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- NEW 2K restoration from original film elements by Arrow Films, approved by director Ryûhei Kitamura
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ presentations of both versions of the film: the original 2000 cut and 2004’s Ultimate Versus, featuring over 10 minutes of new and revised footage
- NEW Reversible sleeve featuring original and commissioned artwork by Chris Malbon
DISC 1: VERSUS
- Original lossless Japanese 5.1 and 2.0 stereo audio and English 2.0 stereo audio
- Optional English subtitles
- Audio commentary by Audio commentary by Kitamura, cast and crew
- Audio commentary by Kitamura and the cast and crew
- NEW visual essay on the career of Kitamura by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp (HD; 16:04)
- Behind Versus, a two-part behind-the-scenes documentary exploring the film’s production (unrestored HD; Part 1: 26:40; Part 2: 46:06)
- First Contact: Versus Evolution, a featurette exploring the film’s origins (unrestored HD; 9:39)
- Tak Sakaguchi’s One-Man Journey, an archival featurette on the actor’s visit to the 2001 Japan Film Festival in Hamburg (unrestored HD; 14:25)
- Film festival screening footage (unrestored HD; Clip A: 2:06; Clip B; 3:07)
- Team Versus, a brief look inside the Napalm Films office (unrestored HD; 1:05)
- Deep in the Woods, an archival featurette featuring interviews with Kitamura, cast and crew (unrestored HD; 24:43)
- The Encounter, an archival interview with editor Shûichi Kakesu (unrestored HD; 12:33)
- Deleted scenes with audio commentary by Kitamura, cast and crew (unrestored HD; 21:30)
- Nervous and Nervous 2, two “side story” mini-movies featuring characters from the main feature
- Nervous (unrestored HD; 6:31)
- Nervous 2 (unrestored HD; 15:58)
- Featurette on the making of Nervous 2 (unrestored HD; 1:17)
- Versus FF Version, a condensed, 20-minute recut of the film (unrestored HD; 19:52)
- Multiple trailers
- The Return: Down 2 Hell (unrestored HD; 1:43)
- English-language trailer (unrestored HD; 1:41)
- Making-of trailer (unrestored HD; 4:30)
- Theatrical trailer (unrestored HD; 2:02)
- Promo trailer (unrestored HD; 0:19)
- Image gallery
- Promotional stills (chapter breaks; 5:00)
- Posters (chapter breaks; 3:10)
- Japanese press book (chapter breaks; 4:00)
- Japanese press kit (chapter breaks; 0:50)
DISC 2: ULTIMATE VERSUS
- Original lossless Japanese 6.1 and 2.0 stereo audio and English 6.1 and 2.0 stereo audio
- Optional English subtitles
- Audio commentary by Kitamura, cast and crew
- Sakigake! Otoko versus Juku, a featurette on the newly shot material for Ultimate Versus (unrestored HD; 18:22)
Packaging Details
We did not receive a full copy for review and do not have packaging scans available.
