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Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

10 Films

Eijirō Tōno

10 Included Films

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Eijirō Tōno (東野英治郎 Tōno Eijirō, 17 September 1907 – 8 September 1994) was a Japanese actor who, in a career lasting more than 50 years, appeared in over 400 television shows, nearly 250 films and numerous stage productions. He is best known in the West for his roles in films by Akira Kurosawa, such as Seven Samurai (1954) and Yojimbo (1961), and films by Yasujirō Ozu, such as Tokyo Story (1953) and An Autumn Afternoon (1962). He also appeared in Kill! by Kihachi Okamoto and Tora! Tora! Tora!, a depiction of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. His final film was Juzo Itami's A-ge-man (Tales of a Golden Geisha) in 1990. Tōno also starred as the title character in the long-running television jidaigeki series Mito Kōmon from 1969 to 1983. In the early years of his career he acted under the name of Katsuji Honjo (本庄克二).

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray, caps

As with other Kurosawa 4K's, Criterion has a less processed master than Toho and BFI.

Best Audio:

Criterion NTSC DVD overall. The 4K restoration's track is denoised and sounds muffled, but has a few of moments where it edges out in detail

Audio analysis between the Criterion 4K Blu-ray, BFI Blu-ray and Toho 4K Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray, caps

As with other Kurosawa 4K's, Criterion has a less processed master than Toho and BFI.

Best Audio:

Criterion NTSC DVD overall. The 4K restoration's track is denoised and sounds muffled, but has a few of moments where it edges out in detail

Audio analysis between the Criterion 4K Blu-ray, BFI Blu-ray and Toho 4K Blu-ray

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

2020 BFI Blu-ray

Best Video:

2020 BFI Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2005 Raro DVD

Tokyo Story poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

2020 BFI Blu-ray

Best Video:

2020 BFI Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2005 Raro DVD

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray or BFI 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

No clear winner, Criterion SDR 4K Blu-ray has better defined grain and is cleaned-up more thoroughly. But looks grayer and flatter in daytime scenes. BFI 4K Blu-ray's HDR/DV is better in contrast but the grading can be debatable.

Best Audio:

BFI Streaming

Additional Info:

The subtitles of Criterion  and BFI are translated differently. See BR forum.

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray or BFI 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

No clear winner, Criterion SDR 4K Blu-ray has better defined grain and is cleaned-up more thoroughly. But looks grayer and flatter in daytime scenes. BFI 4K Blu-ray's HDR/DV is better in contrast but the grading can be debatable.

Best Audio:

BFI Streaming

Additional Info:

The subtitles of Criterion  and BFI are translated differently. See BR forum.

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Carlotta and Criterion have new resto, Carlotta slightly better encode

Best Audio:

2009 Australia Madman DVD (Tartan/Raro/Shochiku probably the same)

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Carlotta and Criterion have new resto, Carlotta slightly better encode

Best Audio:

2009 Australia Madman DVD (Tartan/Raro/Shochiku probably the same)

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray > Arrow Blu-ray > Japan Blu-ray

Both Arrow and Japan Blu-ray seem to suffer from the Quicktime Gamma Bug

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray > Arrow Blu-ray > Japan Blu-ray

Both Arrow and Japan Blu-ray seem to suffer from the Quicktime Gamma Bug

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

BFI 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

BFI 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2015 Star Media Blu-ray/2019 BFI Player WEB-DL

Yojimbo poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

BFI 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

BFI 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2015 Star Media Blu-ray/2019 BFI Player WEB-DL

An Autumn Afternoon poster
Letterboxd
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Carlotta Blu-ray slightly better encoding than Criterion

Best Audio:

Shochiku DVD

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Carlotta Blu-ray slightly better encoding than Criterion

Best Audio:

Shochiku DVD

UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

France Carlotta > Criterion 4K Blu-ray see caps: https://slow.pics/c/s7AfL3XW

Grain is sharper/clearer on the new Carlotta/Criterion 4K; BFI's grain resolves slightly worse and more so in motion, being a standard Blu-ray; The Toho 4K's grain is softer, probably DNR'd.

Best Audio:

Toho 1993 LaserDisc

BFI Player used to have the same mastering available to stream in 2019.

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

France Carlotta > Criterion 4K Blu-ray see caps: https://slow.pics/c/s7AfL3XW

Grain is sharper/clearer on the new Carlotta/Criterion 4K; BFI's grain resolves slightly worse and more so in motion, being a standard Blu-ray; The Toho 4K's grain is softer, probably DNR'd.

Best Audio:

Toho 1993 LaserDisc

BFI Player used to have the same mastering available to stream in 2019.

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

2024 France Carlotta Blu-ray is newer restoration than Criterion. Germany Rapid Eye Movies Blu-ray probably the same.

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

2024 France Carlotta Blu-ray is newer restoration than Criterion. Germany Rapid Eye Movies Blu-ray probably the same.

1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion DVD

Upcoming Release:

BFI Blu-ray, 2K restoration from Toho street date Nov 2026

Best Video:

Spain/Japan has Blu-ray

Red Beard poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion DVD

Upcoming Release:

BFI Blu-ray, 2K restoration from Toho street date Nov 2026

Best Video:

Spain/Japan has Blu-ray

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