We appear to have completely have left Kurosawa at the moment. But at least he didn't insist that his films looked like they had been subjected to distress, before they received their theatrical premiere. I rewatched both the Criterion and BFI restored 4K UHD Seven Samurai releases and much...
It's become a trend for hipsters and not confined to analogue film either. Alexander Payne recently shot The Holdovers with ARRIRAW 3.4K digital, but then put in dirt and scratches throughout the entire movie for theatrical and home media presentation - to make it resemble...er...a worn...