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Masaaki Yuasa: Five Films Collector's Edition

Original price $ 99.98
Current price $ 79.99

Widely regarded as one of the most imaginative and influential filmmakers working in animation, Masaaki Yuasa’s energetic style has been compared to Tex Avery and Max Fleischer.  He is one of contemporary anime’s most prolific auteurs and has lent his humor and dynamism to genres as diverse as psychedelic thrillers, transcendent rock-operas and sweetly subversive teen romances. This set includes Masaaki Yuasa’s five celebrated and industry-lauded feature films – 2004’s MIND GAME (Fantasia International Film Festival winner for Best Film, Best Director and Best Script), 2017’s The Night is Short, Walk On Girl (winner of the 41st Annual Japanese Academy Award’s Animation of the Year), 2017’s Lu Over the Wall (2017 Annecy winner for Best Feature), 2019’s Ride Your Wave (Fantasia International Film Festival  winner for Best Animated Feature), and 2021’s INU-OH (2022 Golden Globe nominee for Best Animation) – along with a host of never-before-seen bonus features. 

The treasure trove collection features stunning art newly designed by Masaaki Yuasa throughout the packaging, a 13”x21” poster of the new art and an exclusive 60-page book celebrating the work of this one-of-a-kind storyteller and featuring excerpts from the creative’s sketchbook.

Exclusive Features:
  • English-language dub of The Night is Short, Walk On Girl for the first time on Blu-ray
  • Two short films by Masaaki Yuasa: Happy Machine (2007), and Kick-Heart (2013)
  • Filmmaker commentaries for MIND GAME, Lu Over the Wall, and INU-OH 
  • Scene breakdowns and commentaries from each feature film 
  • Masaaki Yuasa draws characters from MIND GAME, Lu Over the Wall, and INU-OH
  • A Night Out with Yuasa: An exclusive interview with Masaaki Yuasa at a Los Angeles speakeasy, where he discusses his inspirations, favorite type of restaurants, perfect vacation, dancing, and more 
  • A 60-page book featuring an essay by Emily Yoshida and excerpts from Masaaki Yuasa’s sketchbooks 
  • And more!

Bonus Disc:

  • Mind Game: American Cinematheque Q&A
  • Mind Game: Character Drawing
  • Mind Game: Scene Breakdown
  • Lu Over the Wall: Scene Breakdown
  • Lu Over the Wall: Character Drawing
  • The Night is Short, Walk On Girl: Scene Breakdown
  • A Night Out with Masaaki Yuasa
  • Ride Your Wave: Scene Breakdown
  • "Happy Machine" Short Film
  • "Kick-Heart" Short Film
  • Shop Talk with Masaaki Yuasa
Region A/1
Rating NR
Production Date 2023
Release Date Dec 19, 2023

MIND GAME

  • Feature-Length Animatic
  • Scenes with Director Commentary
  • Production Artwork Galleries
  • Trailer
Video 1080p High-Definition
Feature Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
Audio Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles English, French, Spanish
Region A/1
Rating NR 
Run-time
103 min
Production Date
2004
Release Date
August 28, 2018

 

The Night is Short, Walk On Girl

  • Interview with Director Masaaki Yuasa
  • Trailers
  • TV Spots

    Video 1080p High-Definition
    Feature Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
    Audio Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1, English  DTS-HD MA 5.1
    Subtitles English, French
    Region A/1
    Rating NR 
    Run-time
    92 min
    Production Date
    2017
    Release Date
    January 29, 2019


    Lu Over the Wall
    • Audio Commentary with Filmmakers
    • Interview with Director Masaaki Yuasa
    • Trailers and TV spots
    Video
    1080p High-Definition
    Feature Aspect Ratio1.78:1
    Audio English, French, Japanese
    SubtitlesEnglish, English SDH, French
    Region
    A/1
    RatingPG 
    Run-time
    112 min
    Production Date
    2017
    Release Date
    February 5, 2019

    Ride Your Wave
    • Animatics
    • Character Gallery
    • Interview with Eunyoung Choi
    • Trailers
    Video
    1080p High-Definition
    Feature Aspect Ratio1.78:1
    AudioEnglish, Japanese
    SubtitlesEnglish, English SDH, French, Spanish
    Region
    A/1
    RatingNR 
    Run-time
    96 min
    Production Date
    2019
    Release Date
    August 4, 2020

    INU-OH

    • Interview with Masaaki Yuasa
    • Q&A at US Premiere
    • Yuasa Draws Inu-oh
    • Scene Breakdown
    • Trailers and Teasers
    Video
    1080p High-Definition
    Feature Aspect Ratio1.78:1
    AudioEnglish, Japanese
    SubtitlesEnglish, English SDH, Spanish
    Region
    A/1
    RatingPG-13 
    Run-time
    127
    Production Date
    2021
    Release Date
    January 24, 2023