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gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 23 Apr 2009, 00:32

When I did a search for that Izumi thing earlier I couldn't find anything, does it go by a different title?

diceman · Post by **diceman** » 23 Apr 2009, 07:38

Shoujo Commando Izumi

diceman · Post by **diceman** » 23 Apr 2009, 07:46

Some of them are already used; got them for very little money . . .

- Gunman of Ave Maria:

- Ichijo Sayuri: Wet Desire:

- Limited "Gore" Edition:

- The Ugly Ones:

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 23 Apr 2009, 08:41

Some of them look amazing

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 23 Apr 2009, 08:42

Wet Desire is one of those overrated Kumashiro films. Best movie of the year award and even on Kinema Junpo's recent top 50 Japanese movies of all time list. But it's a pretty dry slice of life drama. Ichiro Sayuri's (paying herself in the film) Hibotan bakuto performance is worth seeing, though. And of course Kumashiro's films always feature good cinematography and use of music...

Inferno of Torture on the other hand is brilliant and beautiful... no doubt Ishii's most poetic exploitation film. The Japan Shock dvd should also be rather ok (compared to their usual standards).

Uncle's Paradise features some very memorable and funny moments. The director, Shinji Imaoka (who was present at the screening I attended), also has talent. He could easily be a succesful non-pink indie director.

Shogun's Ninja is great of you can get past the "porno jazz" soundtrack. But the scene with Chiba with two ninjas on his shoulders is magical...

The Execution films are great fun too. I used them as depression medecine a month ago and they were quite effective. And although the R1 The Killing Machine isn't technically as right as the UK disc, I also prefer it because the "schoolgirl riding a bicycle" scene looks better in stronger colors.

I've been considering getting Dai nipponjin, too. Very funny, very dry (in a positive way) comedy and fake documentary about a man fighting giant monsters.

And Gozu has been on my shopping list forever. I once saw caps of the R4 and it looked great (it's NTSC instead of PAL, btw).

And as for TGP, please review the extras. There should be 40 minutes worth of short films.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 23 Apr 2009, 08:48

No different titles but a couple of ways to spell it.

Shoujo Commando Izumi
Shojou Commando Izumi
Shôjo Commando Izumi
少女コマンドーIZUMI
少女コマンドーいずみ

Expect a dvd review some day.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 23 Apr 2009, 08:56

bradavon wrote:Who doesn't fast forward through porn? There's no point enduring the so called story.

True.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 23 Apr 2009, 08:59

Are those 3 Chiba films comparable to The Street Fighter?

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 23 Apr 2009, 09:25

The Executiner is one of Chiba's meanest films. The sequel is one of Chiba's funniest films. And The Killing Machine is a bit more serious martial arts movie.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 23 Apr 2009, 10:06

Sounds good, perhaps I'll check them out

Are they R1?
Out of the Street Fighter films, I think I liked The Street Fighter and Return best

But all in the Trilogy are good

diceman · Post by **diceman** » 23 Apr 2009, 14:13

On the Nippon Connection, during that Pinku Eiga Retrospective I more or less attended, I had the chance to ask Mamoru Watanabe a few questions. He's one of the leading persons in the Pink Genre, a Pioneer even, now about 80 years old and has made over 300 movies. He's pretty respectable and dignified person. So among other things I asked him about one personal favorite movie he has made himself, and one Pink title from another director, that may have influenced him in some way or other, or he rather just likes better than others. "Sayuri" was the one he mentionend, while from his own work he prefers "Hot Spring Resort: Starfish at Night", which I also saw and which plays a little bit like a 60-minute version of Shohei Imamura's "The Pornographers", albeit with more nudity.

Therefore I'm looking forward to "Wet Desire" very much. From what I've seen so far (caught a few scenes during a TV-screening) it's a rather fascinating piece of work.

HungFist wrote:Shogun's Ninja is great of you can get past the "porno jazz" soundtrack. But the scene with Chiba with two ninjas on his shoulders is magical...

Funny!

I used that term "Porno Jazz" myself once, when I reviewed Etsuko Shihomi's "Dragon Princess" for a German forum. Actually one of the things I absolutely love about 70s Karate-Movies, respectively Pinky Violence flicks.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 23 Apr 2009, 16:18

From Deepdiscount:-

The Shining - I'm importing because I want the original US theatrical cut. The BD on sale over here has the shorter international cut.

Boogiepop at Dawn - The first three novels in the series were brilliant, too bad this was the last one that they translated.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 23 Apr 2009, 16:29

I imported the US BD of The Shining too, I don't want a shortened-to-please-the-critics version

It doesn't drag at all either. Not sure if I've ever seen the international version to be honest.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 29 Apr 2009, 19:07

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 02 May 2009, 18:08

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 02 May 2009, 22:38

I just received a major stab-in-the-back by my old buddy Grim:

grim_tales wrote:Fist of Legend is great but Fist of Fury edges it IMO

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 03 May 2009, 11:51

Fist of Fury is better by a country mile. FOL is very overrated, pretty good but when the action isn't on scren, it's also pretty boring.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 03 May 2009, 13:41

Copy/Paste

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 04 May 2009, 19:26

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 04 May 2009, 19:44

Aren't you a student Hung? How can you afford these bulk r2j orders/boxsets with today's economy!

diceman · Post by **diceman** » 04 May 2009, 19:45

Those "Ginza Butterfly"-DVDs I'm gonna buy as well. Beware though, that "Exte" isn't gruesome as hell (like they wrote on the cover), but rather a tongue-in-cheek take on all the cliches from Japanese Ghost movies you can think of. Saw this on a festival two years ago, and it's certainly a pretty wild Fun & Suspense ride, but since this is Sion Sono, be prepared for some really, really, really strange and bizarre events. Chiaki Kuriyama is great as usual, though.

What's the last one? Something with "Sailor Suit" in the title, so much I can read.

"Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge" I'm also looking forward to big time.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 04 May 2009, 20:09

Shingster wrote:Aren't you a student Hung? How can you afford these bulk r2j orders/boxsets with today's economy!

Yep. The euro/yen conversion rate is an ass, but the economic crisis thankfully doesn't affect on my student supports. I'm pretty good at saving on other areas (copy all school books instead of buying, steal meat balls from home reqularly, use bicycle instead of car, don't smoke etc.) and make some money by selling used dvds. And work every now and then.

diceman wrote:What's the last one? Something with "Sailor Suit" in the title, so much I can read.

Rebellion League of Girls in Sailor Uniform, starring Miho Nakayama, and with action choreographed by JAC.

diceman wrote:"Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge" I'm also looking forward to big time.

I have my last exams on thursday. I'll try to fix the scrip after that. I don't know how much work it will take...

Chiaki is a goddess.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 05 May 2009, 04:56

Bought these from GOG.com, an Apogee games sale:-

Rise of the Triad
I never played this back in the day, but it's absolute nuts. A lot of fun.
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold
I had this one on floppy back in the day. It ran on the Wolf3D engine and had more sophisticated features like vending machines. Heavily influenced by British retro scifi.

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri + Alien Crossfire expansion
A highly acclaimed Civilization spin-off.

X-Men Animated Series - vol. 1 + 2
R4 equivalents of these, one of my favourites as a child in the 90's.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 05 May 2009, 16:40

HungFist wrote:and make some money by selling used dvds.

And make some profit by selling dvds... Finally got a buyer for the last remaining copy (aside my own) of Azumi Deluxe edition... 32€. I bought a few of these last summer for about 12€ each.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 05 May 2009, 18:03

I remember selling an Azumi L.E. for £70

still have one on my shelf, one day I may sell it if it comes to HD.