{"id":15613,"date":"2017-07-10T02:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T09:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=15613"},"modified":"2017-07-13T23:41:12","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T06:41:12","slug":"review-dobermancop-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2017\/07\/review-dobermancop-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Doberman Cop BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Doberman Cop<\/em><\/strong> wasn\u2019t exactly my kind of movie but it does contain the charms of the 1970s Japanese cinema with some fun cheesiness thrown in for extra measure. This Blu-ray released by Arrow includes some okay bonus features, good video and so-so audio transfers.<\/p>\n

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Doberman Cop<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Drama, Crime
\nArrow Video | NR \u2013 90 min. \u2013 $39.99 | July 4, 2017<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 07\/10\/2017 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Kinji Fukasaku
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Bronson and Shinji Hiramatsu (manga); Koji Takada (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Shinichi Chiba, Takuzo Kawatani, Koichi Iwaki, Nenji Kobayashi, Hideo Murota, Jukei Fujioka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Interviews, Trailer
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray, DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>Japanese (PCM 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.35
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>32.0 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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PLOT SYNOPSIS
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Based on a popular manga by \u201cBronson\u201d, Doberman Cop<\/em><\/strong> follows the fish-out-of-water adventures of Joji Kano (SHINICHI \u201cSONNY\u201d CHIBA), a tough-as-nails officer from Okinawa who arrives in Tokyo\u2019s Kabuki-cho nightlife district to investigate the savage murder and mutiliation of an island girl who had been working as a prostitute. Initially dismissed as a country bumpkin (complete with straw hat and live pig in tow), Kano soon proves himself a savvier detective than the local cops, and a tougher customer than anyone expected. As he probes deeper into the sleazy world of flesh-peddling, talent agency corruption and mob influence, Kano uncovers the shocking truth about girl, her connection to a yakuza-turned-music manager (HIROKI MATSUKATA), and a savage serial killer who is burning women alive.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This two-disc set comes with a 32-page booklet<\/strong> and a reversible cover.<\/p>\n

Beyond the Film: Doberman Cop<\/em> (8:54; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is an introduction by Fukasaku bopgrapher Sadao Yamane.<\/p>\n

Koji Takada: Cops, Pigs and Karate (17:55; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This new interview with the screenwriter as he discusses about working with Kinji Fukasaku and adapting the film from the original manga.<\/p>\n

Sonny Chiba: A Life in Action, Vol. 2 (17:53; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 The martial arts star talks about his long relationship with director Fukasaku, and his work on Doberman Cop<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Theatrical Trailer (3:16; HD)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Although this didn\u2019t receive the 2K treatment like other Arrow releases \u2013 this transfer was provided by Tokei \u2013 the picture still looks pretty good, especially for a film going on 40 years now. The 1080p high-definition transfer offers some moderately bright colors, though toned down and has the distinct 1970s foreign look, but detail is relatively sharp, especially for the close-ups and there weren\u2019t any apparent flaws like dust marks, etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The Japanese language PCM Mono track is perfectly serviceable but hardly great. The dialogue sounds good enough but I did notice some minor hisses and pops while the audio also topped out in spots. Again, not bad at all especially for a film of this age and presumably not the best sound design.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Overall, Doberman Cop<\/em><\/strong> wasn\u2019t exactly my kind of movie but it does contain the charms of the 1970s Japanese cinema with some fun cheesiness thrown in for extra measure. This Blu-ray released by Arrow includes some okay bonus features, good video and so-so audio transfers.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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Doberman Cop wasn\u2019t exactly my kind of movie but it does contain the charms of the 1970s Japanese cinema with some fun cheesiness thrown in for extra measure. This Blu-ray released by Arrow includes some okay bonus features, good video and so-so audio transfers.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,970],"tags":[3920],"class_list":["post-15613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blurayreviews","category-quick-hit-reviews","tag-arrow-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15613"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15646,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15613\/revisions\/15646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}