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Funky Forest: The First Contact AKA Naisu no mori: The First Contact (Blu-ray) (2005)
An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.Director: Katsuhito Ishii, Hajime Ishimine, Shunichiro Miki
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE "Funky Forest"
* The Film
Audio commentary with directors Katsuhito Ishii, Hajimi “Aniki” Ishimine, and Shunichiro Miki
"The Making of Funky Forest" documentary (68:50)
Director’s Cut Scenes (21:13)
"Katsuichi’s Dance Secret Treasure" featurette (7:11)
"The Transfer Student Is Here" short (5:01)
DISC TWO "Warped Forest"
DISC THREE ("Funky Forest" Soundtrack CD)
1. Opening Theme / Eiko Sakurai (0:54)
2. Guitar Brother / Katsuhito Ishii, Toru Midorikawa, Seiji Tanaka (0:12)
3. Spring Has Come / 二代目ミカ ド天風 ＆ ミカド香奈子 (2:07)
4. Theme of the Babbling Hot Spring Vixens / Eiko Sakurai (2:00)
5. Theme of Hot Spring Ping Pong Love / Eiko Sakurai (1:29)
6. Mask Men / Little Tempo， Master Pata (of Dry & Heavy), others (2:53)
7. Mad Kids / Little Tempo， Master Pata (of Dry & Heavy), others (2:56)
8. Gachimāya / Likkle Mai， Little Tempo, others (2:08)
9. Kokorogokoro Doutei / Jiang Xiao Qing, Little Tempo, others (5:05)
10. Bokū / Little Tempo, Compuma (of Smurf Otokogumi) (1:52)
11. Intermission / Eiko Sakurai (0:30)
12. Motenai Otokogokoro Ubawareru Theme / Eiko Sakurai (1:01)
13. Theme of Reconciliation / Eiko Sakurai (0:51)
14. Mine-chan's Theme / Yoshiyuki Morishita (1:59)
15. Notti's Dream #1 / Goma, Little Tempo (1:18)
16. Notti's Dream #2 / Goma， Koji Futaba (of Breath Mark), others (3:32)
17. Captain Harlock / Tadanobu Asano， Andrew Alfieri (1:11)
18. Guitar Brother Theme of Love / Tadanobu Asano (0:53)
19. U.S.O. / Ryo Kase, Erika Nishikado (2:11)
20. Tokyo Dodonpa Daughter / Little Tempo，Master Pata (of Dry & Heavy), others (4:31)
21. Tokyo Dodonpa Daughter (dub version) / Little Tempo, others (4:10)
22. Kokorogokoro Doutei (dub version) / Jiang Xiao Qing, Little Tempo, others (6:23)
23. Sleep Time / Erika Nishikado (0:25) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Extras are in Japanese with optional English subtitles.
Packaged in a double walled boxset with new art created by Zi Xu, @ziqqix, limited to 1000 copies which includes:
- 34 page booklet with "A Journey Through the Cosmos: Funky Forest: The First Contact" by Michelle Kisner
- 32 page booklet with The Warped Forest Art & Storyboards by Shunichiro Miki
- 3 stickers
- 1 artcard
- 2 main sleeve art pieces designed by Zi Xu, @ziqqix
- 2 reversible sleeve art pieces from both films -
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Extras:DISC ONE "Funky Forest"
* The Film
Audio commentary with directors Katsuhito Ishii, Hajimi “Aniki” Ishimine, and Shunichiro Miki
"The Making of Funky Forest" documentary (68:50)
Director’s Cut Scenes (21:13)
"Katsuichi’s Dance Secret Treasure" featurette (7:11)
"The Transfer Student Is Here" short (5:01)
DISC TWO "Warped Forest" -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with directors Katsuhito Ishii, Hajimi “Aniki” Ishimine, and Shunichiro Miki
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Extras:Presentation by Fabien Mauro (19:37)
"The Making of Funky Forest" documentary (68:51)
Director’s Cut Scenes (21:14)
Alternate Scenes (12:13)
Trailer (1:37) -
Subtitles:French (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
The US and UK releases have identical specs. Note the US release also includes a soundtrack CD.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL Double Feature America- Error 4444 - No cuts (150:00).
- Blu-ray ALL Double Feature United Kingdom- Third Window Films - No cuts (150:00).
- Blu-ray B France- Spectrum - No cuts (150:00).
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 30/03/22
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 23/05/22UPDATE LOG:
30/03/22: Initial entry.
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17/05/22: Added US.
23/05/22: Added France.
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