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Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

13 Films

Takashi Shimura

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Takashi Shimura (志村 喬, Shimura Takashi, March 12, 1905 – February 11, 1982) was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 200 films between 1934 and 1981. He appeared in 21 of Akira Kurosawa's 30 films (more than any other actor), including as a lead actor in Drunken Angel (1948), Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952) and Seven Samurai (1954).[3] He played Professor Kyohei Yamane in Ishirō Honda's original Godzilla (1954) and its first sequel, Godzilla Raids Again (1955). For his contributions to the arts, the Japanese government decorated Shimura with the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1974 and the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette in 1980. Shimura died on February 11, 1982, in Tokyo, Japan, from emphysema at the age of 76. His effects were presented to the Film Centre of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Description above from the Wikipedia article Takashi Shimura, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Stray Dog poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

BFI Blu-ray

Best Video:

Japan Toho 4K Blu-ray

Stray Dog poster
UHD Blu-ray
English-Friendly:

BFI Blu-ray

Rashomon poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

BFI Blu-ray

Best Video:

2015 BFI Blu-ray

Additional Info:

(A 4K restoration was shown 2019-2021-2025, but no signs of a home video release so far)

Rashomon poster
1080p Blu-ray
English-Friendly:

BFI Blu-ray

Video:

2015 BFI Blu-ray

Additional Info:

(A 4K restoration was shown 2019-2021-2025, but no signs of a home video release so far)

Ikiru poster
UHD Blu-ray
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)

Ikiru poster
UHD Blu-ray
English-Friendly:

BFI Blu-ray

Audio:

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

Seven Samurai poster
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.

English-Friendly:

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

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.

Additional Info:

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

Godzilla poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Germany Splendid Entertainment Blu-ray

Godzilla poster
UHD Blu-ray
English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Audio:

Germany Splendid Entertainment Blu-ray

Throne of Blood poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

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

Best Video:

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

English-Friendly:

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

Video:

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

The Hidden Fortress poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

BFI 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

BFI 4K Blu-ray has excellent master and grade, no DNR and tasteful HDR

Best Audio:

Toho Japan 4K Blu-ray's OG Perspecta & mono (filtered but still sounds better than unfiltered 2009 Toho Blu-ray).BFI 4K Blu-ray has OG Perspecta (in 5.1 container) and stereo downmix of it; no original mono.

Additional Info:

The way Perspecta works is it just changes volume and panning of the mono across L/C/R channels depending on embedded control tones, so realistically all mixes are just the mono, but it's still a big shame that we get a stereo (presumably a downmix of Prespecta...?) rather than than proper mono.

English-Friendly:

BFI 4K Blu-ray

Video:

BFI 4K Blu-ray has excellent master and grade, no DNR and tasteful HDR

Audio:

Toho Japan 4K Blu-ray's OG Perspecta & mono (filtered but still sounds better than unfiltered 2009 Toho Blu-ray).BFI 4K Blu-ray has OG Perspecta (in 5.1 container) and stereo downmix of it; no original mono.

Additional Info:

The way Perspecta works is it just changes volume and panning of the mono across L/C/R channels depending on embedded control tones, so realistically all mixes are just the mono, but it's still a big shame that we get a stereo (presumably a downmix of Prespecta...?) rather than than proper mono.

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

Yojimbo poster
UHD Blu-ray
English-Friendly:

BFI 4K Blu-ray

Audio:

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

Sanjuro poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

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

Best Audio:

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

Sanjuro poster
UHD Blu-ray
English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Video:

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

Audio:

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

High and Low poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray see caps: https://slow.pics/c/Ifo4f1EO

Grain is sharper/clearer on the new 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:

BFI Player/Amazon WEB-DL

English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray see caps: https://slow.pics/c/Ifo4f1EO

Grain is sharper/clearer on the new 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.

Audio:

BFI Player/Amazon WEB-DL

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

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

Criterion DVD

Upcoming Release:

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

Video:

Spain/Japan has Blu-ray

Kagemusha poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

179 min cut: Criterion Blu-ray

159 min cut: Fox Blu-ray

Best Video:

179 min cut: Toho 4K Blu-ray

159 min cut: Fox Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Japan Toho 4K Blu-ray

Kagemusha poster
UHD Blu-ray
English-Friendly:

179 min cut: Criterion Blu-ray

159 min cut: Fox Blu-ray

Video:

179 min cut: Toho 4K Blu-ray

159 min cut: Fox Blu-ray

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