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Still Walking(2008)
Middle-aged art restorer Ryota (Hiroshi Abe) and his sister Chinami (You) return to their childhood home with their own families for a gathering to mark the anniversary of the death of their older brother Junpei, who drowned while saving another boy's life 15 years earlier. The film tracks the subtle events that take place over the course of one summer's day as the family members reconnect while struggling to come to terms with undercurrents of generational conflict and the consequences of loss. For more about Still Walking and the Still Walking Blu-ray release, see the Still Walking Blu-ray Review Starring: Hiroshi Abe, Yoshio Harada, Yui Natsukawa, Kazuya Takahashi, Shohei Tanaka, Hotaru Nomoto Director: Hirokazu Koreeda » See full cast & crew Still Walking Blu-ray, Video QualityPresented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Hirokazu Kore-eda's Still Walking arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. The following text appears inside the booklet provided with this Blu-ray disc: "Supervised and approved by director Hirokazu Kore-eda and director of photography Yutaka Yamakazi, this new high-definition digital transfer was created on a Cintel C-Reality Telecine from the original camera negative. Telecine supervisors: Hirokazu Kore-eda, Yutaka Yamazaki. Telecine colorist: Mori Seijiro/Imagica, Tokyo." This is an excellent high-definition transfer. Fine object detail is very good, clarity pleasing, and contrast levels consistent throughout the entire film. The film's lovely spectrum of warm colors is beautifully reproduced - the variety of light blues, greens, yellows, grays, browns, and blues look fantastic. Edge-enhancement is never a serious issue of concern; neither is macroblocking. I also did not see any traces of heavy noise reduction. I did a few random comparisons with the R2 UK SDVD release of Still Walking, courtesy of New Wave Films, which I have in my library, and must say that the Criterion Blu-ray release represents a substantial upgrade in quality - in addition to superior detail and improved contrast, the random background noise, blockiness, and occasional color pulsations present on the SDVD release have also been effectively addressed. Lastly, the film's grain structure has been retained, and there are absolutely no serious stability issues to report in this review whatsoever. (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). Still Walking Blu-ray, Audio QualityThere is only one audio track on this Blu-ray disc: Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. For the record, Criterion have provided optional English subtitles for the main feature. The following text appears inside the booklet provided with this Blu-ray disc: "This film features a fully digital soundtrack. The audio for this release was mastered at 24-bit from the original digital audio master using Pro Tools HD." I don't have any major reservations. The dialog is crisp, clean, stable, and exceptionally easy to follow. There are no balance issues with Gonchichi's music score either. Generally speaking, the Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track has a good range of nuanced dynamics and pleasing organic qualities. Finally, while viewing the film I did not detect any disturbing pops, cracks, or audio dropouts to report in this review.
Still Walking Blu-ray, News and Updates• Criterion Blu-ray in February: Arnold, Fellini, Kieslowski, Kore-... - November 15, 2010 February may be short, but the Blu-ray slate from The Criterion Collection certainly is not – the independent label has just announced six very notable movies for that month. On February 1, it will release The Double Life of Veronique (La double vie de Véronique; ...
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