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●LASER DISC● SPRIGGAN (スプリガン)

SPRIGGAN (スプリガン) was released today in LASER DISC. Katsuhiro Otomo has been in charge of the Screen Story Structure and the design of Noah's Ark in the this animation film directed by Hirotsugu Kawasaki (川崎博嗣).The movie is based on a homonym manga written by Hiroshi Takashige (たかしげ宙) and illustrated by Ryōji Minagawa (皆川亮二) that was published by SHOGAKUKAN (小学館) in Japan from 1989 to 1996. The LASER DISC cover is an illustration by Otomo.

LASER DISC DETAILS

Publisher: Bandai | Emotion
Release date: 1999-IV-25
Format: NTSC | CLV | 1.85:1
Languague: Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 | Stereo
Subtitles: none
Duration: 90 min.
Retail price: ¥7,800
Catalogue number: BELL-1404

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●LASER DISC● PERFECT BLUE (パーフェクトブルー)

The Laser Disc of PERFECT BLUE, the 1998 released animation film directed by Satoshi Kon (今敏) in which Katsuhiro Otomo collaborated in the planning stage comes bundled in a hard box that includes three poster and a 24 page booklet.

LD DETAILS

Publisher: Pioneer
Release date: 1998-IX-25
Format: NTSC | CLV | 1.85:1
Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 | Stereo
Run time: 82 min
Retail price: ¥7,800
Catalogue number: PILA-9001

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●LASER DISC● MEMORIES Deluxe Version (メモリーズデラックス版)

Bandai Visual has released Katsuhiro Otomo's omnibus MEMORIES on Laser Disc. The three disc set comes with a velvet slipcase and includes a reprint of the original movie program. Memories is a 1995 released film that consist in three original stories by Katsuhiro Otomo.

■EPISODE 1 - MAGNETIC ROSE「彼女の想いで」: Based on short manga by Katsuhiro Otomo was Directed by Koji Morimoto (森本晃司)

■EPISODE 2 - STINK BOMB「最臭兵器」: Directed by Tensai Okamura (岡村天斎), Katsuhiro Otomo was in charge of the script and the Character Designs

■EPISODE 3 - CANNON FODDER「大砲の街」: Katsuhiro Otomo wrote the script, directed, draw the storyboards and designed the characters of this third episode.

BONUS MATERIAL

■Production Drawings
■Interviews
■Pilots
■Trailer

LD DETAILS

Publisher: Bandai Visual (バンダイビジュアル)
Release date: 1996-X-25
Format: NTSC | CAV | 3 Discs | 1.85:1
Audio: Japanese Dolby Surround Analog and digital
Subtitles: English
Running time: 142 min
Retail Price: ¥14,800
Catalogue number: BEAL-926

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●LASER DISC● GENMA TAISEN (幻魔大戦) [new edition]

Genma Taisen (幻魔大戦) was released today in a new Laser Disc edition in Japan, directed by Rintaro (りんたろう) and originally released theatrically in Japan on march 12, 1983, this film is the first collaboration of Katsuhiro Otomo in an animation project in which he worked as character designer. This new edition includes Digital Sound track.

LD DETAILS

Publisher: Pionner (パイオニ)
Release date: 1993-XII-21
Format: NTSC | CLV | 1.33:1
Audio: Japanese Dolby Surround Digital and Analog
Subtitles: none
Run time: 131 min
Retail price: ¥6,800
Catalogue number: PILA-1236

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●LASER DISC● AKIRA SPECIAL COLLECTION

Pioneer has released AKIRA SPECIAL COLLECTION on Laser Disc. The 3 disc box set includes an extensive interview with Katsuhiro Otomo and at the end of each sideof the discs there is a supplemental section with all of the storyboards. The illustration drawn by Katsuhiro Otomo for the box cover was collected in the book AKIRA CLUB.

LD DETAILS

Publisher: Pioneer (パイオニア)
Release date: 1993-III-25
Format: NTSC | CLV/CAV | 3 Discs | 1.85:1
Audio: Japanese Dolby Surround Digital & Ananlog
Subtitles: none
Running time: 124+60min
Retail price: ¥18,000
Catalogue number: PILA-1086

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US EDITION●AKIRA SPECIAL EDITION CRITERION COLLECTION

LD DETAILS
Publisher: Criterion Collection
Release date: 1992-IV-11
Format: NTSC | CAV | 3 Discs 5 sides | 1.85:1
Audio: Japanese Dolby Surround Ananlog
English Dolby Surround Digital
Subtitles: none
Running time: 124 min
Retail price: $124.95
Catalogue number: CC1294L (#151)

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●LASER DISC● ROUJIN Z (老人Z)

Roujin Z (老人Z) was released today in Laser Disc in Japan. Directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo (北久保弘之) this original story by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋), who was also in charge of the script and the mechanical designs that featured in the movie, was released theatrically last september 14 in japan. Katsuhiro otomo designs for Roujin Z are collected in the pages 110 to 115 of the artbook KABA 2

