The only way to legally see this movie in widescreen. Beautiful Blu Ray picture. Extras disc is Region 2, I think, you'll need a R0 player to watch it, but there's nothing on it worth seeing. If you need to see the extras they are on the standard DVD you can rent.
A story between two seemingly unlike people on the surface, but more simlilar then either know underneath.
Some people may think the premise has been done before, but truth be told, everything has been done before. In my opinion it hasn't been done quite as well until now. Underneath all the quirkiness and silly moments, you catch a glimpse of what SOME teenage girls are looking for as they grow up...and that is simply someone they can really call a friend.
At first, you would think one girl is weak while another is strong, but they are more appropriately described as apprehensive. The frilly Momoko hides behind her fantasy Rococo/Lolita facade and the vulgar Ichiko her tomboy/grease monkey grimace. But what both girls hide and sometimes try to run away from is finding true friendship in an otherwise empty and uncaring world.
This really is a beautiful and smart movie, it just so happens to be absolutely hilarious. Witness Momoko's distaste for mass produced fashion from Jusco, and the fictitious tale a once mousy Ichigo created to run away from.
Buy it, watch it once for the experience...watch it again and again for it's little nuances, and see if you can pick up on the extra layers.the main characters are both charming and each one has a distinct personality. the movie is different from the manga, yeah, but its still fun i watch it all the time, i love anna tsuchiya!
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Being a big fan of the DVD release ( Kamikaze Girls ), I was excited to see this on Blu-Ray!Unfortunately, the release is flawed for anyone outside of the UK (or with a region-free/PAL player).
First, the good news: Video quality is very good (the DVD used a non-anamorphic transfer (so on a widescreen TV, black bars on all 4 sides) with "permanent subtitles" part of the video and pretty poor video. The Blu-Ray improves these in every way -video is sharp for the most part (some scenes seem a little soft, but a very big improvement over the DVD. Definitely doesn't appear to be an "Upscale/Upconvert"). I will note while it is Anamorphic widescreen, there are STILL black bars on all 4 sides, just much smaller (about 1 inch on each side (left/right/top/bottom), on a 32" TV) I don't know why this is.
Subtitles are removable, audio is Japanese only (5.1).
Unfortunately, part of the problem comes with the 2nd disc (extras) the extras include music videos, trailers, a short film, interviews with director & cast, and a 40-minute making-of clip (all on the 2nd disc) while Disc 1 (Blu-Ray) is region free, Disc 2 is PAL-only and will not play on all/most players (a PS3, for example). These were NOT all on the US DVD, so this is a disappointment. There are no extras on the Blu-Ray itself.
Additionally, the "Sideways Mode" is missing (it was on the US DVD). The US DVD also included a booklet (Kamikaze Girls: Novala Takemoto preview) and a nice insert for the chapter listing.. none of which are on this set.
If you only care about the movie, this is still a great upgrade from the US DVD, just don't expect to be able to access the extras.If you love Japanese culture, get this movie. I'm serious. You won't regret it. If you don't buy this, then obviously you aren't a fan of Japanese culture so why are you reading this?
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