Oct 22, 2015 · After more than a decade of sober political dramas and socially minded period pieces, the great Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi shifted gears dramatically for this rapturously stylized …

Nov 2, 2004 · 29 / BD 228 Kwaidan #1 by peerpee » Thu Feb 16, 2006 2:34 pm Kwaidan For the first time in the West, The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the complete 183-minute original …

Nov 3, 2004 · Kwaidan After more than a decade of sober political dramas and social-minded period pieces, the great Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi shifted gears dramatically for this rapturously …

Jul 24, 2005 · Kwaidan - MoC has the full film (20 minutes longer), better PQ, and a substantial booklet L'Enfance nue - CC is yellow-tinged which they defend but is probably wrong, some unique extras on …

Dec 14, 2025 · New audio commentary by film historian Stephen Prince Interview with Masaki Kobayashi from 1993, conducted by filmmaker Masahiro Shinoda New interview with assistant …

Oct 20, 2015 · Kwaidan is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1. Black bars at the top and bottom of the screen are normal for this format. This new digital transfer of the original full-length …

Feb 14, 2016 · Spoiler Show the flesh-eating gargoyle monster at the climax stays true to her threat about killing the hero if he repeats the story and rips out his throat (sort of literalising the vampiric …

Oct 10, 2000 · Kwaidan is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1. Created on a high-definition Spirit Datacine, this new digital transfer was mastered from a new 35mm composite low-contrast print.

Aug 25, 2008 · I recall one reviewer dsscribed his initial reaction to watching these films somewhere along the lines of "it's like the cast & crew of KWAIDAN wandered onto the sets of Daiei and decided …

Dec 29, 2015 · Picture 8/10 The Criterion Collection presents both Lady Snowblood and Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance together on Blu-ray in their release The Complete Lady …