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pharoahdance · 10-30-2004, 06:15 AM

Suzuki a go-go!

Youth Of The Beast - Seijun Suzuki
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New, restored high-definition digital transfer
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Original theatrical trailer
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New essay by film critic Howard Hampton (Artforum)
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New and improved English subtitle translation
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More!

Fighting Elegy - Seijun Suzuki
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New, restored high-definition digital transfer
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Original theatrical trailer
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A new essay by renowned film critic Tony Rayns (Sight and Sound, Branded to Thrill: The Delirious Cinema of Suzuki Seijun)
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New and improved English subtitle translation
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Touchez Pas Au Grisbi - Jacques Becker
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New, restored high-definition digital transfer
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Video interviews with actors Lino Ventura and Daniel Cauchy and composer Jean Wiener
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Original theatrical trailer
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New essays by critics Geoffrey O’Brien and Philip Kemp
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New and improved English subtitle translation

Casque d'Or - Jacques Becker
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New, restored high-definition digital transfer
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Audio commentary by film scholar Peter Cowie
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1995 video interview with actor Serge Reggiani1963 interview with actress Simone Signoret from the French television program Cinépanorama
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Excerpt from an episode of the French television series Cinéastes de notre temps, dedicated to Jacques Becker
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Rare, silent behind-the-scenes footage of Becker on the set, with commentary by film scholar Philip Kemp
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New essay by Kemp
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New and improved English subtitle translation

Kagemusha - Akira Kurosawa
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SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES:
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New, restored high-definition digital transfer enhanced for widescreen televisions
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Audio commentary by Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince (The Warrior’s Camera: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa)
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A 40-minute documentary on the making of Kagemusha, part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create
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Helping a Master: Coppola, Lucas, and Kagemusha, new video interviews with executive producers Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas
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Image: Kurosawa’s Continuity, a new video piece that reconstructs Kagemusha through Kurosawa’s paintings and sketches
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A booklet featuring new essays by scholars Darrell Davis and Peter Grilli and biographical sketches by Japanese film historian Donald Richie
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New and improved English subtitle translation
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pharoahdance · 10-30-2004, 06:19 AM

Kagemusha cover forthcoming.

SephirothClone · 10-30-2004, 06:20 AM

"Kagemusha" is a film I've been meaning to watch, I may buy that blind. I haven't seen much Suzuki or Becker, so their stuff goes on the back burner until I have time (and money) to focus on their work more.

tvboy · 10-30-2004, 01:48 PM

Yes! Kagemusha is finally coming. I used to have it on laserdisc but I always thought that the transfer was a bit soft. Hopefully this will restore the film to the quality that it deserves.

LeChuck · 10-30-2004, 03:29 PM

I am very excited about Seijun Suzuki's stuff. I have seen his two most famous works, Tokyo Drifter and Branded to Kill and he is the man! I like the cover art for Youth of the Beast, but what is up with the black surrounding the people on Fighting Elegy? Looks a little sloppy, in my opinion.

TopHatCat64 · 10-30-2004, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by LeChuck

...but what is up with the black surrounding the people on Fighting Elegy? Looks a little sloppy, in my opinion.

That is a bit odd, only reason i can think of is that it helps to pop out the two figures a bit against all the rest of the black & white images. Either way they're still excellent covers, CC does it again.

manicsounds · 10-31-2004, 02:32 AM

HVe's recent Suzuki DVDs were excellent, and I'm glad some more are coming out.
Not too big on the extras, yet again, but still very cool.

He is still working hard over here in Japan,
currently directing Zhang Ziyi in a stage play.

Kagemusha..... i knew it. awesome.

pharoahdance · 11-23-2004, 01:57 AM

manicsounds · 11-23-2004, 01:59 AM

Kagemusha!!!! I really didnt care what the artwork will be...... anything would be awesome

Vigilante · 11-23-2004, 09:43 AM

It kinda looks awesome

LeChuck · 11-23-2004, 12:33 PM

It does look aweseome!

10-30-2004, 06:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
pharoahdance Actor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Diego County, CA	Kagemusha cover forthcoming. __________________ My phone bill costs so much that I can't call you anymore but I will anyway because it means more to me than eating another cheeseburger.

10-30-2004, 06:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
SephirothClone Secret President of the NLWC Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Guess and win $1	"Kagemusha" is a film I've been meaning to watch, I may buy that blind. I haven't seen much Suzuki or Becker, so their stuff goes on the back burner until I have time (and money) to focus on their work more. __________________ Want pictures of my iguana collection? Just give Ried a PM.

10-30-2004, 01:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
tvboy Actor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Taxation Nation: Canada	Yes! Kagemusha is finally coming. I used to have it on laserdisc but I always thought that the transfer was a bit soft. Hopefully this will restore the film to the quality that it deserves. __________________ Always remember that Triumph of the Will is just like Pirates of the Carribean. Only in black and white. MacAndMe My DVD Collection

10-31-2004, 02:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
manicsounds Actor Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tokyo	HVe's recent Suzuki DVDs were excellent, and I'm glad some more are coming out. Not too big on the extras, yet again, but still very cool. He is still working hard over here in Japan, currently directing Zhang Ziyi in a stage play. Kagemusha..... i knew it. awesome. __________________ Only 50 per page. Don't even bother looking

11-23-2004, 01:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
pharoahdance Actor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Diego County, CA	Cage Moosh __________________ My phone bill costs so much that I can't call you anymore but I will anyway because it means more to me than eating another cheeseburger.

10-30-2004, 03:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
LeChuck "Woman Hands" man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cambridge, MA	I am very excited about Seijun Suzuki's stuff. I have seen his two most famous works, Tokyo Drifter and Branded to Kill and he is the man! I like the cover art for Youth of the Beast, but what is up with the black surrounding the people on Fighting Elegy? Looks a little sloppy, in my opinion.

11-23-2004, 01:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
manicsounds Actor Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tokyo	Kagemusha!!!! I really didnt care what the artwork will be...... anything would be awesome __________________ Only 50 per page. Don't even bother looking

11-23-2004, 09:43 AM	#10 (permalink)
Vigilante Actor Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia	It kinda looks awesome __________________ DTS or Dolby Digital?

11-23-2004, 12:33 PM	#11 (permalink)
LeChuck "Woman Hands" man Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cambridge, MA	It does look aweseome!

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