(aka 'When the Last Sword is Drawn' or 'Mibu gishi den')
directed by
Yojiro Takita
Japan 2003
From the director of Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master comes this tale of a samurai who must pack up and leave his family behind in order to follow his profession to the big city and join a larger samurai faction that will allow him to support his family.
Theatrical Release: January 18th, 2003 - Tokyo
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DVD Review: Intromedia (SE) - Region 3- NTSC
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| Distribution | Intromedia - Region 3- NTSC | |
| Runtime | 2:17:16 | |
| Video | 1.64:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 6.77 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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| Audio | Japanese DD 5.1 and DTS Audio | |
| Subtitles | Korean, English, Japanese, None | |
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Release Information:
Edition Details: • Making
of...
NOTE: Extras are not
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This is a
duplicate of the Japanese DVD (but cheaper) with a superb anamorphic
image and extravagant audio options (5.1 + DTS!). It also has good
subtitles (sorry my software wouldn't let me get a sample). The failings
of this SE package are the substantial extras which are subtitled only
in Korean on the 2nd disc. Still, fans of the genre and Takita's
Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master
will be overjoyed at this
fine presentation. Kind of ostentatious, but included in the packaging
are a small sword (letter opener - now used by me now to crack open DVD
plastic wrappings) and a small segment of 5 frames of the film (encased
in a plastic sleeve) - I guess it a keepsake.
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