Does anyone know if the original Japanese version of this Kinji Fukasaku film is longer than version distributed to North American cinemas? Are there any substantial variations between the two versions?
Even though it was selected as a "Dog of the Week" when reviewed on SNEAK PREVIEWS I was giddy that it made it to my small-town cinema as a weekend matinee. For the life of me I can't remember if the theatrical credits were in Japanese, but when the film made its single late night TV appearance locally in the early 1990s all of the end credits were in Japanese.
Surprising just how similar certain scenes in MESSAGE's climax are to those found in RETURN OF THE JEDI five years later.
Even though it was selected as a "Dog of the Week" when reviewed on SNEAK PREVIEWS I was giddy that it made it to my small-town cinema as a weekend matinee. For the life of me I can't remember if the theatrical credits were in Japanese, but when the film made its single late night TV appearance locally in the early 1990s all of the end credits were in Japanese.
Surprising just how similar certain scenes in MESSAGE's climax are to those found in RETURN OF THE JEDI five years later.
