●VHS● PERFECT BLUE (パーフェクトブルー)

Today it was released the VHS of PERFECT BLUE, the 1998 released animation film directed by Satoshi Kon (今 敏) in which Katsuhiro Otomo collaborated in the planning stage.

VHS DETAILS

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Publisher: Pioneer
Release date: 1998-IX-25
Audio: Japanese
Run time: 82 min
Retail price: ¥10,580
Catalogue number: PIVS-7190

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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

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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

AVAILABILITY

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●PAMPHLET● SPRIGGAN movie pamphlet (スプリガン 映画パンフレット)

Theater program of SPRIGGAN (スプリガン) the last animation film directed by Hirotsugu Kawasaki (川崎博嗣) where Katsuhiro Otomo has been in charge of the Screen Story Structure and the design of Noah's Ark.

PAMPHLET DETAILS

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Publisher: Toho
Release date: 1998-IX-5
Language: Japanese
Number of pages:18
Size: 29.7 x 21 cm
Retail price: ¥500

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●ANIMATION FILM● SPRIGGAN (スプリガン)

SPRIGGAN (スプリガン) was released today in Japanese theaters. Katsuhiro Otomo has been in charge of the Screen Story Structure and the design of Noah's Ark in this last 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 films promotional poster was illustrated by Otomo himself and the illustration is included in the page 35 of his artbook KABA2. 

Official site:

http://www.studio4c.co.jp/works/spriggan/

FILM CREDITS

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Directed by

Hirotsugu Kawasaki (川崎 博嗣)

Script:

Hirotsugu Kawasaki (川崎 博嗣)

Yasutaka Ito (伊藤 康隆)

Storyboard: 

Hirotsugu Kawasaki (川崎 博嗣)

Music: Kuniaki Haishima (蓜島 邦明)

Original creator:

Hiroshi Takashige (たかしげ 宙)

Ryoji Minagawa (皆川 亮二)

Character Design: 

Hisashi Eguchi (江口 寿志)

Art Director: 

Mutsuo Koseki (小関 睦夫)

Animation Director:

Hisashi Eguchi (江口 寿志)

Katsumi Matsuda (松田 勝巳)

Masaaki Endou (遠藤 正明)

Tetsuya Kumagai (熊谷 哲矢)

Yasuyuki Shimizu (清水 保行)

Screen Story Structure & Noah's Ark Design: 

Katsuhiro Otomo

Mechanical design:

Kimitoshi Yamane (山根 公利)

CGI Director: 

Akiko Saito (齋藤 亜紀子)

Director of Photography: 

Hisao Shirai

Color setting: 

Hisami Akiyama

Gun Designs: 

Tensai Okamura (岡村 天斎)

Mechanical animation Director: 

Masahito Yamashita

Setting: 

Yasumitsu Suetake (末武 康光)

Production manager: 

Yasushi Takahashi

Animation Association:

F.A.I International

Production:

Bandai Visual (バンダイビジュアル)

Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (小学館集英社プロダクション)

Tokyo Broadcasting System

TOHO (東宝株式会社)

Production Studio: Studio 4°C

Spriggan Committee (スプリガン製作委員会)