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Hana-bi (Fireworks/Takeshi Kitano-Volume 7)R4
     The R4 release misses out on:
  • Japanese 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound track;
  • Interviews with Takeshi Kitano.

    The R1 release misses out on:

  • 16x9 enhancement;
  • Madman propaganda trailers;
  • The Takeshi Kitano retrospective introduction to the making-of featurette, i.e. the trailers to the six preceding films directed by Takeshi Kitano.

    Given the fact that the R4 release is actually watchable without causing serious ocular damage, I’m going to give this one to the R4 release. This was a tight chase, though, because the soundtrack is definitely better on the R1 release, and I can only hope the studio will one day release a fully remastered disc. For the moment, though, the R4 is the better choice.