Well, I've finally just seen him in both 'Rush Hour 3' and 'Sunshine' which I picked up when they were released here on DVD. I thought he looked great in both, and I have to say it was so COOL to see him again in a couple of major Western films... not that I don't enjoy his other work, far from it, but English-language films are just so much easier to find here AND it seems to be the beginning of a trend of him getting more work internationally, which is fantastic.
I enjoyed 'Sunshine' well enough, although it kind of lost me at the end - not the way the story turned out, but there was a lot of quirky editing and lighting and effects that I suppose had some point but for me it just started to get annoying and made it even harder to figure out what exactly was going on, or, more precisely, exactly what the point was of all the visual quirkiness... in retrospect I'm wondering if it was supposed to be from the point of view of the 'extra' crewmember whose vision would've been screwed up due to, um, well, if you've seen it that would be obvious, if not, I won't say anything to ruin the ending even more than I just did.
'Rush Hour 3' I really, REALLY enjoyed, I thought he was great in it but I also liked the first two 'Rush Hour' films and I like Jackie Chan too so I expected it to be a lot of fun and it was. For those of you thinking of buying it who haven't already, I got the widescreen version with a bonus disk - I think it might be a 'special edition' or something and it has a lot of different features, and there are some snippets of interviews with Sanada-san in the 'making of' feature, also of course video of him on set while they were filming.
I'm thinking of getting a copy of 'The Promise' - finally - but I've noticed when looking online that the US DVD release has been cut by about 20 minutes, and I have no idea what was cut... does anyone know? I'll probably look for an import DVD with the Asian release version, which is uncut. I don't know why they'd need to cut it for the US release, since it's likely that only people who are fans of Asian cinema are going to buy it or rent it over here, and those folks are unlikely to be upset by an extra 20 minutes of run-time or some kind of content that was deemed unsuitable for US tastes (and given the kinds of things that DO get made and released over here, I can't imagine what would need to be cut in terms of content).
Lyn
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I like his look in these pieces too! However, two favorites of mine are not in films, but in tv dramas. They're called "Konna Koi no Hanashi" or "A Story of Love". He just looked so young and yummy.
Ah, well, I have not seen that many yet... only The Last Samurai, Ringu, Onmyoji, and Twilight Samurai... and couple of his really old movies from the Sonny...
Hi! I can only confirm that Twilight Samurai is the best, and at the same time the most important movie he has made so far. Renate, Siegen - Germany Lyn...
Okay, I need to qualify that... I also really, REALLY like his look in The Last Samurai... particularly at the end when he lets the hair go loose for the final...
I like his look in these pieces too! However, two favorites of mine are not in films, but in tv dramas. They're called "Konna Koi no Hanashi" or "A Story of...
Well, I've finally just seen him in both 'Rush Hour 3' and 'Sunshine' which I picked up when they were released here on DVD. I thought he looked great in both,...
Hi Lyn, I have to say that I love Hiroyuki's beard and mustache too!! He's so darn sexy and rugged looking with it AND I LIKE IT!! As for my favorite film, I...
Well, I haven't seen too many yet but I just went on a spending spree at Barne's & Noble.com and Ebay so that'll be remedied soon...they have really cheap...
... ...and a cop film I can't remember the name of... Might this be "Royal Warriors"? I have that one and I enjoy it a lot. He looks so young in it! Story's...
Yeah, I think it is Royal Warriors! And yes, I do believe my copy of 8 Samurai is subtitled (at least that's what Barne's & Noble said it's supposed to...
I have several favourites: Last Samurai, Twilight Samurai, Ninja in the dragon's den, Ring 1. There are more but first I have to choose which one to state in...
Hmm... now I'll have to decide if I like 8 Samurai enough to look for a subtitled version... although I'd want a DVD, maybe that's not available. I only...
They did have it in DVD form in region 1 and suposedly subtitled...check out the Barnes & Noble website and put Hiroyuki Sanada in the search engine...they had...
Okay, so my VHS copy of Legend of Eight Samurai was dubbed...badly. Some of the voice-over people pronounced their *own* characters names differently every...
If it's the latest re-release of Royal Warriors on DVD it should have at least a couple audio options, one of which is the original language with subtitles....
Yeah, that's correct. Only the interviews...they're kinda short, but pretty interesting. I'd love to get a hold of some more extras...maybe one day when I...
I checked out what they have at HKFlix, and it's basically the US release we're already familiar with, and a Hong Kong release (Region 3) that looks to have...
Hi, Lyn and Rae! Twilight Samurai Japanese version (Region 2) has tons of extras, including deleted scenes, Yoji Yamada documentary (1hr long), scenes from...
Thanks for the info, Misty. So sorry to hear about Kihachi Okamoto but how nice that you posted a tribute. I bought a region free DVD player about a year ago...
... yourself ... Thanks for the welcome,Lyn!I did a search for any Yahoo groups devoted to Sanada-san,found this one&joined right away.I discovered ...
... Glad to have you here, Danny. Looks like you are familiar with a good bit of Sanada-san's work, that's cool. I have some of the old Chiba stuff myself, and...
... watch ... watch ... that. :) ... D'oh!I forgot to list ''ONMYOJI'' among my favorites in my last post;you can tell when an actor really enjoys playing his ...
... I have not seen the sequel, mostly because Sanada-san's not in it. Hadn't heard any reviews yet though... might give it a shot if I can find it to rent....
Do you speak of the dvd that is sold in the US (Twilight Samurai)?? I bought the Japanese version and all interviews were in Japanese. I would like to hear the...
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