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●INTERVIEW● OTOMO on MEMORIES


The Japanese TV channel BS2 will broadcast MEMORIES this month, the omnibus project released 10 years ago that concludes with the short film CANNON FODDER「大砲の街」 directed by Otomo himself. This short film stablishes some visual and narrative style that Otomo will continue developing in his next film STEAMBOY. Here Otomo's insights on Memories.

●DVD● STEAMBOY MEMORIAL BOX (スチームボーイ メモリアルBOX)







Bandai Visual has released a MEMORIAL BOX of the last animation film by Katsuhiro Otomo: STEAMBOY (スチームボーイ). The box includes the movie on DVD and three bonus discs: SteamBoy Archives, The Making Of SteamBoy and The Sound of SteamBoy. A 36 page booklet is also included. Katsuhiro Otomo's drawing that were used in the main box and in the posters and sticker that were use to promote the release of the box, are collected in the pages 18-20 of the book KABA 2


BOX DETAILS

Publisher: Bandai Visual
Release date: 2005-IV-14
Format: NTSC | Region 2 | 4xDVD9 | 16:9
Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Japanese
Duration: 396 min. incl. bonus content
Retail price: ¥10,290
Catalogue number: BCBA-2144

AVAILABILITY

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LAWSON EDITION | STEAMBOY MEMORIAL BOX + 2 Booklets with the film script

DVD DETAILS:
Publisher: Bandai Visual
Release date: 2005-IV-14
Format: NTSC | Region 2 | 4xDVD9 | 16:9
Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Japanese
Duration: 184 min. incl. bonus content
Retail price: ¥10,290
Catalogue number: BCLP-0010

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2 DISC JAPANESE EDITION

The bonus disc contains the SteamBoy Archives from the Memorial Box. Includes an 8-page booklet.

DVD DETAILS:
Publisher: Bandai Visual
Release date: 2005-IV-14
Format: NTSC | Region 2 | 2xDVD9 | 16:9
Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Japanese
Duration: 184 min. incl. bonus content
Retail price: ¥3,990
Catalogue number: BCBA-2145

AVAILABILITY
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2005 ●US EDITION● STEAMBOY Collector's Gift Set

DVD DETAILS:
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release date: 2005-VII-26
Format: NTSC | Region 1 | DVD9 | 16:9
Audio: Japanese & English Dolby Digital 5.1 | Spanish, French & Portuguese Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
Duration: 127 min
Retail price: $49.95

AVAILABILITY
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2005 ●US EDITION● STEAMBOY

DVD DETAILS:
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release date: 2005-VII-26
Format: NTSC | Region 1 | DVD9 | 16:9
Audio: Japanese & English Dolby Digital 5.1 | Spanish, French & Portuguese Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
Duration: 127 min
Retail price: $14.99

AVAILABILITY
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2006 ●UK EDITION● STEAMBOY Director's Cut | Limited Edition

Director`s Cut Of The Feature Film | The Voyage Of Steamboy - Featurette  | Re-Voicing Steamboy - Featurette  | The Adventure Continues - Featurette  | Interview With Katsuhiro Otomo  | Multi-Screen Landscape Study  | Production Drawings | Animation Onion Skins | Theatrical trailer | Collectible postcards  | 164 page booklet containing character designs, mecha designs and selected storyboard sequences | 28 page manga

DVD DETAILS:
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release date: 2006-III-27
Format: 576i | NTSC | Region 2 | DVD9 | 16:9
Audio: Japanese & English Dolby Digital 5.1 | English DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, Hebrew, Czech, Swedish, Finnish, Turkish, 
Romanian, Greek, Croatian, Hungarian, Dutch, Arabic, Danish, 
Norwegian, Slovenian
Duration: 121 min
Retail price: £29.99

AVAILABILITY
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2006 ●UK EDITION● STEAMBOY

DVD DETAILS:
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release date: 2006-III-27
Format: 576i | PAL | Region 2 | DVD9 | 16:9
Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, Hindi
Duration: 100 min
Retail price: £5.71

AVAILABILITY
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2018 ●UK EDITION● STEAMBOY

DVD DETAILS:
Publisher: Manga Entertainment
Release date: 2018-IX-24
Format: 576i | PAL | Region 2 | DVD9 | 16:9
Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English
Duration: 100 min
Retail price: £5.71

AVAILABILITY
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2005 ●GERMAN EDITION● STEAMBOY Director's Cut - 2 DVD Limited Edition

DVD DETAILS:
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release date: 2005-VI-7
Format: 576i | PAL | Region 2 | DVD9 | 16:9
Audio: Japanese & German Dolby Digital 5.1 | German DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Polish, Turkish
Duration: 131 min
Retail price: 

AVAILABILITY
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2005 ●GERMAN EDITION● STEAMBOY Director's Cut - 2 DVD

DVD DETAILS:
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release date: 2005-VI-7
Format: 576i | PAL | Region 2 | DVD9 | 16:9
Audio: Japanese & German Dolby Digital 5.1 | German DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Polish, Turkish
Duration: 131 min
Retail price: 

