{"id":28603,"date":"2022-09-12T13:21:36","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T20:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=28603"},"modified":"2022-10-04T13:31:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T20:31:07","slug":"review-fugitive-from-the-past-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2022\/09\/review-fugitive-from-the-past-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fugitive From the Past Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"small-image-border\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"A Fugitive From the Past Blu-ray Review\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/logos\/arrowvideo-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><strong><em>A Fugitive From the Past<\/em><\/strong> debuts on Blu-ray tArrow Video program featuring a new 1080p transfer and several scene-specific commentary tracks. This is available on September 27th.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">A Fugitive From the Past<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">(1965)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Crime<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Arrow Video| NR \u2013 183 min. \u2013 $34.95 | September 27, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong>Date Published:<\/strong> 09\/12\/2022 | <strong>Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n<table id=\"border-table-review\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td width=\"300px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 2px solid #808080;\" title=\"A Fugitive From the Past\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/reviews\/2022\/fugitivefromthepast-bd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"383\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"amazon\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Buy the Following on Amazon.com\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/amazonlogo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/4kuhd-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/3dbluray-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0B4C6L2YJ\/moviemsguidet-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"link aligncenter\" title=\"Buy on Blu-ray from Amazon.com!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/bluray-on.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolink aligncenter\" title=\"Not Available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/misc\/dvd-off.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table id=\"review-info\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>MOVIE INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Director: <\/strong>Tomu Uchida<br \/>\n<strong>Writer(s): <\/strong>Tsutomu Minakami (novel); Naoyuki Suzuki (screenplay)<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Cast: <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Rentaro Mikuni, Sachiko Hidari, Junzaburo Ban, Ken Takakura, Koji Mitsui<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong><u>DISC INFO:<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><strong>Features: <\/strong>Select-Scene Commentaries, Theatrical Trailer, Image Gallery<br \/>\n<strong>Slip Cover: <\/strong>No<br \/>\n<strong>Digital Copy: <\/strong>No<br \/>\n<strong>Formats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Number of Discs: <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><strong>Audio: <\/strong>Japanese (PCM 1.0)<br \/>\n<strong>Video: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40<br \/>\n<strong>Subtitles: <\/strong>English SDH<br \/>\n<strong>Disc Size: <\/strong>48.50 GB<br \/>\n<strong>Total Bitrate: <\/strong>27.59 Mbps<br \/>\n<strong>Codecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Region(s): <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">A<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/0b\/57\/2a\/MEEJJEJ_o.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/0b\/57\/2a\/MEEJJEJ_o.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 28px;\">PLOT SYNOPSIS<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1947, a freak typhoon sends a passenger ferry running between Hokkaido and mainland Japan plunging to the ocean depths, with hundreds of lives lost. During the chaos, three men are witnessed fleeing a burning pawnshop in the Hokkaido port town of Iwanai. The police suspect theft and arson, and when Detective Yumisaka (JUNZABURO BAN) discovers the burned remains of a boat and the corpses of two men, he sets about tracking the shadowy third figure. Meanwhile, the mysterious Takichi Inukai (Rentaro Mikuni) takes shelter with a prostitute, Yae (SACHIKO HIDARI), a brief encounter that will come to define both of their lives. A decade later, long after the trail has gone cold, Yumisaka is called back by his successor Detective Ajimura (KEN TAKAKURA) as two new dead bodies are found.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This release comes housed in a HD keep case and comes with a <strong>booklet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Introduction (26:52)<\/u><\/strong> is an appreciation of the movie from curator and writer Jasper Sharp.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Scene-Specific Commentaries:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong><u>The Fugitive Past of Tomu Uchida and Modern Japan (17:47)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Professor Aaron Gerow<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Chaos and Order (22:31)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Professor Earl Jackson<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Cinematography of Hunger: Tomu Uchida and the Toei W 106 System (8:15)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Professor Daisuke Miyao<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Sachiko Hidari: Stardom and Characterisation (15:44)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Dr. Irene Gonzalez-Lopez<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>The Haunting Voice of Karma: Isao Tomita\u2019s Music (32:11)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Candidate in Philosophy Erik Homenick<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>In-Betweenness (13:54)<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Professor Alexander Zahlten<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although I would\u2019ve liked a feature-length commentary, each of these individuals gives their insights into the project and cultural impacts. I guess it\u2019s better than them being spliced together into a single audio commentary track.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Theatrical Trailer (3:56)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/f8\/d6\/09\/MEEJJGV_o.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/f8\/d6\/09\/MEEJJGV_o.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table id=\"review-content\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>VIDEO \u2013 5\/5, AUDIO \u2013 4\u00bd\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"review-content2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>A Fugitive From the Past<\/em><\/strong> comes to Blu-ray from Arrow Video and the high-definition master was supplied by Toei using the best available archival materials with additional restoration by Arrow Films. As it is, this is a glorious looking 1080p HD picture with sharp and well defined detail throughout and great dispersion of the black and white elements. There were no obvious signs of artifacts, aliasing or other significant flaws.<\/p>\n<p>Just about equally as impressive was the Japanese language PCM Mono track which offers up clear dialogue levels and some decent depth for a singular track. I didn\u2019t discern any pops, hisses or other issues with the lossless audio.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"*\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviemansguide.com\/images\/main\/bar_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/a0\/db\/32\/MEEJJIM_o.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-screencapture aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images4.imagebam.com\/a0\/db\/32\/MEEJJIM_o.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain <strong>spoilers<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage-->These are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEJJEJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/6d\/68\/bf\/MEEJJEJ_t.png\" alt=\"fugitive00.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEJJEU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/8b\/d4\/bb\/MEEJJEU_t.png\" alt=\"fugitive01.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEJJF0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/04\/8d\/f9\/MEEJJF0_t.png\" alt=\"fugitive02.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEJJFB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/11\/45\/a2\/MEEJJFB_t.png\" alt=\"fugitive03.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEJJFJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/50\/63\/ef\/MEEJJFJ_t.png\" alt=\"fugitive04.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEJJG1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/8f\/8b\/7a\/MEEJJG1_t.png\" alt=\"fugitive05.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEJJGA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/aa\/b8\/ed\/MEEJJGA_t.png\" alt=\"fugitive06.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEJJGH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/f2\/79\/19\/MEEJJGH_t.png\" alt=\"fugitive07.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEJJGN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/a7\/33\/a4\/MEEJJGN_t.png\" alt=\"fugitive08.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEJJGV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/9b\/7a\/d6\/MEEJJGV_t.png\" alt=\"fugitive09.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEJJH5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/42\/96\/85\/MEEJJH5_t.png\" alt=\"fugitive10.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEJJHB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/95\/8e\/4c\/MEEJJHB_t.png\" alt=\"fugitive11.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEJJHK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/d7\/5c\/a1\/MEEJJHK_t.png\" alt=\"fugitive12.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEJJHV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/3d\/ef\/bc\/MEEJJHV_t.png\" alt=\"fugitive13.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEJJI8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/4e\/b3\/22\/MEEJJI8_t.png\" alt=\"fugitive14.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagebam.com\/view\/MEEJJIM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thumbs4.imagebam.com\/de\/89\/16\/MEEJJIM_t.png\" alt=\"fugitive15.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Fugitive From the Past debuts on Blu-ray tArrow Video program featuring a new 1080p transfer and several scene-specific commentary tracks. 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