{"product_id":"ugetsu-criterion-collection-blu-ray","title":"Ugetsu (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eUgetsu (Criterion Collection) - 1953 - BLU-RAY\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving refined his craft in the silent era, Kenji Mizoguchi was an elder statesman of Japanese cinema—fiercely revered by Akira Kurosawa and other younger directors—by the time he made Ugetsu. 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 astr\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 4K digital restoration undertaken by The Film Foundation, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary by filmmaker, critic, and festival programmer Tony Rayns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975), a 150-minute documentary by Kaneto Shindo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Worlds Intertwined, a 2005 appreciation of Ugetsu by filmmaker Masahiro Shinoda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcess and Production, a 2005 interview with Tokuzo Tanaka, first assistant director on Ugetsu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview from 1992 with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn essay by film critic Phillip Lopate and three short stories that influenced Mizoguchi in making the film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDIRECTOR: Kenji Mizoguchi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFEATURES:\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDRAMA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWIDESCREEN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB\u0026amp;W\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eASPECT RATIO: 1.37:1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUNCOMPRESSED MONAURAL PCM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e97 Minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLANGUAGES: JAPANESE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eENGLISH SUBTITLES\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRATED: NR\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarring: Kikue Mouri, Mitsuko Mito, Masayuki Mori, Kinuyo Tanaka\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49062304809234,"sku":"715515198516","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/3176538.jpg?v=1715196602","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ugetsu-criterion-collection-blu-ray","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}