Region 4 Winners and Losers

    The information available on the Region 1 release is a little contradictory. There are apparently two prints of the film on the disc. One has the English language dubbed soundtrack and the other a Chinese dubbed version with burned in English and Japanese subtitles, according to one review. I wonder whether these are really Chinese subtitles, which would be standard for a Hong Kong release of the period. Another source suggests that the soundtrack is Japanese, not Chinese. In any case the source material was not in good condition and although the original aspect ratio is provided it is not 16x9 enhanced. There is also considerable hiss on the audio.

    The Region 2 version from Optimum Releasing appears to be the source for the Region 4, with much the same extras plus some additional trailers for their other Chiba releases.