Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki-Extras Disc (2015) |
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General | Extras | ||
Category | Anime | None | |
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Year Of Production | 2015 | ||
Running Time | ? | ||
RSDL / Flipper | No/No | Cast & Crew | |
Start Up | Menu | ||
Region Coding | 4 | Directed By | Hayao Miyazaki |
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Madman Entertainment |
Starring | None Given |
Case | Custom Packaging | ||
RPI | Box | Music | None Given |
Video | Audio | ||
Pan & Scan/Full Frame | Full Frame | Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 | |
Widescreen Aspect Ratio | Varies | ||
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Video Format | 576i (PAL) | ||
Original Aspect Ratio | 1.78:1 | Miscellaneous | |
Jacket Pictures | No | ||
Subtitles | English | Smoking | No |
Annoying Product Placement | No | ||
Action In or After Credits | No |
This disc is contained within the Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki box set as an extras disc only available within the box set. The original extras are included on each of the Blu-ray or DVD editions of the movies included and this disc is added on DVD only to either set. I will cover the contents of this disc in the extras section below and include other physical extras contained within the box.
The video quality on the extras is surprisingly good considering that they are in two of three cases episodes of 1970s television series. They are colourful and generally free from grain. There are some film artefacts to be seen. They are 1.78:1, 16x9 enhanced which I would expect is the original ratio. The third extra is the press conference for Miyazaki's retirement announcement which is shot in digital and is consistent with quality standard definition television.
All extras are subtitled in English.
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An interesting bonus set of extras in additions to those included on the original Blu-rays.
The menu is still.
The box includes a large booklet of 30+ pages including an essay on Miyazaki, notes on all his films, his official retirement press release and more.
11 postcards recreating the theatrical posters for the films.
Included are three episodes of a 1972 Japanese children's television entitled Akado Suzunosuke in Japanese. Hayao Miyazaki was one of the storyboard artists on this series and he was specifically in charge of storyboards for the three episodes included here, according to the included booklet. The series is fun and exciting. These three episodes are well worth a look for fans of Miyazaki.
This short is Miyazaki's first go at solo directing from 1972. It is cute but feels like a big story trapped in a short's running time. Certainly interesting to see for fans of the director.
The full version of the press conference where his retirement was announced. He is joined on stage by the president of Studio Ghibli and his long-time producer, Toshio Suzuki. They mostly answer questions from the large group of assembled world media. Many of the questions are inane and Miyazaki's dry sense of humour comes out of often responding to long questions with one word, regularly 'No'. He is very erudite at times but gives no real detail of what he plans to work on except the Ghibli museum. Amusing and definitely interesting to watch.
NOTE: To view non-R4 releases, your equipment needs to be multi-zone compatible and usually also NTSC compatible.
There does not seem to be an equivalent product in Region 1.
The video quality is good.
The audio quality is good.
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Review Equipment | |
DVD | Panasonic DMR-PWT500, using HDMI output |
Display | Sharp LC52LE820X Quattron 52" Full HD LED-LCD TV . Calibrated with Ultimate DVD Platinum. This display device is 16x9 capable. This display device has a maximum native resolution of 1080p. |
Audio Decoder | Built into amplifier. Calibrated with Ultimate DVD Platinum. |
Amplification | Marantz SR5005 |
Speakers | Monitor Audio Bronze 2 (Front), Bronze Centre & Bronze FX (Rears) + Sony SAW2500M Subwoofer |