Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Suzume is back in Japanese cinemas (11th viewing) + release of Blu-ray

 
From 20 September to 5 October 2023, Suzume will be back in Japanese cinemas to coincide with the period of the events in the movie (which takes place from 25 to 30 September 2023) as well as to commemorate the Blu-ray's release on 20 September 2023.

First, the Blu-ray arrive. It comes with the UHD Blu-ray disc, another with the movie, audio commentary (by director Shinkai Makoto with assistant director Miki Yoko), the trailers, and a filmography. It also has three discs of special content that includes a visual commentary (by Hara Nanoka and Matsumura Hokuto), the making of the movie, and footage from stage events and such. There is also a booklet for the movie, a mini copy of the script, the two short stories given out to movie-goers (Tamaki's Story and Serizawa's Story), and a clear sticker.
Those who placed orders early get a stainless steel card mirror with an illustration of Daijin. Those who placed an order with Comic Wave Film receive a 32-page B5 "Making Book" that contains some addition illustrations and such from the movie's production plus additional illustrations by the production staff.

The nearby cinema is only showing Suzume at night (one screening per day) and so I made my way there after finishing work.

Viewers are given this A4 clear file. (Image source: Suzume official website)

This limited rescreening also has the audio commentary available through an app. This is the same audio commentary as the one in the Blu-ray, except the final part (during the credits) was recorded anew. The rescreening version of the movie is also slightly different, with minor changes, and in the final scene, after Suzume greeted Sota with "Okaeri", this time, Sota replied with "Tadaima". I will try to find time to go through the audio commentary again and probably write a summary.


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