Jeff Costello was the perfect hitman. Starring Alain Delon, this masterpiece by acclaimed director Jean-Pierre Melville, representing one of the highest achievements of his cinematic art, is now released on UHD (Ultra-HD Blu-ray) using the latest 4K restored master! A crystallization of pure stylistic beauty achieved by Jean-Pierre Melville, often regarded as a pioneer of the French New Wave, together with his close collaborator Alain Delon. The film's razor-sharp compositions and cold blue visual aesthetic are supported by cinematographer Henri Decae, known for his work with Louis Malle and Francois Truffaut and a longtime associate of Melville, while the cool jazz score by Francois de Roubaix quietly reflects the protagonist's solitude and fate. This film stands as one of the ultimate expressions of Melville's cinematic aesthetics. -- A bird, a sparse apartment, a fedora, and a trench coat. The story of a solitary hitman over two days. Wearing his fedora and trench coat, hitman Jeff Costello lives alone with a small bird in a bare Paris apartment. As usual, he prepares a perfect alibi and successfully completes his assignment, but while leaving the scene he is seen by pianist Valerie. Bonus video features (total running time: 128 minutes) include Le Samourai Restoration Process, Friendship with Jean-Pierre Melville, The Influence of Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Pierre Melville and Film Music, Commentary on Le Samourai by Taylor Hackford, and the original theatrical trailer. Includes a postcard set. Features the Japanese dubbed audio from the TV broadcast version (first aired on October 26, 1978, on Tokyo Channel 12's Thursday Western Movie Theater). Equipped with a "Japanese Dub Version Only Playback" function. *This function skips directly to and plays only the portion used in the TV broadcast version (approximately 87 minutes). Please note that the image will freeze at skipped sections as part of the intended specifications. *If the TV broadcast Japanese dubbed audio track is selected during main feature playback, scenes cut from the original TV broadcast will be presented with French audio and Japanese subtitles.