The Yellow Handkerchief Blu-ray Review

The Yellow Handkerchief is a nicely acted road trip drama that works on an emotional level. The Blu-ray released through Twilight Time offers good video and audio transfers but there are no bonus features.

 

 

The Yellow Handkerchief
— The Limited Edition Series —
(1977)

Genre(s): Drama
Twilight Time | NR – 109 min. – $29.95 | November 14, 2017

Date Published: 11/25/2017 | Author: The Movieman

 

MOVIE INFO: Directed by: Yoji Yamada Writer(s): Pete Hamill (novel); Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama (screenplay) Cast: Ken Takaura, Chieko Baisho, Kaori Momoi, Tetsuya Takeda, Kiyoshi Atsumi DISC INFO: Features: None Digital Copy: No Formats Included: Blu-ray Number of Discs: 1 Audio: English (DTS-HD MA 1.0) Video: 1080p/Widescreen 2.40 Subtitles: English SDH Disc Size: 25.6 GB Codecs: MPEG-4 AVC Region(s): A

 

PLOT SYNOPSIS

The Yellow Handkerchief, based on a series of 1971 columns written by American journalist Pete Hamill, tells the tale of a road trip spontaneously undertaken by a trio whose back stories are revealed through subtly nuanced flashbacks.

 

SPECIAL FEATURES – 0/5

This comes with an 8-page booklet. No features were included.

 

VIDEO – 4.0/5, AUDIO – 3.5/5

Twilight Time releases The Yellow Handkerchief onto Blu-ray presented in its original 2.35 widescreen aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer. For the most part, especially for a 40 year old film, looks good with fine detail and no major damage. The disc also includes a standard but nice DTS-HD Master Audio Mono track and considering this is almost entirely dialogue-driven, you’re not going to be wowed or it will show off some incredibly depth.

OVERALL – 3.0/5

Overall, The Yellow Handkerchief is a nicely acted road trip drama that works on an emotional level. The Blu-ray released through Twilight Time offers good video and audio transfers but there are no bonus features.