... onegai shimasu

Giacomo Calorio Giacomo2
Thu Jul 12 05:13:53 EDT 2001


I want to thank all of your for your advices... they've been very
useful and quick!!
Thanks!!

Giacomo


MW> Stephen Cremin wrote:

>> As I understand it, if you want UZUMAKI with subtitles then you must buy the
>> DVD, not the VCD, and possibly the HK DVD at that.  And at US$5 each, and
>> not knowing much about your personal taste, I'd put your US$20 on the table
>> and buy all four VCDs.  There's a pretty diverse group of people on this
>> list and you won't get a general agreement on the films you list.  But I'd
>> say get SHARK SKIN MAN to see Asano's smile and Wakato Akira's hitman, get
>> PERFECT EDUCATION to see Kojima Hijiri who has been playing too many
>> supporting roles of late, get SENNEN TABITO for Toyokawa Etsushi who also
>> needs some more leading roles, and TOMIE for Doguchi Yoriko and to see why
>> we all disagree on its merits.

MW> You really need the HK DVD of TOMIE as well, as the English subs on the VCD are
MW> pretty hard to read at the best of times. If you're seriously interested in
MW> contemporary Japanese cinema then frankly, for the ludicrously low prices that
MW> you can get these films for on DVD from HK (all w/subs) you shouldn't really
MW> need to think twice.

MW> Miles



Ciao,
  Giacomo





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