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Tokyo Raiders (Dong jing gong l


Genre: Action Adventure

Reviewed In Issue 50 (July 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

Stars:
Tony Leung, Ekin Cheng, Kelly Chen, Touro Nakamura, Hiroshi Abe, Kumiko Endo, Minami Shirakawa, Pauline Yam, Majyu Ozawa & Cecilia Cheung

WSR Review Scores
WSR Picture Rating: 3.5
DD Sound Rating: 4.5
DTS Sound Rating: NA
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Critics' Composite Score: NA
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Special Features
Includes a 21-minute making-of featurette.


 DVD General Information

(Studio/Distributor): Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
(Catalog Number): 05677
(MPAA Rating): PG13
(Rating Reason):

Rated PG13 for martial arts action and violence.
(Retail Price): $24.95
(DVD Type): Dual Side, Single Layer (DVD10)
(Widescreen Edition): Yes
(Full Screen Edition): Yes
(Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
(Running Time In Minutes): 100
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): Yes
(Regional Coding): 1
(Theatrical Year): 2000
(Theatrical Release): No
(Direct-To-Video Release): Yes
(DVD Release Date): 04/10/01
(THX® Digitally Mastered): No

 Credits Information

(Director): Jingle Ma
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  WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
What happens when a gadget-laden detective (Leung)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD, filled with fast-paced, at times shaky visuals, exhibits generally good image quality. Images are sharp, with good depth. Some scenes appear slightly hazy and softly focused. Colors are nicely saturated, with balanced fleshtones, and deep blacks. The picture appears slightly dim and undefined in the darker scenes. There is some edge enhancement apparent at times, but pixelization is generally not a factor. Minor source element artifacts and film grain are revealed throughout. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby