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Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Criterion 4K Blu-ray, caps

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

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

Criterion Blu-ray

Criterion Blu-ray > old MoC Blu-ray https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=9812&d2=9811&c=3949

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

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.

BFI Streaming

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

BFI 4K Blu-ray for video or Criterion Blu-ray for subtitles

BFI 4K Blu-ray, see detailed review However Criterion has better subtitles

Old BFI Blu-ray > Criterion Blu-ray > BFI 4K Blu-ray > Toho Blu-ray See DonaldMcDonald's post

BFI 4K Blu-ray

BFI 4K Blu-ray

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

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Criterion 4K Blu-ray: intact grain compared to Toho/BFI UHDs' DNR'd master

Criterion 4K Blu-ray is good, derived from the 1995 Criterion LaserDisc (which would be minimally better due to its lack of filtering) see blah-ray

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

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.

Toho 1993 LaserDisc

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

Arrow Blu-ray

Arrow Blu-ray, part of Wandering Ginza Butterfly Collection