Lupin III - 1st TV series on DVD - Comparison

Italy Vs. Japan

Yamato Video Vs. VAP

Italian DVD Version


Title: LUPIN III - LA PRIMA SERIE
Publisher: Yamato Video
Price for each volume: Euro 25.77
N° DVD: 5

  • Catalog #: 
    • YD0002 (Ep. 1-5)
    • YD0003 (Ep. 6-10)
    • YD0004 (Ep. 11-15)
    • YD0005 (Ep. 16-20)
    • YD0006 (Ep. 21-23 + Pilot Film as Extra Bonus)
  • DVD Format: DVD5 (single side, single layer) all discs
  • TV System: PAL
  • Audio tracks: italian (Dolby Digital 5.1 - remasterized from mono of 1979), italian (Dolby Digital 1.0, Italy 1979), japanese (Dolby Digital 1.0)
  • Subtitles: nothing (only for Pilot Film in italian)
  • Region Code: 2 (Europe and Japan)
  • Source: BetaCam tape (same source of japanese Laser Disc and VHS version)

  • Advantages:
  • original colors of 1971
  • cleaner image than japanese DVD's
  • some extra bonus (Pilot Film in cinemascope and TV size into 5th volume, and some original settei of main characters)
  • lower price (half of japanese one)

  • Disadvantages:
  • analog source (old tapes, same one of Laser Disc & VHS japanese versions)
  • Original frames are heavily interlaced (i.e. see this frame from opening)
  • more compression (use of DVD5 for all 5 volumes)
  • eliminated all episode trailers
  • Japanese DVD Version


    Title: Lupin the 3rd 1st TV.
    Publisher: VAP
    Price for each volume: Yen 5040 (Yen 4800 without taxes), except last volume (5th): Yen 3990 (Yen 3800 without taxes)
    N° DVD: 5

  • Catalog #: 
    • VPBY-11424 (ep. 1-5)
    • VPBY-11425 (ep. 6-10)
    • VPBY-11426 (ep. 11-15)
    • VPBY-11427 (ep. 16-20)
    • VPBY-11428 (ep. 21-23)
  • DVD Format: DVD9 [single side, dual layer] disc 1~4, DVD5 [single side, single layer] disc 5
  • TV System: NTSC
  • Audio tracks: japanese (Dolby Digital 1.0)
  • Subtitles: nothing
  • Region Code: 2 (Europe and Japan)
  • Source: new Beta Digital master from original film (Bella roba!)

  • Advantages:
  • new digital source, telecine from original film
  • better compression (use of DVD9 for first 4 volumes and DVD5 for last volume)
  • it contains all trailers and each episode has got its own opening & closing songs

  • Disadvantages:
  • telecine from original film without restoration: darker image, bye bye to original colors
  • higher price (double of italian one)
  • Disc #4 - Ep. 16-20

    Publisher: Yamato S.r.l., Milan
    Catalog #: YD0005 (Ep. 16-20, 4th Volume)
    Publisher: VAP INC. Tokyo
    Catalog #: VPBY-11427 (ep. 16-20, 4th Volume)
    Menu - Italian Version
  • statics, no animated
  • with original BGM (Back Ground Music) from CD Album: "Lupin the 3rd '71 ME TRACKS" (catalog #: VPCD-81271, producer: VAP)

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    Main 
    (BGM from '71 ME TRACKS: track 8 (LUPIN THE BRIDGE-1 <from #6>))

    Audio Selection: italiano mono (italian), italiano 5.1 (italian remixed in Dolby Digital 5.1 from mono), giapponese mono (japanese)
    (BGM from '71 ME TRACKS: track 15 (YEAH! LUPIN <from #10 + #6 + #11>))

    Episode Selection
    (BGM: 3rd japanese opening theme (also known as "Lupin '71"))

    Special Features: original opening song (third one), closing song (third one), and "FILE: Fujiko Mine"
    (BGM from '71 ME TRACKS: track 44 (Lupin III theme song I BGM-6 <from #10 + #1>))

    FILE: Fujiko Mine (four pages with original settei from Pilot Film and TV series
    (BGM: Scat Theme (I think from CD Album of 1988 by Nippon Columbia: "Lupin III TV Original BGM Collection - Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Score", catalog #: 28CC-2291, track 7))

    Menu - Japanese Version
  • simple but animated
  • with original BGM (Back Ground Music) from CD Album: "Lupin the 3rd '71 ME TRACKS" (catalog #: VPCD-81271, producer: VAP)

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    Main
    (BGM from '71 ME TRACKS: track 17 (AFRO "LUPIN '68" T.V. ORIGINAL <from #14 + #15>))

    Episode 16: OPENING, A.PART, B.PART, TRAILER, ENDING
    (BGM from '71 ME TRACKS: track 12 (RHYTHM SUSPENSE <from #6 + #15>))

    Episode 17: OPENING, A.PART, B.PART, TRAILER, ENDING
    (BGM from '71 ME TRACKS: track 12 (RHYTHM SUSPENSE <from #6 + #15>))

    Episode 18: OPENING, A.PART, B.PART, TRAILER, ENDING
    (BGM from '71 ME TRACKS: track 12 (RHYTHM SUSPENSE <from #6 + #15>))

    Episode 19: OPENING, A.PART, B.PART, TRAILER, ENDING
    (BGM from '71 ME TRACKS: track 12 (RHYTHM SUSPENSE <from #6 + #15>))

    Episode 20: OPENING, A.PART, B.PART, TRAILER, ENDING
    (BGM from '71 ME TRACKS: track 12 (RHYTHM SUSPENSE <from #6 + #15>))


    Message from VAP before of show beginning.

    "This movie contains some discriminative expressions about some occupations, disables, mentally disturbed people which are considered to be improper today.
    However, from its time background and there was no intension to encourage the discriminative idea of those from the producers, we leave those expressions
    as they were. Please take this for your consideration.
    VAP inc."
     

    [Thanks to Ray for english translation]
    Opening Song - Italian Version Opening Song - Japanese Version
    Episode 16 - Italian Version Episode 16 - Japanese Version
    Episode 17 - Italian Version Episode 17 - Japanese Version
    Episode 18 - Italian Version Episode 18 - Japanese Version
    Episode 19 - Italian Version Episode 19 - Japanese Version
    Episode 20 - Italian Version Episode 20 - Japanese Version
    Pictures from 4th disc of italian version (Yamatovideo), captured in BMP format, using PowerDVD 4.0 XP (in original video source size, original use profile for colors), then compressed in JPEG format, using PhotoShop 5.0, compression: 5-Medium. Thanks to Marco Gargantini and Furio Baroncini for pictures from 4th disc of japanese version.

    Pictures from 4th disc of japanese version (VAP), captured in BMP format, using PowerDVD 4.0 XP (original video source size, original use profile for colors), then compressed in JPEG format, using PhotoShop 5.0, compression: 5-Medium.


    All rights on personages are reserved to legitimate owners:
    Lupin III - 1st TV series © 1971 Monkey Punch/TMS · YTV
    Italian DVD Version © 2000 Yamato S.r.l.  - http://www.yamatovideo.it
    Japanese DVD Version © 2001/2002 VAP INC. - http://www.vap.co.jp

    See Also


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    Ryu <gdichiara@libero.it>
    Created 21st May 2002
    Last Modification 13th February 2003