BFI Blu-ray

Japan Toho 4K Blu-ray

BFI Blu-ray

2015 BFI Blu-ray

BFI Blu-ray, Kadokawa Blu-ray

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

BFI Blu-ray

Japan 4K Blu-ray

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

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 has excellent master and grade, no DNR and tasteful HDR

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.

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.

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

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.

BFI Player/Amazon WEB-DL

Criterion DVD

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

Spain/Japan has Blu-ray

Criterion DVD

Japan and France have Blu-ray

Australia Imprint Blu-ray

Imprint Blu-ray

Australia Imprint Blu-ray for surround Russian and English audio/Spain A Contracorriente for monaural Russian audio

The Spain Blu-ray has the lossless mono mix (the main feature is not English-friendly however), alongside an exclusive conversation in English (with optional Spain subtitles)

The Japan DVD has a "It Is Wonderful to Create" documentary (though the disc is not English-friendly)

179 min cut: Criterion Blu-ray

159 min cut: Fox Blu-ray

179 min cut: Toho 4K Blu-ray

159 min cut: Fox Blu-ray

Japan Toho 4K Blu-ray

StudioCanal/Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray

2021 StudioCanal Britain 4K Blu-ray

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.

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Criterion Blu-ray > Criterion 4K Blu-ray

MGM DVD

Fox Lorber DVD

Japan Kadokawa Blu-ray