Tarantino as Piringo in Sukiyaki Western Django

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The movie was shown at TIFF and apparently it’s good. Very good.



Review: <LINK_TEXT text=“http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/tiff-re … go-review/”>http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/tiff-report-sukiyaki-western-django-review/</LINK_TEXT>

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Japan Times review: <LINK_TEXT text=“http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ … 914a1.html”>http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ff20070914a1.html</LINK_TEXT>

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The line between Japanese samurai films and Italian Westerns (called “spaghettiâ€

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Any news on a DVD release date?

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[quote=“ThaDuke”]
Any news on a DVD release date?
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Don’t you think it’s a bit early for that? The movie was released theatrically three weeks ago.

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Oh, didn’t know it was that soon.



nevermind then! :slight_smile: I’m sure you’ll let us know when the time is right

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“New posters made for Miike’s ‘Sukiyaki Western Django’ after Shintoists offended”:



<LINK_TEXT text=“http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/new-pos … ts-offend/”>http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/new-posters-made-for-miikes-sukiyaki-western-django-after-shintoists-offend/</LINK_TEXT>

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Now that’s a badass poster

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Cool poster

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[i]Looks like there is a new kid in town and his name is First Look Studios. That’s right the studio behind such international sensations as The Proposition and Paris, Je T’aime seem to be joining in on a select amount of buzzed about Asian titles.



First up to bat is Takashi Miike’s Sukiyaki Western Django. Trimmed of 25 minutes from the cut which had been making its rounds on the festival circuit, the film is now at a more healthier length for the international market. Many early reviews had mentioned it could shave off a good few minutes so it seems like that was key in the pruchase.



Also set up to take aim at US audiences courtesy of First Look Studios is the Alexi Tan directed Blood Brothers. John Woo, whose own film Bullet in the Head was the inspiration, produces.



No word as of yet whether both film will see the light of day in theaters or only on dvd.

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2008/02/06



DVD release of “Sukiyaki Western Django,” the latest action movie of the director Takashi Miike featuring the collaboration of Western movie and Japanese histrical drama. The story is about a hard dispute among Genji, Heike (the famous clans of samurai) and a stunning gun man over the discovered inheritance. Officially released at the Venice Film Festival. All spoken in English.



Special edition comes with bonus discs. Disc 1: “Makin-of Sukiyaki Westeren,” the special footage about the visual special effect and weapons. Disc 2: footage of press conference, footage from The Venice Film Festival & Toronto International Film Festival, and more. Set includes 12-page booklet.



Running Time: 121mins.

NTSC Format

Layers: single-sided/dual-layered

Aspect Ratio(s): 16:9 Scope

Region Code: 2

Encoding: MPEG-2

Subtitles: Japanese

Audio Track :

English: Dolby Digital 6.1ch Surround

English: DTS 6.1ch Surround

Japanese: Dolby Digital 6.1ch Surround



The barebones disc is the usual 3800 yen, and the SE a nasty 6800 yen. Stores like amazon and HMV offer good pre-order discount, but both use damn expensive shipping methods (depends a bit where you live) so to most customers it’s gonna be cdjapan.co.jp vs yesasia. Start saving now, and in case you’re gonna get the SE buy a Rambo knife too (you’re gonna need it when dealing with the customs).



Notice the running time, 121 min. This should be the original version, not the shorter US edit.


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Try this website for a brief glimpse of QT in a trailer. <LINK_TEXT text=“http://www.sonypictures.jp/movies/sukiy … index.html”>http://www.sonypictures.jp/movies/sukiyakiwesterndjango/index.html</LINK_TEXT>



They also say release date is now September 15, 2008.



Here’s a good trailer on YouTube with a better trailer and close up of QT. Looking very Clint Eastwoodesque. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S61ySyaJQSE

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[quote=“roulette67”]
They also say release date is now September 15, 2008.
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What are you talking about? The theatrical release date was September 15, 2007. The dvd is still coming Feb 6, 2008



and btw, here’s how the LE looks like







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I’ve never seen the movie released somewhere in France, so bad. I wish I could see it in theaters instead that direct to dvd…

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guess i read it wrong… my bad.

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sweet LE set.



Got that thing preordered already.



Just waiting now.

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Also on Blu-ray

CDJapan : Sukiyaki Western Django (English Audio) [Blu-ray] Japanese Movie Blu-ray





2008/02/20

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damn, might have to get the Blu-ray disc also.

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Please use this link to order at yesasia.com:



<LINK_TEXT text=“http://track.webgains.com/click.html?wg … ickref=qta”>Webgains</LINK_TEXT>





thanks

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Film



Takashi Miikes’s sukiyaki western is not a remake of the Sergio Corbucci original but has a slight connection to it. The new age eastern suffers from some irritating flaws such as unnecessary playing with colours and contrast, but manages to entertain as a whole. Shot fully in English the dialogue spoken by the Japanese cast can prove challenging to understand at times, but it’s not as bad as some people would let you understand. At 120 min the film feels long but not necessarily in a bad way. Nevertheless, the first 60 minutes could do with some tweaking as not all scenes are entirely successful. The second half is more enjoyable and also packs a very stylish finale. The new Djago theme is excellent but only used at the very end of the film (which is for a reason, though). On Miike’s career Django marks another mainstream effort, although there’s a handful of scenes that remind you of who exactly is sitting behind the camera.



Tarantino fan note: QT is the film for about 10 minutes



Collector’s Edition DVD



Region 2 Japan

Image: 2.35:1 Anamorphic NTSC (progressive)

Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Japanese, English), Dolby Digital 5.1 (Japanese, English), DTS (English)

Subtitles: Japanese (optional)



Not the best transfer, I’m afraid. Otherwise it’s perfectly fine but there’s loads of edge enhancement. I wouldn’t expect the possible upcoming KR and HK discs to be any better but who knows. At least they’ll be cheaper. US release is probably not worth waiting for since the US theatrical version is heavily cut. The French might put up a dream package in the future, but it depends on the studio. If it goes to Studio Canal there will probably be just as much edge enhancement. And no matter which country / release you’ll probably lose some of the extras.



























Extras



Disc 1

Audio Commentary by Takashi Miike and Christian Storms

Sukiyaki Western Django trailers, teasers and TV spots (6 in total)

Devil May Cry 4 trailer



Disc 2

Making of (120 min)



Disc 3

Press Conference (11 min)

Press Conference 2 (10 min)

Cast and Crew Interviews (18 min)

Sukiyaki Western Django at the Venice Film Festival (10 min)

Premiere (10 min)

5 Deleted Scenes

Spaghetti Western Trailers

  • A Fistful of Dollars
  • Django
  • Django Kill… If You Live, Shoot!
  • Texas, Adios
  • Today It’s Me… Tomorrow It’s You!
  • The Great Silence
  • My Name is Nobody
  • Days of Wrath
  • One Silver Dollar
  • The Return of Ringo
  • Blind Man



    All extras are in japanese, except Tarantino’s inteview bits in the cast and crew interviews, and Kaori Momoi’s interview at Venice, which are in english with japanese subtitles.





    Behind the Scenes





    Takashi Miike





    The tough guys





    “Is there an actress in the film that I’d like to work with again… hmmm… let me think…”





    QT announces his next film; Macaroni Samurai Eastern Zatoichi





    Miike and Ito at Venice





    Deleted footage





    One Silver Dollar trailer



    In the Case

    Booklet (12 pages) (japanese)

    Storyboards (168 pages) (japanese)















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