fps) and the unique chapter markers of the EbP encode, ensuring that dialogue does not "drift" over the film's 207-minute runtime. 2. Linguistic and Translation Fidelity

: The translation manages the difficult task of distinguishing between the formal, archaic Japanese used by the Samurai and the coarse, colloquial dialect of the farmers.

: This specific 720p version is sourced from the Criterion Collection's digital restoration.