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Hana-Bi(1997)A hard-boiled ex-cop, haunted by a troubled past and pushed to the edge by the shooting of his partner, confronts his demons in a ruthless quest for justice and redemption. For more about Hana-Bi and the Hana-Bi Blu-ray release, see Hana-Bi Blu-ray Review published by Dr. Svet Atanasov on July 15, 2018 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.0 out of 5. Director: Takeshi Kitano Writer: Takeshi Kitano Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ôsugi, Susumu Terajima, Tetsu Watanabe, Hakuryû Producers: Masayuki Mori, Yasushi Tsuge, Takio Yoshida, Hiroshi Ishikawa, Shigeru Watanabe » See full cast & crew Hana-Bi Blu-ray, Video QualityPresented in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Takeshi Kitano's Hana-bi arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Film Movement. The release is sourced from the same remaster that Third Window Films worked with when they prepared the Region-B release of Haba-bi in the United Kingdom. Even though there is some room for minor improvements, I like it quite a lot. Detail and clarity are usually very good, while fluidity remains pleasing throughout the entire film. Depth is also very good, with the daylight footage in particular looking great (see screencapture #5). This being said, I feel that overall image balance could be slightly better. The gamma levels appear slightly elevated in select sequences and my guess is that ideally they should be adjusted during the encoding process. Also, there are a few sequences where highlights appear blown out a bit. Still, the overall quality of the remaster is very good. Here the encoding is also better and eliminates the obvious compression artifacts that are present on the Region-B release, though there is still room for minor adjustments. Image stability is outstanding. My score is 4.25/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your player regardless of your geographical location). Hana-Bi Blu-ray, Audio QualityThere is only one standard audio track on this Blu-ray release: Japanese LPCM 2.0. Optional English subtitles are provided for the main feature. If you previously owned Hana-bi on DVD and know what the quality of the lossy track was, I am quite certain that you will be quite impressed by the upgrade in quality that the lossess track offers. Indeed, there is a pretty substantial bump in quality in terms of depth and clarity. The music score benefits the most, but elsewhere even balance is noticeably superior. The English translation is excellent. Blu-ray Bundles/Box Sets with Hana-Bi (1 bundle)
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Hana-Bi Blu-ray, News and Updates• Hana-Bi Blu-ray - July 24, 2017 U.S. label Film Movement will bring to Blu-ray Japanese star Takeshi Kitano's film Hana-Bi a.k.a. Fireworks (1997), starring Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ôsugi, Susumu Terajima, and Tetsu Watanabe. The release will be available for purchase on September ...
• Hana-Bi Blu-ray - October 30, 2015 Independent British distributors Third Window Films have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Takeshi Kitano's film Fireworks a.k.a. Hana-Bi (1997), starring Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ôsugi, Susumu Terajima, and Tetsu Watanabe. The release will ...
• TWF: Restored Takeshi Kitano Films Heading to Blu-ray - January 23, 2015 British distributors Third Window Films have announced that they will add a number of new Asian titles to their Blu-ray catalog. Amongst them are new restorations of Takeshi Kitano's Hana-bi a.k.a. Fireworks (1997), Kikujiro (1999), and Dolls (2002).
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