"Fujishiro Seiji: Keroyon no dai jidōsha Race" (DVD)
A month after the release of the 1968 film "Keroyon no bōken" comes its successor, "Keroyon no dai jidōsha Race" ("Keroyon's Great Car Race"). This live action film features the happy and singing frog who gets a car and tries to win the race against his enemy who will try many dirty tricks to keep Keroyon out. Featuring very real cool cars from the era, the film even pleases car lovers.
Unfortunately, this edition is a short version of the movie (80 minutes instead of the full-length 120-minute film) that was previously released on LaserDisc in the 90's. It misses many songs from the original, but is said to be more easily watched by a younger audience.
"Fujishiro Seiji: Keroyon no dai jidōsha Race"
「藤城清治 ケロヨンの大自動車レース」 (DVD)
(1968 / Approx. 80 mins. / Color / Mono (Dolby Digital) / Probably region 2)
Columbia COBM-5531
Out 8/22, ¥3800 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Amazon (25% off *), HMV, YesAsia
* Discount at time of writing
Posted on July 29, 2007 at 23:00
| Released on August 22, 2007
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>said to be more easily watched by a younger audience
Usually when songs disappear it's because of royalties or the need re-negotiate them. Then again 2 hours is generally considered quite long for kids entertainment and harder to air on TV, though still I guess for some kids a half hour is too long.
Posted by ndkent on July 30, 2007 at 23:32
I heard the cuts were first done to fit the film on the LD format, at least that's what people say. It's a waste to lose a bunch of songs, but I'm still curious of this cut.
Either way this is a great film that you should really enjoy! I just watched "Keroyon no bōken" for the first time tonight and it was fantastic too!
Posted by Patrick on July 30, 2007 at 23:36