The supplemental materials include original storyboards, thousands of production drawings and animation cells, behind-the-scenes footage, original animation pencil tests, and commentary.
DVD General Information
(Studio/Distributor):
Criterion Collection
(Catalog Number):
CC1294L
(MPAA Rating):
Not Rated
(Retail Price):
$124.95
(Running Time In Minutes):
124
(Color Type):
Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access):
Yes
(Closed Captioned):
No
(Theatrical Release):
1987
(LD Release Date):
11/92
(THX® Digitally Mastered):
No
Credits Information
(Director):
Katsuhito Otomo
(Screenplay/Written By):
Katsuhiro Otomo & Izo Hashimoto
(Story):
NA
(Music):
Shoji Yamashiro
(Director Of Photography):
(Production Designer):
Toshiharu Mizutami
(Visual Effects):
(Costume Designer):
(Editor):
NA
(Supervising Sound Editors):
(Re-Recording Mixers):
(Executive Producers):
Sawako Noma
(Co-Producers):
NA
(Producers):
Ryohei Susuki & Shunzo Kato
DVD Picture Information
(Principal Photography):
Academy Standard Flat
(Theatrical Aspect Ratio):
1.85:1
(Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio):
1.80:1
DVD Sound Information
(DVD Soundtrack):
Dolby Surround
(Theatrical Sound):
Dolby Stereo A
(Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack):
(Remastered Dolby Digital):
No
(Remastered DTS Digital Surround):
No
(Additional Languages):
WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
A tour de force animation achievement with extraordinary details. A classic science fiction set in the Neo-Tokyo of 2019. It’s the story of an angry young motorcycle gangster who encounters a mysterious supernatural force that slowly transforms him into a one-man apocalypse.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture quality is absolutely first rate. The transfer at 1.80:1 was sourced from a newly created print.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The aggressive soundtrack was mastered from a Dolby Stereo® Sony PCM 1630 digital master tape.