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Pistol Opera (US Version) DVD Region 1

Nagase Masatoshi (Actor) | Hira Mikijiro (Actor) | Miyamoto Teru (Actor) | Suzuki Seijun (Director)
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Pistol Opera (US Version)
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All Editions Rating: Customer Review Rated Bad 4 - 4 out of 10 (3)

YesAsia Editorial Description

Seijun Suzuki, the legendary Japanese director probably best known for the cult hit BRANDED TO KILL, returns with this movie about a league of killers of hire. Something of a sequel to BRANDED TO KILL, the film stars Makiko Esumi as a killer named Miyuki Minazuki but known as "Stray Cat" the number three assassin in Japan's professional killer guild. As in its predecessor, number three is contacted by the guild and ordered to kill number one. Knowing that if she succeeds she will become number one, Miyuki embarks on a difficult and dangerous mission to kill the elusive number one. Told in Suzuki's trademark style that blends a fractured narrative with lurid and heavily stylized action sequences, PISTOL OPERA is another brilliant work from a great director.

"...Insanely likable....The bold, heavy color scheme makes clear that the movie is in the hands of a master; it's lurid palette evokes a punch-drunk dreaminess that brings to mind the lethal, gravity defying action of BRANDED TO KILL..." - Elvis, Mitchell (New York Times Critic), New York Times, 06/13/2003

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Product Title: Pistol Opera (US Version) Pistol Opera (US Version) Pistol Opera (US Version) Pistol Opera (US Version) Pistol Opera (US Version)
Artist Name(s): Nagase Masatoshi (Actor) | Hira Mikijiro (Actor) | Miyamoto Teru (Actor) 永瀨正敏 (Actor) | Hira Mikijiro (Actor) | Miyamoto Teru (Actor) 永濑正敏 (Actor) | Hira Mikijiro (Actor) | Miyamoto Teru (Actor) 永瀬正敏 (Actor) | 平幹二郎 (Actor) | 宮本輝/著 (Actor) Nagase Masatoshi (Actor) | Hira Mikijiro (Actor) | Miyamoto Teru (Actor)
Director: Suzuki Seijun 鈴木清順 铃木清顺 鈴木清順 Suzuki Seijun
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Release Date: 2003-06-24
UPC Code: 631595030488
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Country of Origin: Japan
Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
Color Information: Color
Disc Format(s): DVD
Region Code: 1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating: Not Rated
Publisher: Media Blasters
Package Weight: 113 (g)
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1004415583

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Director: Seijun Suzuki

DVD Features:

Region 1
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Interactive Features:
Scene Access
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Average Customer Rating for All Editions of this Product: Customer Review Rated Bad 4 - 4 out of 10 (3)

Phoenix Lin
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March 20, 2007

This customer review refers to Pistol Opera (Hong Kong Version)
Too artsy for me Customer Review Rated Bad 2 - 2 out of 10
Like any foreign film, word for word translations are difficult & you'd think this film would be better in it's original language but, by me being able to understand Japanese, it doesn't help all that much. If you're expecting intrigue or facinating fight/assasin assignment situations, you might as well look else where. If there was a sophisticated message with artsy fartsy symbolism in some of these confusing scenes, then my brain is pickled because I just didn't see it. If you're writing some philosophy, symbolism paper on this movie, forward me a copy I'd like to know what I'm missing.
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Kai Xi
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June 9, 2006

This customer review refers to Pistol Opera (Hong Kong Version)
Misunderstood Movie Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7 out of 10
I've seen a lot of reviews on a lot of websites for this movie and, quite frankly, it's not so bad as everyone had made it out to be! First off, don't go into this movie thinking it's going ot act as a sequel to Branded To Kill. It is loosely related, but definately not to be considered a sequel in my opinion. Also, this movie is very artsy and the dialouge is... interesting. So is the plot. The acting is good and the soundtrack is excellent. I enjoyed the film and would watch it again.
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Anonymous

July 31, 2004

This customer review refers to Pistol Opera Special Collector's Edition (Japan Version)
Ok at first... Customer Review Rated Bad 3 - 3 out of 10
This movie was ok at first, but it got way too artsy. Thiry minutes or so into it I thought I was watching a movie by a film school student. It would've been great if it had been kept simple and straightforward. This was the tale of an assassin(a damn good looking one) trying to get by in her trade and become the "Number 1" killer. I'm not sure how good the translation was, but the dialouge is mostly terrible. Some situations and moments made no sense(as well as some of the english spoken dialouge). Certain parts of the movie I felt I was watching a stage show. I left this movie thinking I could rewrite it to make it 10 times better. Rent this one if possible, I made the mistake of buying it.
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