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    Tattooed Hit Man, The
    Genre:Thriller

    Reviewed In Issue 28 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
    Bunta Sugawara

    WSR Review Scores
    Picture Rating: 2
    Sound Rating: 1
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    DVD General Information
    (Studio/Distributor): New Line Home Video
    (Catalog Number): ID4067LI
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Retail Price): $39.99
    (Running Time In Minutes): 80
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): No
    (Theatrical Release): 1977
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    Credits Information
    (Director): Ko Yamashita
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    DVD Picture Information
    (Principal Photography): Academy Standard Flat
    (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 1.85:1
    (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 1.82:1

    DVD Sound Information
    (DVD Soundtrack): Mono Sound
    (Theatrical Sound): Optical Mono
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    (Remastered Dolby Digital): No
    (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): No
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    WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    The Tattooed Hit Man is a violent thriller about a Yakuza assassin—part of a band of tattooed Samurai outlaws who works under a strict code of honor. When the leader of the Dragon Gang plots to combine Japan’s toughest Mafia into one giant crime syndicate, an assassination attempt is made on his life by a rival. War breaks out among the Yakuza, but the highest paid assassin in Tokyo, known as the Tattooed Hit Man (Bunta Sugawara), vows vengeance on those who set up his blood-brother. He never goes back on his word; he alway obeys the code—and he will eliminate the enemy at all costs. The Tattooed Hit Man plunges deep into a gritty and deadly underworld of gangsters and assassins, where violence is the name of the game.

    LaserDisc Picture:
    The picture, framed at 2.35:1, exhibits fully saturated, but dated, color fidelity. Sometimes interior colors are oversaturated and undefined, but overall colors are vivid with deep, solid blacks. Images are generally wanting in sharpness and detail, although sometimes exhibiting good definition with mediocre shadow delineation and contrast. Occasional major artifacts are apparent, but noise is minor.

    LaserDisc Soundtrack:
    The English dubbed soundtrack is strident with distorted dialogue.
    (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): No
    (Aggressive System Surround): No
    (Intense 25Hz Bass): No
    (Deep Bass Challenging): No
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    (Holosonic Soundfield): No
    (Aggressive Split Surround): No
    (Center Back Surround Imaging): No
    (Directionalized Dialogue): No
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