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Harakiri(1962)Following the collapse of his clan, an unemployed samurai arrives at the manor of Lord Iyi, begging to be allowed to commit ritual suicide on the property. Iyi's clansmen, believing the desperate ronin is merely angling for a new position, try to force his hand and get him to eviscerate himself—but they have underestimated his beliefs and his personal brand of honor. For more about Harakiri and the Harakiri Blu-ray release, see Harakiri Blu-ray Review published by Dr. Svet Atanasov on September 3, 2011 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.5 out of 5. Director: Masaki Kobayashi Writer: Shinobu Hashimoto Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Shima Iwashita, Tetsurô Tanba, Masao Mishima, Yoshio Inaba Producer: Tatsuo Hosoya » See full cast & crew Harakiri Blu-ray, Video QualityPresented in an aspect ratio of 2.34:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Masaki Kobayashi's Harakiri arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. Criterion's high-definition transfer appears to have been sourced from the same Shochiku master which British distributors Eureka Entertainment had access to when they prepared their Blu-ray release of Harakiri. Naturally, the two share some similar characteristics. However, they are not identical. Detail is once again very impressive, especially during close-ups. Criterion's transfer is also slightly darker, but during the indoor scenes, where most of the time light is restricted, clarity is again very good. The small color pulsations from Criterion's SDVD release of Harakiri have been effectively addressed. As I expected, however, Criterion have strengthened black levels and also adjusted sharpness levels during selected sequences. The grays also tend to be slightly stronger, though they do not appear drastically different than the ones seen on the UK Blu-ray release; the whites are slightly better saturated. As a result, Criterion's release has a marginally richer but also occasionally harsher look (see screencapture #1). Lastly, there are no traces of excessive noise reduction. Unsurprisingly, there is a layer of fine grain throughout the entire film. There are no large cuts, debris, stains, or warps to report in this review. (Note: This is a Region-A "locked" Blu-ray disc. Therefore, you must have a native Region-A or Region-Free PS3 or SA in order to access its content). Harakiri Blu-ray, Audio QualityThere is only one audio track on this Blu-ray disc: Japanese LPCM 1.0. For the record, Criterion have provided optional English subtitles for the main feature. When turned on, they appear inside the image frame. I compared selected scenes - and specifically scenes where the biwa solos are prominent - from the Criterion release and the UK Blu-ray release (which features a Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track). As far as dynamic intensity and crispness are concerned, the two are practically identical. The dialog is also equally clean, stable, and easy to follow. However, I did notice some very minor differences in the English translation.
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