Kobayashi Masaki's Shochiku Films

[Miles Wood]

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From: "Li Hoo Cheong" <lbhcli at polyu.edu.hk>
To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 10:12 AM
Subject: Kobayashi Masaki's Shochiku Films


> There is a chance that Kobayashi Masaki's early films made in Shochiku
> will appear in VCD/DVD later this year in Hong Kong because the Panorama
> Co. (http://www.panorama.com.hk) is marketing its "A Century of Japanese
> Movies" series.  So far, more than 20 titles are already available.
> After April 2003 and the screening of all Ozu films at the HKIFF,
> Panorama will bring out the Ozu titles.  The average price of a Panorama
> DVD (with English and Chinese subtitles) is about US$15.

Unfortunately, most of these releases look AWFUL to the point of being
unwatchable, several being full-screen presentations of anamorphic films.
SADA ia about the only decent-looking disc in the series I've seen.

Miles