Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki-Extras Disc (2015)

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General		Extras
Category	Anime	None
Rating
Year Of Production	2015
Running Time	?
RSDL / Flipper	No/No	Cast & Crew
Start Up	Menu
Region Coding	4	Directed By	Hayao Miyazaki
Studio Distributor	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
16x9 Enhancement
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.

Video

     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.

Menu

     The menu is still.

Booklet

     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.

Postcards

     11 postcards recreating the theatrical posters for the films.

Little Samurai - Three Episodes (23:34 each)

     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.

Yuki's Sun (4:42)

     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.

Hayao Miyazaki Retirement Press Conference (95:30)

     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.

    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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