Hana to Hebi

[mark schilling]

About Hana to Hebi: as Jakob noted, it's a feature-length film -- one hour
and 55 minutes, to be exact.

Also, as Miles said, the 45-minute DVD is something of a rip-off, containing
as it does material usually found as extras  on the film's DVD: namely,
scenes cut from the film, interviews and stills. Rentals of the DVD and
video started on February 13 and the sales of the DVD began on February 21.
But then again true S&M aficionados, unlike we pure-minded movie buffs, may
only be interested in the "good stuff" the DVD supplies. A smart marketing
move? See for yourself at the Toei Video online shop at
http://shop.toei-video.co.jp/detail.msp?id=5355


Bauhaus is also selling a book of stills for Y4,700 from their site
http://www.eic-book.com/detail.php?product_id=668


Dan, Ishii and his two stars will be making the rounds of three Tokyo
theaters on the film's opening day, March 13. The first appearance: 11:20
a.m. at Ginza Cine Patos.Might be interesting to see who turns up on a
Saturday morning to watch an S&M pic.Ishii fans and supporters? Serious
cineastes? Dominatrixes in mufti? Salarymen with a sincere interest in the
subject matter?

Mark Schilling
schill at gol.com




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Miles Wood" <diabolik at netvigator.com>
To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: Toei Video to show banned scenes on the internet


> Can anyone with a firmer grasp of Japanese text than myself confirm what
> exactly this DVD is...I initially saw it advertised on cd.japan whose
> listing suggests it is the film, but I now suspect it's not the actual
> film...maybe a making-of? Here's the link to the official site's info on
the
> DVD; there seems to be mention of deleted scenes so I wonder if these are
> what Toei is making available online?
>
> http://www.hanatohebi-movie.com/news.html
>
> Your help appreciated!:)
>
> Miles
>
>
>