Is Miramax going to release Zatoichi by itself? (1 Viewer)

[Jay E]

Thanks for the link Matt!

 

[David_Blackwell]

I just received the Miramax DVD today (I watched Sonatine and will watch Zatoichi soon).

 

[ForresterW]

What I want to know is, is Sonatine getting it's own release?

 

[Tim-H.]

I was surprised that both movies were in the same (ugly) case, not just boxed/shrink-wrapped together. Makes me wonder if Sonatine will be released separately, at least anytime soon. I paid $20; a good deal, but gives short shrift to a great film. And it's not hard to imagine some folks wanting one and not the other.

Matt: Thanks for the DVDBeaver link. While some of the interviews seem to have been cut, we still get to hear cinematographer Katsumi Yanagishima discuss the 'silvering' process used to temper the color. Apparently he'd waited a few films before Kitano agreed to try it. Sadly, the process seems to have been reversed by Miramax...

 

[David_Blackwell]

I have a DVD Review of the Miramax release up:
http://enterline2.tripod.com/zatoichi.html

I liked both movies, but I like Zatoichi better than Sonatine.

 

[LorenzoL]

Joseph,

I picked up the Seville version of Zatoichi.

I believed that has all of the same picture transfer and extra as the Miramax DVD except that there is no Sonatine on the Seville DVD. Disc 1 contains the movie and Disc 2 contains the special features. I will be picking up the Miramax disc since I want Sonatine and I'll post if there's any difference between versions.

 

[Miles]

Hey LozenzoL,

How did the Seville version work out?

Thanks,

 

[LorenzoL]

I have yet to pick up the Miramax version of Zatoichi and can't really comment between both versions. However, I'm pretty happy with the Seville version even without Sonatine.

 

[James_L]

the seville disc has a higher bitrate, but the same miramax transfer i believe