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14 Films

Toho

14 Included Films

Toho Pictures, a major film distributor/studio in Japan

Aliases: toho

Type: Label/Studio/Platform

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
Best English-Friendly:

BFI Blu-ray

Best Video:

Japan Toho 4K Blu-ray

The Life of Oharu poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

2023 Toho Blu-ray is new 4K restoration. No English subs.

Best Audio:

R5 Triumph Video DVD

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

2023 Toho Blu-ray is new 4K restoration. No English subs.

Best Audio:

R5 Triumph Video DVD

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

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

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.

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.

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
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

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

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

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
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

Destroy All Monsters poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Japan Toho 4K Blu-ray

Additional Info:

AIP Dub is only found on the 2011 Media Blasters Blu-ray along with other exclusive extras (NOT the 2014 reissue)

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Japan Toho 4K Blu-ray

Additional Info:

AIP Dub is only found on the 2011 Media Blasters Blu-ray along with other exclusive extras (NOT the 2014 reissue)

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

Eureka! Blu-ray

Best Video:

Eureka Blu-ray > Criterion Blu-ray (slightly)

Best Audio:

2001 Toho DVD/2010 Eureka DVD see Blah-ray but the difference is not too big

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

Eureka! Blu-ray

Best Video:

Eureka Blu-ray > Criterion Blu-ray (slightly)

Best Audio:

2001 Toho DVD/2010 Eureka DVD see Blah-ray but the difference is not too big

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
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

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

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Japan Toho Blu-ray

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

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Japan Toho Blu-ray

Swing Girls poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Toho Japan Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Toho Blu-ray does not have a Title Menu, but there are English Subtitles available in the pop-up menu.

Swing Girls poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Toho Japan Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Toho Blu-ray does not have a Title Menu, but there are English Subtitles available in the pop-up menu.

Shin Godzilla poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

US Toho 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

US Toho 4K Blu-ray > France 4K Blu-ray > Japan Toho 4K Blu-ray caps

BR members also compared subtitles and placement and the US contains the original burnt-in subs compared to the France and Britain 4Ks.

Additional Info:

Toho/GKIDS US 4K Blu-ray has a new English dub, different from the old Funi US Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

US Toho 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

US Toho 4K Blu-ray > France 4K Blu-ray > Japan Toho 4K Blu-ray caps

BR members also compared subtitles and placement and the US contains the original burnt-in subs compared to the France and Britain 4Ks.

Additional Info:

Toho/GKIDS US 4K Blu-ray has a new English dub, different from the old Funi US Blu-ray

Godzilla Minus One poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Toho 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Toho 4K Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Toho 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Toho 4K Blu-ray

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