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Is the Criterion Collection dvd the full version?

posted 16 years ago by Doctor_Fu_Manchu
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The 183 min cut?

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[–] brownrecluse62 16 years ago

No. It's the 161-minute cut.

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[–] ContinentalOp 16 years ago

Yeah, get the Eureka! release, it is the 183 cut. ;-)

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[–] nyjack 16 years ago

What's in the missing twenty minutes ?

[–] At_The_Drive_In 16 years ago

Why would Criterion release a shorter cut? Is it the Director's cut or something?

[–] ContinentalOp 15 years ago

"Why would Criterion release a shorter cut? Is it the Director's cut or something?"

I believe it was the original cut for the western world (maybe just the US though). It is strange that they cut out 'Yuki-Onna' as it holds up very well and has a great star in Nakadai Tatsuya; who is famous for his collaberations with Kobayashi.

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[–] Towelie_Towel 13 years ago

Yuki-Onna is in the Criterion Collection DVD. I believe those 20 minutes were cut in Hoichi the Earless or something.

[–] HaraldNordgren 12 years ago

Can someone verify that the 22(?) missing minutes are from Hoichi the Earless?

[–] Ruemorgue10-672-822601 12 years ago

All the more reason why Criterion needs to re-issue it on DVD and Blu-ray.

[–] Tyler_Durden_pt 14 years ago

I've just bought the Eureka! DVD through amazon.co.uk. The DVD package is great and includes a nice booklet. Great value for money.

[–] Astrolupine 12 years ago

Since when do Criterion not release a full cut (unless it's a licensing/rights thing)?

Can't they put the missing sequence under 'Deleted Scenes' at least?

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