{"product_id":"ugetsu-blu-ray","title":"Ugetsu (BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy the time he made\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUgetsu,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKenji Mizoguchi was already an elder statesman of Japanese cinema, fiercely revered by Akira Kurosawa and other directors of a younger generation. And with this exquisite ghost story, a fatalistic wartime tragedy derived from stories by Akinari Ueda and Guy de Maupassant, he created a touchstone of his art, his long takes and sweeping camera guiding the viewer through a delirious narrative about two villagers whose pursuit of fame and fortune leads them far astray from their loyal wives. Moving between the terrestrial and the otherworldly,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUgetsu\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ereveals essential truths about the ravages of war, the plight of women, and the pride of men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUgetsu\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas restored by The Film Foundation and Kadokawa Corporation at Cineric Laboratories in New York. Special thanks to Masahiro Miyajima and Martin Scorsese for their consultation on this restoration. Restoration funding provided by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in association with The Film Foundation and Kadokawa Corporation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\" data-feature-title-field=\"\"\u003eBLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features-list\" data-special-features-field=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary by critic, filmmaker, and festival programmer Tony Rayns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eKenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ea 1975 documentary by Kaneto Shindo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTwo Worlds Intertwined,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ea 2005 appreciation of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUgetsu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Masahiro Shinoda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eProcess and Production,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ea 2005 interview with Tokuzo Tanaka, first assistant director on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUgetsu\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview from 1992 with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by film critic Phillip Lopate and three short stories that inspired the film\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCover by Michael Boland\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Criterion Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44455621820616,"sku":"CC2771BD","price":50.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/ugetsu4k.jpg?v=1739743248","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/products\/ugetsu-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}