LD DETAILS:

Publisher: Sony Music Entertainment (ソニー・ミュージックエンタテインメント)
Release date: 1991-XII-21

Format: NTSC | CLV

Audio: Japanese Stereo Digital & Analog

Subtitles: none
Runing time: 80 min
Retail price: ¥6,400
Catalogue number: SRLW-1456

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●LASER DISC● WORLD APARTMENT HORROR (ワールド・アパートメント・ホラー)

WORLD APARTMENT HORROR (ワールド・アパートメント・ホラー) was released today on Laser Disc in Japan. This live action movie was co-written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo upon an original story by Satoshi Kon (今敏). A manga with the same name was published in Kodansha's Young Magazine (ヤングマガジン) co-written by Katsuhiro Otomo and drawn by Satoshi Konthat was collected in the book WORLD APARTMENT HORROR (ワールド・アパートメント・ホラー) together with three more stories by Satoshi Kon.

LD DETAILS

Publisher: Sony Music Entertainment
Release date: 1991-IX-01
Format: NTSC | CLV | 1.85:1
Audio: Japanese Dolby Stereo digital & analog
Duration: 97 min.
Retail price: ¥7,600
Catalogue number: SRLF-1442

●LASER DISC● SO WHAT

Today it was released on Laser Disc the live action movie directed by Naoto Yamakawa (山川直人) SO WHAT, based on an original 28 page manga by Katsuhiro Otomo, published in Manga Action (漫画アクション増刊 ) in 1978-VI-10. and later collected in the book GOOD WEATHER.

LASER DISC DETAILS

Publisher: KSS Films (ケイエスエス)

Release date: 1991-V-21

Format: NTSC | CLV | 1.85:1

Language: Japanese Stereo

Subtitles: none

Duration: 98 min.

Retail price: ¥5,800

Catalogue number: JSKS-118

●LASER DISC● SHUFFLE (シャッフル) 'Night Cap Movies Vol.4'

SHUFFLE (シャッフル), the 16mm short live action film written and directed by Sohgo Ishii (石井岳龍) based on the short story RUN by Katsuhiro Otomo that was published in GORO magazine in 1979-VI-14 and collected in the book Katsuhiro Otomo's Anthology 2, was released today in Laser Disc in the 4th volume of the collection 'Night Cap Movies'. The disc also includes the shorts 'Together and Apart' and 'Bisbille'

LD DETAILS

Publisher: Media Rings Home Video

Release date: 1991-I-21
Format: NTSC | CLV

Audio: Japanese

Runing time: 69 min

Retail price: ￥6,800
Catalogue number: MRLC-90010

●LASER DISC● AKIRA

AKIRA was released in Laser Disc in Japan. The cover image was drawn by Otomo and is collected in the book AKIRA CLUB.

LD DETAILS

Publisher: Laser Disc Co. Ltd.(レーザーディスク株式会社)
Release date: 1988-XII-15
Format: NTSC | CLV | 2 discs | 1.85:1
Audio: Japanese Dolby Surround Digital & Analog
Subtitles: none
Running time: 124min
Retail price: ¥7,000
Catalogue number: SF070-1550

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1993 JAPANESE SPECIAL COLLECTION LASER DISC

This 3 disc edition has an improved sound track and a bunch of bonus features.
AKIRA SPECIAL COLLECTION

1995 US EDITION●AKIRA CRITERION COLLECTION

LD DETAILS
Publisher: Criterion Collection
Release date: 1995-XI-22
Format: NTSC | CLV | 2 discs | 1.85:1
Audio: Japanese Dolby Surround Analog
English Dolby Surround Digital
Subtitles: none
Running time: 124min
Retail price: $59.95
Catalogue number: CC1435L (#283)

●LASER DISC● MANIE-MANIE MEIKYU MONOGATARI (MANIE-MANIE 迷宮物語)

Today was released in Laser Disc format the OVA (Original Video Animation) MANIE-MANIE MEIKYU MONOGATARI (MANIE-MANIE 迷宮物語). As the name OVA indicates this movie was directly released on video format for the first time on VHS last year and was not released theatrically before. The movie consist in three short animation films:

●HASHIRU OTOKO (走る男) directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri (川尻善昭)

●LABYRITH (ラビリンス) directed by Rintaro (りんたろう)

●KOUJI CHUUSHI MEIREI (工事中止命令 ) written and directed by Kastuhiro Otomo (大友克洋) with animation direction by Takashi Nakamura (なかむらたかし)

LD DETAILS

Publisher: TOHO/Kadokawa (東宝/角川書店)

Release date: 1988-XII-2
Format: NTSC | CAV

Audio: Japanese Stereo Digital & Analog

Duration: 50 min.