AVAILABILITY
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2005 ●FRENCH EDITION● STEAMBOY Director's cut - 2 DVD | Edition Deluxe

DVD DETAILS:
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release date: 2005-IV-6
Format: 576i | PAL | Region 2 | DVD9 | 16:9
Audio: Japanese & French Dolby Digital 5.1 | French DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Arabic
Duration: 131 min
Retail price: 

AVAILABILITY
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2005 ●FRENCH EDITION● STEAMBOY Director's Cut - 2 DVD | Edition Digipack

DVD DETAILS:
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release date: 2005-IV-6
Format: 576i | PAL | Region 2 | DVD9 | 16:9
Audio: Japanese & French Dolby Digital 5.1 | French DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Arabic
Duration: 131 min
Retail price: 

AVAILABILITY
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2005 ●FRENCH EDITION● STEAMBOY Director's Cut | Edition Simple

DVD DETAILS:
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release date: 2005-IV-6
Format: 576i | PAL | Region 2 | DVD9 | 16:9
Audio: Japanese & French Dolby Digital 5.1 | French DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, Arabic
Duration: 131 min
Retail price: 

AVAILABILITY
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2005 ●ITALIAN EDITION● STEAMBOY Director's Cut | 2 Discs

DVD DETAILS:
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release date: 2005-IX-27
Format: 576i | PAL | Region 2 | DVD9 | 16:9
Audio: Japanese, English, Spanish & Italian  Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, Portuguese, Spanish & English
Duration: 122 min
Retail price: 

AVAILABILITY
Amazon JP: -
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Amazon IT: https://amzn.to/3HxEeNE
Amazon ES: https://amzn.to/3B5Rrej

2009 ●ITALIAN EDITION● STEAMBOY Director's Cut

DVD DETAILS:
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release date: 2009-IV-9
Format: 576i | PAL | Region 2 | DVD9 | 16:9
Audio: Japanese, English, Spanish & Italian  Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, Portuguese, Spanish & English
Duration: 122 min
Retail price: 6.95€

AVAILABILITY
Amazon JP: https://amzn.to/3B5e2aE
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Amazon ES: https://amzn.to/3GvT5GZ

2021 ●ITALIAN EDITION● STEAMBOY Director's Cut

DVD DETAILS:
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release date: 2021-IV-6
Format: 576i | PAL | Region 2 | DVD9 | 16:9
Audio: Japanese, English, Spanish & Italian  Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, Portuguese, Spanish & English
Duration: 122 min
Retail price: 7.99€

AVAILABILITY
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2005 ●SPANISH EDITION● STEAMBOY Edición Coleccionista

DVD DETAILS:
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release date: 2005-IX-20
Format: 576i | PAL | Region 2 | DVD9 | 16:9
Audio: Japanese, English, Spanish & Italian  Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, Portuguese, Spanish & English
Duration: 122 min
Retail price:

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2005 ●SPANISH EDITION● STEAMBOY 

DVD DETAILS:
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release date: 2005-IX-20
Format: 576i | PAL | Region 2 | DVD9 | 16:9
Audio: Japanese, English, Spanish & Italian  Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, Portuguese, Spanish & English
Duration: 122 min
Retail price:

AVAILABILITY
Amazon JP: https://amzn.to/3ozXzX6
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Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3HDuHEV
Amazon DE: https://amzn.to/3rDUmI5
Amazon FR: https://amzn.to/35To8Qt
Amazon IT: https://amzn.to/338JpVj
Amazon ES: https://amzn.to/3LkFzJR

2017 ●SPANISH EDITION● STEAMBOY 

DVD DETAILS:
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release date: 2017-X-11
Format: 576i | PAL | Region 2 | DVD9 | 16:9
Audio: Japanese, English, Spanish & Italian  Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Italian, Portuguese, Spanish & English
Duration: 122 min
Retail price:

AVAILABILITY
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●DVD● ROUJIN Z HD Master Edition (老人Z HDマスター版)



Roujin Z (老人Z) was released today in DVD in a newly remastered edition from the HD 24P source that takes advance of the progressive video, offering a crispier image in selected DVD players and monitors. This animation movie directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo (北久保 弘之) was released originally in Japan in 1991and it's an original story by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友 克洋) who was as well in charge of the script and the mechanical designs that featured in the movie. Those designs are collected in the pages 110 to 115 of the art book KABA 2. The story was also adapted to manga with the title ZeD.

Official site: http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Animation/roujinz/index.html

DVD DETAILS

Publisher: Aniplex (アニプレックス)
Released date: 2005-IV-13

Format: NTSC | Region 2 | DVD9 | 1.78:1
Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 & Mono
Subtitles: Japanese
Runing time:80 min
Retail price: ¥ 4,900
Catalogue number: ANSB-7220


AVAILABILITY


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OTHER JAPANESE & INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS

Roujin Z was released originaly on DVD in 1999:
ROUJIN Z (老人Z)