| Rope of Silicon
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Those upset (myself included) that Criterion had to withdraw their planned Blu-ray edition of Ran due to a rights issue can cheer up as the holder of those rights was making the same plans. Lionsgate Home Entertainment in cooperation with StudioCanal are set to release Ran as well as 1955's The Ladykillers starring Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers and Jean-Luc Godard's Contempt (Le Mepris) on Blu-ray on February 16, 2010.
Unfortunately there isn't any box art available yet, but below are the list of features for each:
Ran
1080P High Definition Widescreen format with Japanese, English, Spanish, French, German and Italian DTS Master Audio
"A.K." - the acclaimed feature-length documentary on the making of the film
"Akira Kurosawa: The Epic and the Intimate" - documentary on the director
Portrait of Akira Kurosawa by Japanese cinema expert and interpreter Catherine Cado
"The Samurai" - documentary on Samurai art
"Art of the Samurai
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- Brad Brevet
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Criterion To Release Akira Kurosawa’s Ran on Blu-Ray
18 February 2009 3:19 PM, PST
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Criterion Collection has announced that they will be releasing Akira Kurosawa’s Ran on Blu-Ray in May. The release will include:
Restored high-definition digital transfer, with an uncompressed stereo soundtrack
Audio commentary featuring film scholar Stephen Prince
An appreciation of the film by director Sidney Lumet
A.K., a 74-minute film by director Chris Marker
A 30-minute documentary on the making of [...]
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- Peter Sciretta
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