Kon Satoshi’s “Paprika” out on R2 NTSC DVD on May 23rd
Posted on Friday, 16 March 2007 at 10:46 am
…and that’s really all you need to know. Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan will be releasing standard and deluxe box packages, as well as UMD and Blu-Ray editions, and all are currently up for preorder at Amazon Japan. Sure, it may resort to one of those cliched giant-entity-smashes-city-skyline apocalyptic endings, but it’s an unforgettable trip of challenging visual and narrative density, and fans of Kon’s work won’t be disappointed.
No word on English subs yet, but here are the details available at the moment:
Discs: 1
Art director Ike Nobutaka explains the art of “Paprika” (15 minutes)
‘Karaoke’ dialogue: allows you to provide the voice for protagonist Chiba Atsuko
Audio commentary by Kon Satoshi and composer Hirasawa Susumu
Limited to 5,000 sets
Original double-sided box art by Kon Satoshi
760-page storyboard book including commentary and interviews
Discs: 2
Main feature disc: same as standard edition
Special features disc:
Making-of, including footage from the Venice and Tokyo international film fests (30 minutes)
Special discussion between Kon, author Tsutsui Yasutaka, and voice actors Furuya Toru and Hayashibara Megumi (30 minutes)
Shooting Paprika: behind the scenes, explaining the film’s 3D world from the cinematographer’s point of view (15 minutes)
comment by don
posted on Friday, March 16 2007 at 10:46 am
Let me know how you get on. SPEJ haven’t added any details to their own website yet, but the online retailers listing it mention Japanese subs only. Bugger.
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comment by logboy
posted on Friday, March 16 2007 at 10:46 am
watch.impress have revealed the product codes, artworks and specifications : they say no english subtitles! still, sony pictures UK website still has the film down for a rental and sell-thru edition in the UK on may 28th 2007 - just a couple of days after the japanese edition (which looks lovely) arrives :
comment by logboy
posted on Friday, March 16 2007 at 10:46 am
going to make this my priority this morning - looking into the status of subs on this - even thought he R2 UK seems to out around the same time, the R2 J would be preferable for security on the quality of the presentation for the audio / visual elements. nice.