Akira (1989) has a director's cut?
Aaron Markus
Special Subtitled Edition. First of all, is this true? Secondly, if
you've seen it, in what ways does it differ from the US release, i.e.
what different footage does it have, and how good is the added
animation? Also, is it the director's cut (preffered version), or
merely an extended cut? If you can answer this, please e-mail me. I
rarely have time to check this NG. Thanks in advance.
Aaron Markus
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There is no director's cut. Where the hell did this rumor get started anyway?
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>
> In article <28718-36...@newsd-124.bryant.webtv.net>,
> aaron...@webtv.net (Aaron Markus) wrote:
>
> > I recently heard that Akira has a director's cut. I own the
> > Special Subtitled Edition. First of all, is this true? Secondly, if
> > you've seen it, in what ways does it differ from the US release, i.e.
> > what different footage does it have, and how good is the added
> > animation? Also, is it the director's cut (preffered version), or
> > merely an extended cut? If you can answer this, please e-mail me. I
> > rarely have time to check this NG. Thanks in advance.
> >
> There is no director's cut. Where the hell did this rumor get started anyway?
I was under the impression that there was a "director's cut" of the film, but
Otomo didn't really like it since he didn't want the extra scenes to be
included anyway.
Arnold Kim
will not watch "The Lost World" on TV in spite of extra footage
Siu Kuen Chan
> I recently heard that Akira has a director's cut. I own the
>Special Subtitled Edition. First of all, is this true? Secondly, if
>you've seen it, in what ways does it differ from the US release, i.e.
>what different footage does it have, and how good is the added
>animation? Also, is it the director's cut (preffered version), or
>merely an extended cut? If you can answer this, please e-mail me. I
>rarely have time to check this NG. Thanks in advance.
>
> Aaron Markus
>
Hmm, could you be talking about "The Making of Akira" perchance? I saw a tape of it at a rental
store I occasionally visit. I guess I could get some more info on it if you'd like.
Amy Chan-chan: Wish the store rental fees didn't require so much okane.
Invid fan
> Invid fan wrote:
> >
> > There is no director's cut. Where the hell did this rumor get started
anyway?
>
> I was under the impression that there was a "director's cut" of the film, but
> Otomo didn't really like it since he didn't want the extra scenes to be
> included anyway.
>
Extra stuff was storyboarded probably, maybe even pencil tested, but not
animated. The budged was high enough for an anime film as it was, without
them wasting even more on footage they wouldn't use.
Aaron Markus
to me that there is no director's cut, nor an extended cut. There is
something available on VHS in Japanese called The Making of Akira, and
it has some cut scene featured. According to my research, I must
conclude that there's no director's cut. I was just wondering if anyone
here knew for sure. By the way, where the hell did this rumor start?
I've heard it from many places, but when did this begin, and why, if
there isn't a director's cut?
Aaron Markus
Joe Monson
>
>In article <28718-36...@newsd-124.bryant.webtv.net>,
>aaron...@webtv.net (Aaron Markus) wrote:
>
>> I recently heard that Akira has a director's cut. I own the
>> Special Subtitled Edition. First of all, is this true? Secondly, if
>> you've seen it, in what ways does it differ from the US release, i.e.
>> what different footage does it have, and how good is the added
>> animation? Also, is it the director's cut (preffered version), or
>> merely an extended cut? If you can answer this, please e-mail me. I
>> rarely have time to check this NG. Thanks in advance.
>>
The only "Super-Special" version that I've ever seen is the Criterion
Collection CAV LD version. It was something like $99.95. Other than that, I
can't think of anything...
Joe Monson
Enrique Conty
False.
Criterion released an LD which included a "Making Of" video and tons
of supplemental material (including storyboards for an extended opening
sequence which was dropped from the movie)... but no additional footage
for the film itself. *THIS* is what people are talking about.
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Siu Kuen Chan
co...@enteract.com (Enrique Conty) wrote:
>In article <28718-36...@newsd-124.bryant.webtv.net>,
>Aaron Markus <aaron...@webtv.net> wrote:
>> I recently heard that Akira has a director's cut.
>
>False.
>
>Criterion released an LD which included a "Making Of" video and tons
>of supplemental material (including storyboards for an extended opening
>sequence which was dropped from the movie)... but no additional footage
>for the film itself. *THIS* is what people are talking about.
>
>--
> E n r i q u e C o n t y
<snip>
For those interested, I copied the synopsis on the back of the tape box as well as the catalog number. The typos actually are on
the box, marked after the word by a <sp?>:
Akira: Production Report
A Streamline Pictures Video Release
In 1989 Katsuhiro Otomo created a ground-breaking animated feature length film adapted from his emmensely <sp?>
popular and provocative graphic novel series Akira.
