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<DIV>stephen, thank you for additional information. </DIV>
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<DIV>i am sorry but i dont have any more information about the years of the Toei
catalogue, but as it seems, they</DIV>
<DIV>are going to put out starting from the 70ties. </DIV>
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<DIV>IVL is a HK based distributor and they are also responsible for the SHAW
BROTHER dvds. let me know when i am wrong, but CELASTIAL pictures is a part of
IVL. And if that is true Celastial are going to put the TOEI film as well and
that means: great quality for propper prices. </DIV>
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<DIV>it would be great if there is a release list or catalogue.... </DIV>
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<DIV>Stefan Nutz</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=asianfilmlibrary@mac.com
href="mailto:asianfilmlibrary@mac.com">Stephen Cremin</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 21, 2004 6:14
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: IVL - 400 toei films</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>JINGI NAKI TATAKAI (1973) is BATTLES WITHOUT HONOUR AND
HUMANITY, aka THE YAKUZA PAPERS, etc.<BR><BR>The English title of KATAKU NO
HITO (1986) is HOUSE ON FIRE, starring Ogata Ken, Ishida Ayumi, Harada Mieko,
Matsuzaki Keiko and Ishibashi Renji. Based on the writing of Dan Kazuo.
Unijapan wrote: "Yoriko is the second wife of Kazuo and has the job of raising
his five children by another woman. Also she must bear his affair with Keiko,
an actress to whom he is now attracted. One of the children suffers from
encephalitis and Yoriko's lot is hard. But so is Keiko's."<BR><BR>The English
title of HANA NO RAN (1988) is THE RAGE OF LOVE, starring Yoshinaga Sayuri,
Matsuzaka Keiko, Ogata Ken, Ishida Eri and Matsuda Yusaku. Based on the
writing of Nagahata Michiko. Unijapan wrote: "Akiko is the girl destined to
become a great poet. Though still young she decides to devote herself not only
to poetry but also to her poetry master, Yosano Hiroshi. For him she is ready
to forsake her home, her parents, her friends. After nights of love she writes
her finest verse."<BR><BR>Is IVL a North American based company? Hong Kong?
It's always interesting to see how companies handle large libraries on DVD,
for example comparing how Panorama pushed out their Shochiku library to how
Celestial pushed out Shaw Bros, etc. Panorama seemed to depend on interest in
Oshima Nagisa and Tora-san in early releases, and I'm not sure that strategy
did them any favours. Likewise, it seems a bit dangerous for IVL to lead with
Fukasaku's female-themed melodramas if that's not what people are expecting
from the director of BATTLE ROYALE.<BR><BR>What years of the Toei catalogue do
they have rights to? <BR><BR>Stephen<BR><BR><BR><BR>On Oct 21, 2004, at 11:29
PM, Nuzumaki wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Beginning next month, IVL will begin a new DVD/VCD series
devoted to the classic films of <B><?color><?param 0000,0000,EEEE>Toei<?/color></B>. Each month IVL will
release 1-3 Toei films on DVD/VCD. All in all we can expect 400
films, many for first time on DVD. <BR>The first batch will be released
around November 9-11 and will consist of 3 Kinji Fukasaku films (2 are for
first time available subbtitelt - and on DVD):<BR> <BR><B>Jingi
naki tatakai (1973)</B><BR><B>Kataku No Hito (1986)</B><BR><BR><BR><B>Hana
no ran (1988)</B><BR>may this series be a great success for IVL.<BR><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger> <?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><BR><?bigger><?bigger><?bigger> <?/bigger><?/bigger><?/bigger><BR>Stefan
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