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Rashomon AKA Rashômon AKA Rasho-mon AKA In the Woods (Blu-ray) (1950)
A heinous crime and its aftermath are recalled from differing points of view.Director: Akira Kurosawa
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with Japanese film historian Donald Richie
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Extras:"Robert Altman on Rashomon" featurette (6:37)
Excerpts from "The World of Kazuo Miyagawa" documentary (12:34)
"A Testimony as an Image" documentary (68:22)
Archival Audio Interview with actor Takashi Shimura (16:03)
Theatrical Trailer (3:28)
Reissue Trailer (1:50) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese LPCM 1.0
English Dolby Digital 1.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The English dub is not mentioned on the case.
The reissue trailer is not listed on the case or the menu, and plays automatically after the theatrical trailer.
Comes with a 48-page booklet featuring an essay by film historian Stephen Prince, an excerpt from director Akira Kurosawa's Something Like An Autobiography, and reprints of Rashomon's two source stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"A Testimony as an Image: Rashomon" 2012 documentary (85:27)
2022 conversation between Pascal-Alex Vincent and Stéphane du Mesnildot (25:16)
2022 interview with Cécile Sakai (21:41)
2022 interview with Frédéric Mercier (13:03)
2022 interview with Arthur Harari (28:41)
Original Trailer (3:28)
Re-release Trailer (1:15)
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Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The subtitles are newly translated by Kurosawa expert Catherine Cadou.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
* Seven Samurai
DISC THREE
* Throne of Blood
DISC FOUR
* The Hidden Fortress
DISC FIVE
* Yojimbo
DISC SIX
* Sanjuro -
Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
Case type:Digibook
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Kurosawa expert Stuart Galbraith IV
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Extras:"Rashomon at 65" 2015 documentary (34:05)
Home Video Trailer (1:27)
Japanese Trailer (3:26) -
Subtitles:Spanish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 dual mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The commentary is in English with optional Spanish subtitles.
The documentary is in English and Japanese with optional Spanish subtitles.
The Japanese trailer includes optional Spanish subtitles.
Includes a slipcase. -
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Extras:"Kurosawas Rashomon - Sehen und erinnern/Voir et se souvenir - Einige Betrachtungen/Quelques observations - Von Walter Ruggle/de Walter Ruggle (Seeing and remembering, some observations, by Walter Ruggle)" (34:19)
1. Sehen und erinnern - Voir et se souvenir (Seeing and Remembering)
2. Visueller Bolero - Bolero visuel - (Visual Bolero The Dance)
3. Schau-Platz Wald - La scéne de la forêt (The Forest as a Theatre Setting)
4. Der kleine Mensch - Le petit homme (The Little Human Being)
5. Das Schwert zwischen den Beine - L'épée entre les jambes (The Sword Between the Legs)
6. Männerphantasien - Fantasies d'hommes (Men's fantasies)
7. Vor dem Gesetz (- Devant la loi (Before the Law)
8. Jeder sein eigener Held: Der Tod des Opfers - Chacun son propre héros: La mort de la victime (Everybody is its Own Hero: The Death of the Victim)
9. Die Musik der Bewegung - motion pictures - La musique du mouvement (The Music of Movement)
10. Mit der Kamera schreiben - Kazuo Miyagawa Ecrire avec la caméra (Writing with the Camera)
11. Zwei Männer nehmen Distanz - Deux hommes prennent de la distance (Two Men Take Distance)
12. Die Rahmenhandlung Unter dem Rashomon - Le récit-cadre Sous le Rashomon (The Background Story of Rashomon) -
Subtitles:French, German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also coded for region A. (region C untested.)
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Kurosawa expert Stuart Galbraith IV
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Extras:"John Boorman on Rashomon" featurette (5:59)
"Rashomon at 65" 2015 documentary (34:03)
2010 BFI theatrical reissue trailer (1:50) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese LPCM 2.0 dual mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes an illustrated booklet with a new essay by Stuart Galbraith IV and full credits.
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OVERALL: Draw
The US, French, and UK releases for the differing exclusive extras with lossless/uncompressed audio.
The Swiss release has its own exclusive extras but only has lossy audio.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (88:37).
- Blu-ray B France- Potemkine Films - No cuts (88:25)
- Blu-ray B Akira Kurosawa: Samurai Masterpiece Collection Scandinavia- Future Film / Studio S - No cuts (88:12).
- Blu-ray B Spain- A Contracorriente Films - No cuts (88:11)
- Blu-ray B Switzerland- Trigon Film - No cuts (88:11).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (88:14)
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Comparison added by Anthony_DiPaola on 04/12/12
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 16/12/22UPDATE LOG:
04/12/12: Initial Entry.
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11/09/15: Addition of the UK release.
28/04/16: Addition of Switzerland.
14/11/16: Updated Beaver link.
29/09/18: Capsaholic.
10/08/19: Added Scandinavia.
21/11/21: Added Spain.
16/12/22: Added France.
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