Akira Kurosawa - Samurai Masterpiece Collection - Blu-ray Forum

Tepi76 · 08-30-2015, 02:34 PM

Sweden and Finland gets this release in November. Probably subtitled only in Swedish and Finnish, too (maybe Danish and Norwegian also).

No idea what the quality is like, of course, but Jacques Tati box was not that bad.

Monroville · 10-02-2015, 01:52 AM

Looks interesting... any links for purchase?

Schu · 10-02-2015, 04:54 AM

I have all those movies already!

Aardvark_DK · 11-04-2015, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monroville

Looks interesting... any links for purchase?

Here. But subs in the Nordic languages only.

MifuneFan · 11-04-2015, 02:59 PM

That's a really nice looking cover. I don't care for the giant A though, if anything, they should have had AK enlarged.

Aardvark_DK · 11-04-2015, 03:11 PM

Yes, I agree.

I already have the Criterion BDs of all the films, but I'm very tempted to buy the set so I can show the movies to people who are less keen on English subs... Buuuuuut I wouldn't be very surprised if the quality turns out to be utter crap. There's been some truly abominable Scandinavian releases over the years (like loads of DVDs that turned out to be straight VHS transfers).

USiT · 11-09-2015, 07:21 PM

The swedish studio Studio S and the finnish studio FutureFilm is releasing this together.

From the Studio S site:

Quote:

Och denna gång är mästerverken digitalt nyrestaurerade med briljant kvalitet!

Translate:

Quote:

And this time the masterpieces is digitaly newly restored and brilliant!

http://www.studiosentertainment.se/a...ction-blu-ray/

And here is the tech info (from FutureFilm):
http://www.futurefilm.fi/downloadpre...s/Techspec.pdf

Disc art:

MechaGodzilla · 12-11-2015, 08:48 PM

Anyone here who can comment on the quality?

Monroville · 12-12-2015, 01:28 AM

Nice looking set.. but no english subtitles (or german? Or French? Or Spanish)? Would it have really been that difficult?

MifuneFan · 12-12-2015, 01:33 AM

Awesome artwork on the discs. It's a really nice looking set overall.

burdette · 03-31-2020, 03:37 PM

Can anyone report about the quality of the image and sound in the set? Maybe subtitles too?

Killer Meteor · 03-31-2020, 03:38 PM

The transfers are all inferior to the Criterions.

Juma83 · 04-30-2020, 06:17 AM

How does this compare to the BFI releases?

floor pie · 10-17-2020, 06:21 PM

I loaned this some time ago from a library.

I remember them being quite solid transfers, possibly the same that BFI have used in their Blu-ray Kurosawas. Definitely worth your while if it can be had cheap. I don't think there were any extras though.

Pohjanpaju · 01-06-2021, 07:04 PM

I have this set and imho the quality is good. Subtitles are in Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian and the only extras are Rashomon trailer (4 min) and a short clip (7 min) covering the restoration process. Extras are with English subtitles only.
I would add this release to the database but for some reason I seem not to be able to add anything to this page.

kristoffer · 01-12-2021, 11:45 AM

I am thinking about getting this since it is the only way to get Throne of Blood besides the French version. Could anybody else comment on the quality?

huuru · 01-17-2021, 12:00 PM

Got this box last spring, all movies look very good. I was surprised how good the quality is in this.

Aardvark_DK · 01-19-2021, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kristoffer

I am thinking about getting this since it is the only way to get Throne of Blood besides the French version. Could anybody else comment on the quality?

You've been going on about region locks for a decade. Can you seriously not afford a region free player?

Shirokuma · 01-19-2021, 04:59 PM

Don't know if it was mentioned somewhere already, the second collection will be out March 8.

https://cdon.se/film/akira-kurosawa-...-disc-60964489

08-30-2015, 02:34 PM	#1
Tepi76 Member Member since:Apr 2011 Location:Helsinki, Finland Blu-ray collection:406 Trading Score:1	Akira Kurosawa - Samurai Masterpiece Collection Sweden and Finland gets this release in November. Probably subtitled only in Swedish and Finnish, too (maybe Danish and Norwegian also). No idea what the quality is like, of course, but Jacques Tati box was not that bad.

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10-02-2015, 01:52 AM	#2
Monroville Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Louisville, KY Blu-ray reviews:20 Trading Score:30	Looks interesting... any links for purchase?

10-02-2015, 04:54 AM	#3
Schu Active Member Member since:Jan 2012	I have all those movies already!

11-04-2015, 02:59 PM	#5
MifuneFan Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:737 Trading Score:66	That's a really nice looking cover. I don't care for the giant A though, if anything, they should have had AK enlarged.

11-04-2015, 03:11 PM	#6
Aardvark_DK Active Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Copenhagen, Denmark	Yes, I agree. I already have the Criterion BDs of all the films, but I'm very tempted to buy the set so I can show the movies to people who are less keen on English subs... Buuuuuut I wouldn't be very surprised if the quality turns out to be utter crap. There's been some truly abominable Scandinavian releases over the years (like loads of DVDs that turned out to be straight VHS transfers).

12-11-2015, 08:48 PM	#8
MechaGodzilla Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Sep 2012 Location:Sweden 4K collection:43 Blu-ray collection:616 DVD collection:238	Anyone here who can comment on the quality?

12-12-2015, 01:28 AM	#9
Monroville Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Louisville, KY Blu-ray reviews:20 Trading Score:30	Nice looking set.. but no english subtitles (or german? Or French? Or Spanish)? Would it have really been that difficult?

12-12-2015, 01:33 AM	#10
MifuneFan Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:New York City 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:737 Trading Score:66	Awesome artwork on the discs. It's a really nice looking set overall.

03-31-2020, 03:37 PM	#11
burdette Member Member since:Aug 2019 Location:Aarhus, Denmark.	Can anyone report about the quality of the image and sound in the set? Maybe subtitles too?

03-31-2020, 03:38 PM	#12
Killer Meteor Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2013 4K collection:36 Blu-ray collection:1593 DVD collection:244	The transfers are all inferior to the Criterions.

04-30-2020, 06:17 AM	#13
Juma83 Member Member since:Apr 2020	How does this compare to the BFI releases?

10-17-2020, 06:21 PM	#14
floor pie Senior Member Member since:Jul 2018 Location:Finland Blu-ray collection:439 DVD collection:97	I loaned this some time ago from a library. I remember them being quite solid transfers, possibly the same that BFI have used in their Blu-ray Kurosawas. Definitely worth your while if it can be had cheap. I don't think there were any extras though.

01-06-2021, 07:04 PM	#15
Pohjanpaju Junior Member Member since:Jan 2021 Location:Finland Blu-ray collection:226	I have this set and imho the quality is good. Subtitles are in Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian and the only extras are Rashomon trailer (4 min) and a short clip (7 min) covering the restoration process. Extras are with English subtitles only. I would add this release to the database but for some reason I seem not to be able to add anything to this page.

01-12-2021, 11:45 AM	#16
kristoffer Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2010 Location:Denmark	I am thinking about getting this since it is the only way to get Throne of Blood besides the French version. Could anybody else comment on the quality?

01-17-2021, 12:00 PM	#17
huuru Junior Member Member since:Aug 2014	Got this box last spring, all movies look very good. I was surprised how good the quality is in this.

01-19-2021, 04:59 PM	#19
Shirokuma New Member Member since:Aug 2020	Don't know if it was mentioned somewhere already, the second collection will be out March 8. https://cdon.se/film/akira-kurosawa-...-disc-60964489

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