Ran (Akira Kurosawa) New 4K restoration (StudioCanal)

[tenia]

Originally Posted by Judex

2 disc as well according to the listing.

I know Michael Brooke has participated to some extras, so the 2nd disc could be a dedicated disc for extras (guess : the movie is long enough to justify placing the extras on a 2nd disc, and the extras will contain a 30-min MB extras + AK) (this is a wild guess, I have no formal elements to justify the duration of Michael's video nor the inclusion of the AK documentary).

[Bandit Tajomaru]

4K digitally restored version of the film "Ran" directed by Akira Kurosawa comes out in Blu-ray box set. Comes with a bonus DVD featuring a making-of documentary "AK" by Chris Marker (75 min.), interview with Mieko Harada (subject to change), the film making-of (88 min.), trailers for Akira Kurosawa's three films "The Quiet Duel," "Rashomon," and "Madadayo" (11 min. approx.). Also comes with a 24-page booklet featuring interview with Masato Hara and more. *The DVD disc is encoded for region 2 (Japan, Europe, and Middle East), and no subtitles are included.
Special Feature / Bonus Track: "Ran" teaser & trailers, audio commentary

Those are the extras on the Japanese disc. Hoping the UK also gets this.

[RodChester]

Looks like this is shaping up to be a great release. Gonna need to get a red case though to go with that cover art.

[PissedOffPeoN]

So which one to get french or UK?

[Fabs]

Can't wait to own and watch this again... However I am not a fan of the artwork. I'd prefer the Japanese 4K BD art.

[Aardvark_DK]

Originally Posted by thenexus6

I have the StudioCanal x Optimum release, I actually watched it and the film for the first time a few weeks ago. What is supposed to be so bad about this version?

Well, the worst thing is that it's simply an SD upscale. On top of that it's not even a good upscale job. And the colours are faded and it's riddled with edge enhancement. It's simply one of the worst BDs I've ever seen (yes, I'm sure there are plenty worse but I haven't seen them).

[Obsidianable]

Amazon have listed some of the extras

• AK
• Akira Kurosawa: The Epic and The Intimate
• Akira Kurosawa by Catherine Cadou
• Art of the Samurai
• Interview with the Director of Photography - Mr Ueda
• Interview with Micheal Brooke
• Interview with Ms Mieko Harada
• Stage appereance at Tokyo International Film Festival 2015
• The Samurai

And Zavvi have the set for £17.99

[rapta]

Originally Posted by Obsidianable

Amazon have listed some of the extras

• AK
• Akira Kurosawa: The Epic and The Intimate
• Akira Kurosawa by Catherine Cadou
• Art of the Samurai
• Interview with the Director of Photography - Mr Ueda
• Interview with Micheal Brooke
• Interview with Ms Mieko Harada
• Stage appereance at Tokyo International Film Festival 2015
• The Samurai

And Zavvi have the set for £17.99

Glad to see they've got the same extras from the previous disc (the ones I have bolded). I reckon this could be it for extras...now I wonder if they'll be in HD or SD - apparently it's a 2-disc set, but will it be BD or DVD?

[MifuneFan]

They spelled Michael's name wrong there

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Obsidianable

Amazon have listed some of the extras

• AK
• Akira Kurosawa: The Epic and The Intimate
• Akira Kurosawa by Catherine Cadou
• Art of the Samurai
• Interview with the Director of Photography - Mr Ueda
• Interview with Micheal Brooke
• Interview with Ms Mieko Harada
• Stage appereance at Tokyo International Film Festival 2015
• The Samurai

And Zavvi have the set for £17.99

Amazon has matched them

[thenexus6]

I have the current standard blue case one, is this just the same in fancier packaging? With bad image quality still?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RAN-BLU-RA...0AAOSwKtlWjpou

I know its not the upcoming 4K one.

[rapta]

Originally Posted by thenexus6

I have the current standard blue case one, is this just the same in fancier packaging? With bad image quality still?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RAN-BLU-RA...0AAOSwKtlWjpou

I know its not the upcoming 4K one.

That's the original StudioCanal Collection version (2009), with the same disc as the Amaray edition released a year later (2010). I don't think there's any difference between the two discs, but I could be wrong.

[Dubstar]

... and I assume all the extras on both UK and French discs are 50kHz encoded --- will have to wait for the Criterion / US release later in the year ... shit

[shadedpain4]

Nice. Preordered at £17.99. Already have the SC blu and Criterion dvd, but it's not like you can have too many copies of Ran.

I do kind of want the Japanese version just for the case but *that* seems excessive.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

... and I assume all the extras on both UK and French discs are 50kHz encoded --- will have to wait for the Criterion / US release later in the year ... shit

They weren't for the previous disc. There's zero indication of the US getting this.

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Amazon has matched them

Not only that, it comes down to £14.99 when you put it in your cart.

[rapta]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

Not only that, it comes down to £14.99 when you put it in your cart.

Where?

[RodChester]

Originally Posted by rapta

Where?

At Amazon. I'm guessing that's the price with VAT removed.

[rapta]

Originally Posted by RodChester

At Amazon. I'm guessing that's the price with VAT removed.

Ah right yeah, that makes sense.

[Bluyoda]

Why shouldn't we wait for the inevitable UHD combo pack release?
Will it be years before that happens?