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Sky High (English Subtitles) Special Edition

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5800yen

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US$ 36.78

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Release Date	May 21, 2004
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Product Details

Catalog No.	ASBY-2484
JAN/ISBN	4527427624849
Product Type	DVD
TV Standard	NTSC
Number of Discs	2
Label/Distributor	Amuse soft Entertainment

Color	Color
Running Time	123minutes
Original Release Year	2003
Data Format	DVD Video
Encoding	MPEG-2
Layers	single-sided/dual-layered
Aspect Ratio(s)	16:9 LB Vista
Region	2
Subtitles	English
Audio Track	Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1ch Surround Japanese DTS 5.1ch Surround

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Ryuhei Kitamura's ("Versus") "Sky High" the movie is based on a late-night television series adapted from a popular horror manga serial. In the series, Yumiko Shaku stars as Izuko, the Gatekeeper at the "Gate of Hatred" that stands at the netherworld that separates this world from the afterlife. She gives three choices to the dead (who are either victims of an accident or a murder) who visits her: to abandon their hatred and reach the eternal paradise; to haunt the world of the alive as a ghost; or to avenge themselves and go straight down to Hell. This movie is an excellent prequel to the series that fleshes out the story of Shaku's character who used to be an ordinary woman, and details how she became the Gatekeeper. Disc 1 contains the main feature (theatrical version). Disc 2 contains Ryuhei Kitamura's Director's Cut (longer 132 mins version). Disc 2 does not contain English subtitles. Extras include the making-of featurette, director and cast interviews, and stills gallery. The set comes housed in a special packaging (digipaked).

Special Feature / Bonus Track: theatrical teaser(s), theatrical trailer(s), 3 TV spots, audio commentary by Ryuhei Kitamura and Yumiko Shaku, and more

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Description in Japanese

スカイハイスペシャルエディション / 邦画

釈由美子主演の大ヒットドラマ「スカイハイ」劇場版のスペシャルエディション版2枚組が登場!![DISC1]には本編、[DISC2]には、北村龍平監督編集ロングバージョン特別版(132分)、メイキング(30分)、監督・キャストインタビュー、静止画ギャラリーが収録。特製ボックス仕様、デジパック仕様。

劇場特報、劇場予告編、TVスポット3パターン、スタッフ・キャスト紹介(静止画)、オーディオコメンタリー(北村龍平・釈由美子・谷原章介)

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Tracklisting

1	スカイハイ劇場版スペシャルエディション

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Sky High is just that. 5

The Story: A police detective investigating a string of grisly murders discovers Mina, his fiance is the latest victim of the killers. He goes on a quest for revenge. But he discovers that he's facing supernatural forces that threaten to unleash the ultimate evil on the world and the only one who can stop help him stop them is the spirit of Mina who awaits her fate at the Gate of Rage in the underworld. Sky High starts out really strong by jerking the audience around and refusing to play by convention. This is Japanese filmmaking at its best, visually compelling, unflinching and semi-surreal. The cinematography is really well crafted and the cast is universally attractive. This makes for very enjoyable viewing. For American viewers the film may come off as a sort of combination of THE CELL and NINJA SCROLL (even though it is a live-action movie). There are a lot of swordfights and stuntwork, but they are nicely balanced with the character-driven story.

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