Mahjong Horo Ki 4K Digitally Restored Ultra HD Blu-ray [HDR Edition] [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray]

[Machine Translation] [Kadokawa Pictures 4K UHD Project] The long-awaited 4K version of the golden age of mahjong films, starring Hiroyuki Sanada and Makoto Wada's directorial debut! Set in the chaotic postwar period, this ensemble drama depicts a group of players who put their lives on the line for the game of mahjong! Illustrator and graphic designer Makoto Wada adapted the original story by Tetsuya Asada. Winner of the 8th Japan Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Special Award and Planning Award, the 39th Mainichi Film Concours for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, and the 27th Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor. --Ueno, just after the defeat in World War II. The life of a gambler, Tetsuya, a 17-year-old boy who later became known as "Boy Tetsu," began when he entered the tribe known as "Chinchiro. Through his encounters with unique characters such as Dosa Ken, a well-known professional in the world of jankoro, his girlfriend Mayumi, the mama of the Ox Club, a secret casino for American soldiers, and the magician Dezume Toku, he seeks friendship, bets on love, and learns about life in the world of outlaws. The 4K digitally restored Ultra HD Blu-ray (HDR version) + 4K digitally restored Blu-ray total 2-disc set. The Blu-ray is recorded in HD resolution using SDR masters. The SDR version and the HDR version (included in the Ultra HD-Blu-ray) both use the latest grading and new master supervised by Director of Photography Maruike No. The SDR version is based on the original timing data, past masters, and films used for screening. Original storyboards by director Makoto Wada are included! The storyboards are filled with the director's breath as he created the film, including his red-pen drawings. We hope you will enjoy it as a valuable source of information on the director's creative process. The original storyboard is in the possession of the Tama Art University Art Archives Center. A special booklet (16 pages) with commentary on the film is included in the box.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: talk session (included on VHD released in 1986), teaser, trailer (4K), TV spots (HD video)

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[角川映画4K UHDプロジェクト] 真田広之主演、和田誠映画監督デビュー作、麻雀映画の金字塔が待望の4K化! 戦後の混乱期を舞台に、麻雀に命をかける勝負師たちを描く群像劇! 阿佐田哲也の原作をイラストレーター、グラフィックデザイナーの和田誠が映画化。第8回日本アカデミー賞助演男優賞・特別賞・企画賞受賞/第39回毎日映画コンクール優秀賞・助演男優賞受賞/第27回ブルーリボン賞助演男優賞受賞。――敗戦直後の上野。通称チンチロ部落へ踏み入ったときから、17歳の少年・哲也、のちに"坊や哲"の異名をとる雀ゴロのギャンブラー人生が始った。その世界で名の通ったプロであるシャレ者のドサ健、その女まゆみ、アメリカ兵相手の秘密カジノ「オックス・クラブ」のママ、魔術師的な打ち手 出目徳ら個性的な人々との出会いを通して、アウトローの世界で友情を求め、愛を賭け、人生を学んでいく。◆4Kデジタル修復 Ultra HD Blu-ray【HDR版】+4Kデジタル修復 Blu-ray 計2枚組。※Blu-rayは SDRマスターを使用、HD解像度での収録となります。当時のタイミングデータ・過去のマスター・上映用フィルムなどを参照し、本来の色彩設計の復元を目指したニューマスターを作成。SDR版、HDR版 (Ultra HD-Blu-rayに収録) ともに丸池納撮影監督が監修した最新グレーディング・ニューマスターを採用。◆和田誠監督オリジナル画コンテ集を同梱! 赤ペンによる書き込み等もそのまま収録した、制作時の監督の息遣いが伝わってくるようなコンテ。監督の創作の源に迫る貴重な資料として、ぜひご愛蔵ください。※画コンテのオリジナルは多摩美術大学アートアーカイヴセンターに所蔵されています。◆本作がもっと楽しめる作品解説入り特製ブックレット (16P) 封入。

音声特典: 和田誠監督&映画評論家・白井佳夫氏対談音声 (※1986年発売VHDに収録)、映像特典: 特報・予告編(4K)/ TV SPOT 15秒×2種・30秒×1種(HD画質)