(aka 'Hyôryuu-gai' or 'The City of Lost Souls' or 'The City of Strangers' or 'The Hazard City')
directed
by Takashi Miike
Japan 2000
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Theatrical Release: September 15th, 2000 - Canada (Toronto Film Festival)
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DVD Comparison:
Mei Ah - Region All - NTSC vs. Chimera / Ventura - Region 1 - NTSC
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Distribution |
Mei Ah (Hong Kong) Region All - NTSC |
Ventura Region 1 - NTSC |
Runtime | 1:43:20 | 1:42:48 |
Video |
1.77:1 Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 8.34 mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s
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1.78:1 Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 6.80 mb/s NTSC 704x480 29.97 f/s
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Audio | Japanese and Cantonese (Dub) Dolby Digital 5.1 / 2.1 and DTS 5.1 |
Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 |
Subtitles | English, Chinese or none. | English or none. |
Features | Release
Information: Studio: Mei Ah Aspect Ratio: Widescreen - 1.77:1
Edition Details: Chapters: 9 |
Release
Information: Edition Details: • Making of the City of the Lost Souls (5:39). • Escape from Tokyo (interactive trivia game). • 1 Trailer / 3 Teasers and TV spot. • Trailers for Audition, Mansion of the Black Rose, Happiness of the Katakuris and Blackmail is My Life. • Miike Bio/Filmography. Keep Case Chapters: 24 |
Comments: |
The anamorphic picture from Chimera looks very nice, especially compared to bleak colors of Mei Ah disc. Chimera is a little too dark, but overall the picture quality is better. Mei Ah disc is a flipper, so the bitrate is only for one side. It has DTS mix, but we were unable to sample it. There's some nice extras with Region 1 disc, like a short making-of doc and a bunch of trailers, so overall recommendation is to go with Region 1 Chimera. |
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Chimera / Ventura |
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Extras: | Chimera / Ventura |
Menu: | Chimera / Ventura |