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Sanjuro AKA Tsubaki Sanjūrō (1962)
A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.Director: Akira Kurosawa
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Extras:Akira Kurosawa filmography and biography
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Subtitles:Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:- Bad subtitles.
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.07:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 4-page booklet with liner notes by Michael Sragow.
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Part of the 25 film 25 disc "AK 100: 25 Films by Akira Kurosawa" which includes "Sanshiro Sugata" (1943), "The Most Beautiful" (1944), "Sanshiro Sugata Part Two" (1945), "The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail" (1945), "No Regrets for Our Youth" (1946), "One Wonderful Sunday" (1947), "Drunken Angel" (1948), "Stray Dog" (1949), "Scandal" (1950), "Rashomon" (1950), "The Idiot" (1951), "Ikiru" (1952), "Seven Samurai" (1954), "I Live in Fear" (1955), "Throne of Blood" (1957), "The Lower Depths" (1957), "The Hidden Fortress" (1958), "The Bad Sleep Well" (1960), "Yojimbo" (1961), "Sanjuro" (1962), "High and Low" (1963), "Red Beard" (1965), "Dodes’ka-den" (1970), "Kagemusha" (1980), "Madadayo" (1993).
Packaged in a deluxe linen-bound collector's set with an illustrated 96-page hardback book. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by film historian and Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince
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Extras:"Akira Kurosawa - It is Wonderful to Create: Sanjuro" documentary (34:44)
Photo Gallery
Teaser (0:25)
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 3.0 (Perspecta Stereophonic)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a booklet with an essay by critic Alexander Sesonske and notes from Kurosawa and his cast and crew.
Also in the "Two Samurai Films By Akira Kurosawa" set (Keep cases in a Cardboard box) with Yojimbo. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by Noël Simsolo (6 selected scenes - 50 min)
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Extras:1986 BBC interview with Akira Kurosawa (3:11)
Theatrical Trailer
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Subtitles:French (non removable)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO
* The Film
"Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It is Wonderful to Create: The Making of Sanjuro" documentary (34:48)
"Kurosawa Jidai-Geki Style" featurette (26:57)
Start-up Trailer for the Akira Kurosawa Collection (2:40)
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Subtitles:French (forced)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS 2.0 mono
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Case type:Digibook
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Notes:Includes a 60 page book.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Theatrical trailer
DISC TWO
"Des camélias et un duel" documentary (34:44)
"Kurosawa Jidai-Geki Style 2" documentary (27:00)
Photo gallery
Cast & crew filmographies
DVD-ROM: Web link -
Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:French subtitles could be "forced". Extras seems to be mostly in Japanese with French subtitles.
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Extras:Photo gallery (1:09)
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Subtitles:German (forced)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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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 available in the "Akira Kurosawa Meisterwerke" boxset.
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Extras:"Akira Kurosawa - It Is Wonderful to Create: Sanjuro" documentary (35:00)
Teaser Trailer (0:22)
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Subtitles:Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 3.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a booklet, packaged in a slipbox.
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Extras:Introduction by Alex Cox (14:25)
Biographies for:
- Akira Kurosawa
- Toshiro Mifune
Production notes (by Philip Kemp)
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Subtitles:English (forced)
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Aspect Ratio:2.55:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (2:32)
"Eastern Eye" Trailer Montage (2:21)
Bonus Trailers:
- "Hidden Fortress" (3:47)
- "Kurosawa" (1:53)
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Dual Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
The US Criterionre-release, for the most extras including an exclusive commentary, and having the original 3.0 and mono tracks.
The Japanese release has a remixed 5.1 track with 3.0 and mono tracks.
The three French releases have some differing exclusive French extras though note the French subtitles are not removable from the Japanese audio track. -
CUTS:
- R0 Hong Kong- Mei Ah - No Cuts
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (95:39 NTSC).
- R1 AK 100: 25 Films by Akira Kurosawa America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (95:24 NTSC).
- R1 Re-Release America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (95:45 NTSC).
- R2 France- Arte Video - No Cuts
- R2 France- Wild Side Video - No cuts (91:58 PAL).
- R2 Collector's Edition France- Wild Side Video - No cuts
- R2 Germany- New KSM - No cuts (91:51).
- R2 Japan- Toho - No Cuts
- R2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (91:39 PAL).
- R4 Australia- Madman Entertainment - No cuts (95:33 NTSC->PAL).
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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 24/12/02
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 07/03/20UPDATE LOG:
22/06/2011: Fixed some typos.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
18/09/2011: Addition of the German edition.
01/06/19: Added France BD+DVD, updated various runtimes, ASINs.
07/03/20: Added US AK 100.
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