Atsushi Watanabe

5 Films

5 Included Films

Atsushi Watanabe (渡辺篤 Watanabe Atsushi, 9 April 1898 – 27 February 1977) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1921 to 1970.

Ikiru (1952)

Director: Akira Kurosawa

UHD Blu-ray

4.5

Best English-Friendly:

BFI Blu-ray

Best Video:

Japan 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

BFI Blu-ray (second audio track, not included in the menu)

Seven Samurai (1954)

Director: Akira Kurosawa

UHD Blu-ray

4.6

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.