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Lino · #26 Post by **Lino** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:41 pm

When's this one coming out, Nick?

peerpee · #27 Post by **peerpee** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:51 pm

For KWAIDAN, we're aiming for May (with ABHIJAN)... but don't quote me on that.

Still trying to sort out the cover art... anybody got anything hi-res that's great? --- The artwork we've received from Toho is strangely not very cover-art friendly.

Lino · #28 Post by **Lino** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:38 pm

There are some suggestions here.

peerpee · #29 Post by **peerpee** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:01 pm

Yes, thanks Annie -- I've seen them. Nothing's blowing us away though.

Ashirg · #30 Post by **Ashirg** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:13 pm

There're a few posters here. Do a search for Kwaidan and there're 7 posters, but nothing too impressive. Perhaps, you can do a collage similar to Naked Island

Lino · #31 Post by **Lino** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:20 pm

peerpee wrote:Yes, thanks Annie -- I've seen them. Nothing's blowing us away though.

Do your usual magic, then! Something akin to the Naked Island one would be fantastic! It's still one of my favorite MoC covers ever.

Steven H · #32 Post by **Steven H** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:20 pm

There are so many stunning images from this film that it might be a problem - as in "what to use?" It's also unfortunate that there wasn't much inspiration in the poster department for this one, but picking up where other's have slackened off seems to be a up and coming MoC tradition.

Gordon · #33 Post by **Gordon** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:18 pm

I think that a frame grab from just about any shot in the film should be the basis for the cover art. All of the posters and lobby cards are cheap shit, or just too 'busy'. I am so glad that MoC are releasing this masterpiece.

4LOM · #34 Post by **4LOM** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:00 pm

From Play.com: 05/22/06!

peerpee · #35 Post by **peerpee** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:35 pm

Y - I had to knock that up in 15 minutes for the press release. Unfortunately, it looks like a bad PS2 game.

That's *not* the final cover.

shirobamba · #36 Post by **shirobamba** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:37 pm

Must be kinda world record...you should get an entry in the Guiness book.

daniel p · #37 Post by **daniel p** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:31 pm

Any update on the extras Nick?
I'm kind hoping it comes with both a second disc, and the booklet with the ghost stories.

kinjitsu · #38 Post by **kinjitsu** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:45 pm

peerpee · #39 Post by **peerpee** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 9:42 pm

we've settled on a cover over the last few days... and it's very similar to your mockup. Spooky!

htdm · #40 Post by **htdm** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:46 am

Glad to see that the Hearn short stories will be included, nice touch. Also good to see Linda Hoaglund on board. Is the interview printed or on film (I assume it's the former)?

kinjitsu · #41 Post by **kinjitsu** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:10 am

dmkb wrote:Is the interview printed or on film (I assume it's the former)?

It's in the booklet.

HerrSchreck · #42 Post by **HerrSchreck** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 5:42 am

Damn I can't wait to frisbee this muddy cc (especially in the great tracking crane shots coming in over the weeds of the creaky home in the BLACK HAIR).

This is going easily to be one of the greatest discs of the year.. decade.. by far. Image-quality'll be the kicker. Squirming w impatience for this & FAUST. And shoeshine. And Naruse. And NIbel, okay, better stop.

Lino · #43 Post by **Lino** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:21 am

kinjitsu wrote:MoC #29
KWAIDAN
(Masaki KOBAYASHI, 1964)
Japan | 2.35:1 OAR | 183 minutes | Date of release: May 2006

For the first time in the West, The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the complete 183-minute original Japanese cut of Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan â€” one of the most meticulously crafted supernatural fantasy films ever made.

Actually, that's not entirely true: the french and spanish editions were the first ones to present the complete 183 minutes version in the West. The MoC edition will be the first one with english subs. Apart from that, great specs but I still do miss an introduction. Nick, why don't you do one yourself?

AZAI · #44 Post by **AZAI** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:25 pm

Australia is PAL right ? so it seems to be missing 8 minutes.... or is MoC NTSC ?

BTW: congrats with this great release MoC it looks just marvelous!

ChrisW · #45 Post by **ChrisW** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:40 am

davidhare wrote:Christ! So do I!!!!!
That makes four of us!!!!!!!

Nick re the duration - the Australian disc (also uncut) is listed as running 175 minutes, presumably a PAL master with 4% speedup. Do you have an actual running time yet? Are you using a digibeta perhpas?

I can confirm that the R4 is a progressive PAL transfer (speed-up) from the restored and uncut Toho film. The audio has also been pitch-corrected to exactly match the original film version.

Gordon · #46 Post by **Gordon** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:10 pm

I wish that someone could restore and pitch-correct me. 8-[

ChrisW · #47 Post by **ChrisW** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:31 am

AZAI wrote:Australia is PAL right ? so it seems to be missing 8 minutes.... or is MoC NTSC ?

BTW: congrats with this great release MoC it looks just marvelous!

Just to clarify, the "film" (and also NTSC) running time of the uncut Kwaidan is 183 mins. The R4 is a progressive transfer so therefore 183*0.96 = 175 mins. There's no missing time on the R4 version.

skuhn8 · #48 Post by **skuhn8** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:38 pm

comparison

Kwaidan: MOC definitely kicked the shit out of CC on this one--they've been neck and neck on a few releases but this is extreme here. This is a whole new viewing experience. I thought the color manipulation was intentional on the director's part. This comparison would suggest otherwise. Nice to have the complete version as well. Glad I sold my CC years back. Definitely will have to revisit this one again.

Gordon · #49 Post by **Gordon** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:12 pm

Darker is NOT better it seems. A startling comparison. The MoC is luminous. A beautiful gift, greatly appreciated.

daniel p · #50 Post by **daniel p** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:30 pm

I want to know about the booklet, but I guess I'll find out for myself soon enough. Really cannot wait to get this one.

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