Criterion To Release Akira Kurosawa's Ran On Blu-Ray

Criterion Collection has announced that they will be releasing Akira Kurosawa's Ran on Blu-Ray in May. The release will include:

Restored high-definition digital transfer, with an uncompressed stereo soundtrack

Audio commentary featuring film scholar Stephen Prince

An appreciation of the film by director Sidney Lumet

A.K., a 74-minute film by director Chris Marker

A 30-minute documentary on the making of Ran, from the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create

Video interview with actor Tatsuya Nakadai

Theatrical trailers

PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Michael Wilmington and an interview with Kurosawa

Expected to hit store shelves on May 12th 2009 with a MSRP of $39.99. Full details after the jump.