Retail price: ¥8,800

Catalogue number: G88F-5062

●LASER DISC● AKIRA SOUND CLIP

AKIRA SOUND CLIP is a 19 min feature about the creation of the soundtrack for AKIRA, the last film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. The music was performed by Geinoh Yamashirogumi (芸能山城組).

LD DETAILS

Publisher: Laser Disc Co. Ltd.(レーザーディスク株式会社)
Release date: 1988-X-25
Format: 8" (20cm) LD | NTSC | CLV | 1.33:1
Audio: Japanese Dolby Surround Digital & Analog
Duration: 19 min.
Retail price: ¥2,500yen
Catalogue number: LM025-8108

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COLLECTED IN

●AKIRA SPECIAL EDITION DVD BOX
●AKIRA 30th ANNIVERSARY BLU-RAY
●AKIRA 4K UHD BLU-RAY remaster set

●LASER DISC● AKIRA PRODUCTION REPORT Ōtomo katsuhiro no sekai to eiga 'AKIRA' (大友克洋の世界と映画「アキラ」)

Documentary about the making of AKIRA the last animation project by Katsuhiro Otomo.

LD DETAILS

Publisher: Laser Disc Corp.
Release date: 1988-VII-25
Format: NTSC | CLV | 1.33:1
Audio: Japanese Stereo Digital & Analog
Subtitles: none
Duration: 50 min
Retail price: ¥4,800
Catalogue number: SF048-1465

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COLLECTED IN

●AKIRA DVD SPECIAL EDITION
●AKIRA Blu-ray 30th Anniversary Edition

●LASER DISC● AKIRA VIDEO CLIP PLUS TICKET

AKIRA VIDEO CLIP PLUS TICKET is a kit that includes a 6 minutes Laser Disc and a ticket for the film AKIRA that was released in the Japanese theaters on July 16, 1988.

LD DETAILS

Publisher: Kodansha and Laser Disc Co.Ltd. (講談社 &レーザーディスク株式会社)

Release date: 1988-VII-16:

Format: NTSC | CAV | 1.33:1

Running time: 6 min

Retail price: ¥1200+ ¥800 ticket & LD

Catalogue number: AKIRA-2000

●Laser Disc● CRUSHER JOE (クラッシャージョウ)

VAP has released CRUSHER JOE (クラッシャージョウ) on Laser Disc. Katsuhiro Otomo collaborated designing one of the ship featured in the film.

LD DETAILS

Publisher: VAP
Release date: 1988
Format: NTSC | CLV | 2 Discs | 3 sides | 1.85:1
Audio: Japanese Dolby Surround Digital & Ananlog
Subtitles: none
Running time: 134 min
Retail price: ¥9,260
Catalogue number: 70082-98

UPC: 4988021700825

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●LASER DISC● ROBOT CARNIVAL (ロボットカーニバル)

ROBOT CARNIVAL (ロボットカーニバル) was released in Laser Disc as a 5000 copies special limited edition. Katsuhiro Otomo directed both the opening and the ending sequences of the animation project that united some of the best japanese animators.

■OPENING & ENDING by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋) & Atsuko Fukushima (福島敦子)
■FRANKEN NO HAGURUMA (フランケンの歯車) by Koji Morimoto (森本晃司)
■DEPRIVE by Hidetoshi oomori (大森英敏)
■PRESENCE (プレゼンス) by Yasuomi Umetsu (梅津泰臣)
■STARLIGHT ANGEL by Hiroyuki Kitazume (北爪宏幸)
■CLOUD by Mao Lamdo -Manabu Oohashi- (大橋学)
■MEIJI KARAKURI BUNMEI KITAN〜 KOUMOUJIN SHURAI NO MAKI〜 (明治からくり文明奇譚〜紅毛人襲来之巻〜) by Hiroyuki Kitakubo (北久保弘之)
■NIWA - TORI OTOKO TO AKAI KUBI (ニワトリ男と赤い首) by Takashi Nakamura (なかむらたかし)

LD DETAILS

Publisher: Bandai | Emotion

Release date:1987-VIII-21
Format: NTSC | CLV | 1.33:1
Audio: Japanese Dolby Surround Digital & analog
Subtitles: none

Duration: 90 min

Retail price: ¥9,800

Catalogue number: BELL-175

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●LASER DISC● GENMA TAISEN (幻魔大戦)

Genma Taisen (幻魔大戦) was released today in Laser Disc in Japan, directed by Rintaro (りんたろう) and originally released theatrically in Japan on march 12, 1983, this film is the first collaboration of Katsuhiro Otomo in an animation project in which he work as character designer.

LD DETAILS

Publisher: Pionner (パイオニアＬＤＣ)

Release date: 1983-X-21
Format: NTSC | CLV
Audio: Japanese Stereo Analog
Subtitles: none

Run time: 131 min

Language: Japanese

Retail price: ¥8,800

Catalogue number: AH009-35KD

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