Hisashi Igawa

9 films on Best Blurays3 in 4K5 in HD1 in SD

Hisashi Igawa (井川比佐志 born 17 November 1936) is a Japanese actor who has appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawa's Dodesukaden, Ran and Madadayo. He starred in Abe Kōbō's production of The Man Who Turned Into A Stick, a surrealist play, in 1969.

Biography from Wikipedia via TMDB

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3 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Demon Pond (1979)

Supporting role · Director: Masahiro Shinoda

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

3.7

Dreams (1990)

Supporting role · Director: Akira Kurosawa

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

Criterion Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray > Criterion 4K Blu-ray

4.2

Ran (1985)

Supporting role · Director: Akira Kurosawa

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly:

StudioCanal/Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Italy Eagle Pictures 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Italy Eagle Pictures 4K Blu-ray >StudioCanal UK (slightly better encoding on Eagle?)

Best Audio:

Japan 4K Restoration Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Japan 4K Restoration Blu-ray has original 4.0

Additional Info:

The US Criterion DVD has some unique supplements with 2.0 surround audio - this release contains Japan end titles.

The Japan 4K Restoration Blu-ray has some exclusive features with 4.0 audio (though the release is not English-friendly)- this release contains Japan end titles.

The StudioCanal releases contain France end titles - while their 4K Blu-ray releases contain identical features.

4.5