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      To create these drawings for the cover and booklet from our release of The Samurai Trilogy, Japanese artist Yuko Shimizu used Japanese calligraphy brushes and india ink on watercolor paper. She then scanned the drawings and digitally colored them. Shimizu says she was aiming for “graphic, iconic, and simple. Red and white are the colors of the Japanese flag. But I wanted to use them in as nontraditional a way as possible.”

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    To create these drawings for the cover and booklet from our release of The Samurai Trilogy, Japanese artist Yuko Shimizu used Japanese calligraphy brushes and india ink on watercolor paper. She then scanned the drawings and digitally colored them. Shimizu says she was aiming for “graphic, iconic, and simple. Red and white are the colors of the Japanese flag. But I wanted to use them in as nontraditional a way as possible.”

     
     
     

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5 comments

  • By Nice
    June 28, 2012
    06:20 PM

    Nice
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  • By Storey
    June 28, 2012
    07:52 PM

    Love seen the behind the scenes on the cover art... great choice of artist CRITERION!
    Reply

  • By Shaun
    June 29, 2012
    09:19 AM

    I thank Criterion for making this available. The older DVDs really looked poorly, but the films are exquisite.
    Reply

  • By Billy
    June 30, 2012
    02:18 PM

    This is amazing! Love it.
    Reply

  • By Peter
    July 08, 2012
    08:11 PM

    Great films and transfer. Terrible package and horrible "artwork", worst cover ever on Criterion.
    Reply

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