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 Shangri-La (2002) PAL DVD9 - Takashi Miike, Custom English Subtitles
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Plot:
Shangri-La (Kin'yu hametsu Nippon: Togenkyo no hito-bito) follows the lives of a group 
of homeless people in Japan who run into a man who nearly commits suicide and decide 
to help him out of his financial troubles. Using their various ingenious resources they 
embark on a complex scheme to blackmail a crooked businessman, whose bankruptcy 
claim has put people out of work. It's a fun romp as these seemingly homeless people 
manage to outsmart the very people who cast them from society. 

 IMDb Link........: imdb.com/title/tt0316819/

 Genre............: Comedy / Drama
 Distributor......: Bootleg
 Year.............: 2002
 Country..........: Japan
 Director.........: Takashi Miike

 Source...........: DVD9 Retail (lordretsudo@ADC)
 DVD Format.......: PAL
 DVD Size.........: DVD5 (used DVD Remake Pro/ADC Rebuilder-PC2)
 Screen Format....: 1.85:1 (non-anamorphically enhanced) Letterboxed
 Audio Language...: Japanese
 Audio Format.....: DD 2.0
 Subtitles........: English (custom)

 Menu.............: [X] Stilled.
 Video............: [X] Untouched, intact.
 DVD Extras.......: [X] Stripped some bald Russian bloke talking about God-knows-what for 900MB.


Original Uploader's (lordretsudo)Comments:
The Russian DVD was uploaded by aqr1278. I stripped the Russian overdub audio track and some unrelated 
Russian extras, and added custom English subtitles. I ripped these from a rare screener provided by ADC's 
screener king, Ikeda69. The film was only ever screened at a couple of festivals with subtitles, so a big thanks 
to him!

Enjoy this rare 'missing' Miike, from a time when he still made good films (i.e. pre-2004). His more recent films 
have not been to my taste at all, but this is a nice reminder of those short few years when Miike was the most 
exciting, unpredictable (and prolific) director on the planet. Plus, there's Sho Aikawa in an afro wig and shades.
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Big thanks to lordretsudo and all others involved in making this custom subbed rare gem !!!
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Have fun :-)
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Loggie