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...and in a rare instance, additional footage found only in the English language version has been cut.


I compared the Japanese laserdisc (Japanese language) to the English language version playing on TNT, a while back, I was disappointed to see just how many scenes had been cut from the Japanese version. As you say, we're used to the Japanese versions being longer.

I got the laserdisc to see the film in 2.35 widescreen scope, but so many crucial scenes are missing, a region 1 widescreen release is our only hope of seeing the best version of this nutty classic.