In this fascinating documentary, Otomo and his associates discuss the the techiques <sp?> of this state-of-the-art
Japanese Animation Masterpiece.
Contains scenes from English-language adaptation of Akira.
Special Bonus: American Theatrical Trailer!
Manufactured for sale in US and Canada only. For non-commercial private exhibiton in homes only.
1989 Akira Committee/Streamline pictures
Running Time: 52 minutes
Production: Carl Macek
Translation: Michael Haller
Streamline Pictures Video
PO Box 691418
W. Hollywood, CA 90069
Catalog number is 90001
Amy Chan-chan: Listens to fans scream and run away at the mention of 'Macek'^^;
Enrique Conty
Siu Kuen Chan <sk...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>In article <71knao$m9s$1...@eve.enteract.com>,
> co...@enteract.com (Enrique Conty) wrote:
>
>>In article <28718-36...@newsd-124.bryant.webtv.net>,
>>Aaron Markus <aaron...@webtv.net> wrote:
>>> I recently heard that Akira has a director's cut.
>>
>>False.
>>
>>Criterion released an LD which included a "Making Of" video and tons
>>of supplemental material (including storyboards for an extended opening
>>sequence which was dropped from the movie)... but no additional footage
>>for the film itself. *THIS* is what people are talking about.
>>
No, no...
The Production Report is included in the LD box, but the LD *also* has
still-shot supplemental material. That's where the storyboard
sequence comes from.
--
E n r i q u e C o n t y
Siu Kuen Chan
co...@enteract.com (Enrique Conty) wrote:
>In article <71llfm$3...@sjx-ixn6.ix.netcom.com>,
>Siu Kuen Chan <sk...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>>In article <71knao$m9s$1...@eve.enteract.com>,
>> co...@enteract.com (Enrique Conty) wrote:
>>
>>>In article <28718-36...@newsd-124.bryant.webtv.net>,
>>>Aaron Markus <aaron...@webtv.net> wrote:
>>>> I recently heard that Akira has a director's cut.
<snip>
>>>
>>For those interested, I copied the synopsis on the back of the tape box
>
>No, no...
>
>The Production Report is included in the LD box, but the LD *also* has
>still-shot supplemental material. That's where the storyboard
>sequence comes from.
>
>--
> E n r i q u e C o n t y
To get rid of any potential confusion, the synopsis I copied of Akira: Production Report
was from a VHS cassette color tape sleeve. It was up on the rental store shelf and wasn't
attached to an LD set. I think Streamline was offering it to be independently sold.
Amy Chan-chan: Never eat Pepperidge Farm cookies before bed, lest you dream of the Spice Girls
singing "A Cruel Angel's Thesis."
rp...@concentric.net
> By the way, where the hell did this rumor start?
> I've heard it from many places, but when did this begin, and why, if
> there isn't a director's cut?
>
> Aaron Markus
Actually, this rumor is understandable when you look at all different
releases of Akira.
- the standard English-dubbed, pan&scan VHS tape
- the widescreen, subtitled VHS tape
- the tape "box set" which was just the movie + the Akira Production
Report (a making of short). IMO, this is one of the main sources of the
rumor because I saw this listed in a catalog where the running time
listed was really the sum of the movie and the making of segment.
- the "standard" LD release
- the Criterion LD release which included the storyboard for an
alternate, longer opening sequence which wasn't animated
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- Roger Ang (rp...@concentric.net)
Matarick
wrote:
<sniped all Akira thread>
丕my Chan-chan: Never eat Pepperidge Farm cookies before bed, lest
you dream of the Spice Girls
叫inging "A Cruel Angel's Thesis."
I can see it now
<Brittish accents>
Rise up young man. *Yeah show them girl power* *Excuse me but Shingi
is a boy*
You are like of a legend of a cruel angel. *Excuse me but Angel's are
not cruel, they are kewl*
<sory, I forgot the rest>
Matarick
Loved the Akira subtitled VHS and wonders how he can get "A Cruel
Angel's Thesis" in .ra format (show me a direct link, not
www.anipike.com, and that didn't work).
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Dugan Chen
<28718-36...@newsd-124.bryant.webtv.net>...
> I recently heard that Akira has a director's cut. I own the
> Special Subtitled Edition. First of all, is this true? Secondly, if
> you've seen it, in what ways does it differ from the US release, i.e.
> what different footage does it have, and how good is the added
> animation? Also, is it the director's cut (preffered version), or
> merely an extended cut? If you can answer this, please e-mail me. I
> rarely have time to check this NG. Thanks in advance.
I read in _Monsters Attack_ magazine, around the time the movie was
released in Japan, that the only editing done was to tie
scenes together.