Just a quick post to say that the UK is getting treated to some newly remastered Seijun Suzuki films in 2007 from a company called Yume Pictures. As well as freshly remasted editions of Tokyo Drifter and Branded to Kill, there will also be releases of Fighting Elergy, Flowers & the Angry Waves...
I have spent many a day researching HoD! It was actually one of my main reasons for buying a laserdisc player in the 1st place (and Star Wars in the original cuts). The Tartan LD I have is 1.33:1 - is this the original AR?
Brian - Tartan Releasing originally gave it a theatrical and LD release over here in the UK. I'm presuming the rights lapsed, as Universal put it out as part of a VHS double pack with the original cut of the film just before Redux came out theatrically. What happened to the rights after that is...
No one seems to have posted this anywhere else, so here goes: 21st August 2006: Hearts of Darkness (Bahr, Fax & Hickenlooper, George / 1991) [Metrodome / R2 PAL / UK] I know I'm excited, despite already owning the LD!