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Title Best
Twilight Samurai, The (Tasogare Seibei)R2J
    The Region 1 disc is in widescreen but lacks 16x9 enhancement. Reviews of this title are not positive at all.

    The Region 2 UK release by Tartan is an NTSC conversion and includes some trailers.

    The Region 2 Japanese release (NTSC) includes English subtitles with the feature and doesn't appear to suffer from the brightness issues inherent in the Region 4 and 3 transfers. This Japanese edition includes:

  • Two discs
  • Featurette- From Novel to Film (1:09:34)
  • Featurette- Behind the scenes (2:00:05)
  • Award Presentations (33:04)
  • Featurette- Storyboard to film comparison (same as Region 4)
  • 12 page booklet- Yoji Yamada filmography

    I'm not sure if the extra material is subtitled, but I'm prepared to award this to the Japanese Region 2 based on screen captures I have seen. Their image is sharper and far superior, despite it being NTSC.