Arrow Films

[Anthony Thorne]

there are issues with the uncut version of the film, right?

It was passed uncut in 2002.

[effigy105]

If I remember correctly, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid can't be released uncut in the UK on account of animal cruelty issues.

[Banasa]

Fran Simeoni's twitter:

@Frangipane13: Ok it's official Yoshida was successful enough for us to do more in this vein. Prob ATG type stuff. Enquiries are in, watch this space...

[mostly asia]

thanks for the great news banasa!
i would say that we can speculate about 7 movies based on the "ATG type stuff" statement...

1965-A Story Written With Water
1966-Woman of the Lake
1967-Flame and Woman
1967-The Affair
1968-Affair in the Snow
1968-Farewell To The Summer Light
1971-Confessions Among Actresses

i don't expect his later works after the break:
The Human Promise, Wuthering Heights or Women In The Mirror

[MichaelB]

Note that he said "in this vein", not "more films by Yoshida"...

[mostly asia]

you are right!
that was wishful thinking...
so then i take a Akio Jissoji ATG box

[tenia]

Some Oshima could be logical since the restorations are available, but I'm not sure if the rights are currently free in the UK (maybe MoC have more than just Cruel Story of Youth).

[TMDaines]

Anyone know if the English subtitles are optional on the Arrow Blu-ray of Generation War? Can only find one review of this disc and it is not mentioned.

[sabbath]

Anyone know if the English subtitles are optional on the Arrow Blu-ray of Generation War? Can only find one review of this disc and it is not mentioned.

Arrow Films website and Blu-ray.com say they are.

[rapta]

Isn't the upcoming Kobayashi set in the 'same vein' as Yoshida? I imagine it will have the same layout and is already listed for a similar price...

Will this be an ongoing thing I wonder? Assuming sales will continue to be healthy of course.

Teshigahara is probably my most-wanted box set, assuming Eureka or BFI aren't interested. Pitfall, Woman of the Dunes and The Face of Another, and any others if they're available.

there are issues with the uncut version of the film, right?

It was passed uncut in 2002.

Good to know, thanks! A 'maybe' then?

Some Oshima could be logical since the restorations are available, but I'm not sure if the rights are currently free in the UK (maybe MoC have more than just Cruel Story of Youth).

More Oshima would be grand. I assume Yume Pictures' licenses have expired because MoC release Cruel Story of Youth last year (which they previously released). We know there's a suitable master of Death By Hanging already, as Criterion have only just released it...so that could show up in a box set (unless MoC get hold of it first).

[swo17]

Isn't the upcoming Kobayashi set in the 'same vein' as Yoshida?

Other than being Japanese, no.

I really hope an early Yoshida box is still in play.

[How rude!]

Fran Simeoni's twitter:

@Frangipane13: Ok it's official Yoshida was successful enough for us to do more in this vein. Prob ATG type stuff. Enquiries are in, watch this space...

Terayama is the holy grail. A complete boxset with all films and shorts please.

Name your price, Arrow. I'm in, boots and all.

[kristophers]

Teshigahara is probably my most-wanted box set, assuming Eureka or BFI aren't interested. Pitfall, Woman of the Dunes and The Face of Another, and any others if they're available.

I would like an upgrade of these as well. It seems odd the amount of time Criterion has let their DVD set sit in limbo presumably over packaging redesign.

[ALLCAPSAREBASTARDS]

Teshigahara is probably my most-wanted box set, assuming Eureka or BFI aren't interested. Pitfall, Woman of the Dunes and The Face of Another, and any others if they're available.

I would like an upgrade of these as well. It seems odd the amount of time Criterion has let their DVD set sit in limbo presumably over packaging redesign.

Do we know if those films are upgradable? No mention of Blu-ray releases for any of them in other regions.

[tenia]

We know there's a suitable master of Death By Hanging already, as Criterion have only just released it...so that could show up in a box set (unless MoC get hold of it first).

There's more : Carlotta also released on BD Boy and The Ceremony. I believe the other movies released in the set on DVD are also taken from new HD restorations.

[TMDaines]

Anyone know if the English subtitles are optional on the Arrow Blu-ray of Generation War? Can only find one review of this disc and it is not mentioned.

Arrow Films website and Blu-ray.com say they are.

Can you provide a link? Blu-ray.com only has a review of the US release and I cannot find anything showing that on Arrow's own website.

[sabbath]

Anyone know if the English subtitles are optional on the Arrow Blu-ray of Generation War? Can only find one review of this disc and it is not mentioned.

Arrow Films website and Blu-ray.com say they are.

Can you provide a link? Blu-ray.com only has a review of the US release and I cannot find anything showing that on Arrow's own website.

Oh, I didn't mean there's a review on Blu-ray.com. Just the general information on Arrow release page (I know this kind of information can be wrong from time to time, but...) : http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Generatio ... ray/84424/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

And here's the Arrow link : http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/generation-war-2/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[mostly asia]

Fran Simeoni's twitter:

@Frangipane13: Ok it's official Yoshida was successful enough for us to do more in this vein. Prob ATG type stuff. Enquiries are in, watch this space...

i am pretty sure that a member has asked about a JISSOJI box some time ago via twitter and the answer from Arrow was "it's possible" so i won't give up my hope...
a blu-ray box is now released in japan so HD material is available

[perkizitore]

Terayama is much more likely than Jissoji, but it's probably Wakamatsu since I recently bought two French sets of his films!

[zedz]

Terayama is much more likely than Jissoji, but it's probably Wakamatsu since I recently bought two French sets of his films!

Wakamatsu would have a big crossover with Arrow's other demographic as well. With the emphasis on 'graphic'. Terayama too, but he's an extremely hot potato, and the censorship issues with something like Emperor Tomato Ketchup might be insurmountable.

I'm hoping for those ATG Oshimas, the perverse melodramas Yoshida made in and around the titles already released, or an ATG box that can encompass lesser known masters like Hani or Jissoji.

[SpiderBaby]

Oh please be Terayama!

[zeroism]

Since they've already done Cruel Story of Youth, I'm hoping MoC will handle the ATG Oshimas (and hopefully do just as good a job with contextualizing extras as Arrow would) - especially since Death By Hanging is already coming from Criterion, and I see no reason that more of these won't be coming from them in the hopefully not-too-distant future. This would leave Arrow, if they so chose, to focus on introducing more Japanese masters previously entirely neglected on English-friendly western home video.

My vote would go to Terayama as well. There's a Japanese Blu-ray boxset (unsubbed of course) containing his features Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets, Pastoral: to Die in the Country, and Farewell to the Ark, and all of them look drop-dead gorgeous. As with Yoshida, feature-wise I think these three would be adequate for a set designed to introduce him to English-speaking audiences, but hopefully at least a handful of his shorts could be added as well.

That said, a set of Yoshida's late sixties "anti-melodramas" would be near the top of my list as well. I think in their own way these films are just as interesting and worthy of attention as the better known ones in the existing set.

[swo17]

If they do Terayama, I certainly hope they make room for his first short The Cage.

Also, "Emperor Tomato Ketchup" reminds me of "Godspeed You Black Emperor," which reminds me that some Yanagimachi would be wonderful.

[mizo]

Also, "Emperor Tomato Ketchup" reminds me of "Godspeed You Black Emperor," which reminds me that some Yanagimachi would be wonderful.

Of course, what that title should remind you of is Stereolab, which brings us to the really important question: when's Arrow gonna get around to releasing High Fidelity?

[swo17]

For some reason that only reminds me of Modern Vampires.