Isewan Taifuu Monogatari / The Story of Ise Bay Typhoon / 伊勢湾台風物語 Movie (1989) [VHS AVC AAC]
This is a special one. The movie itself is quite good and essentially “Papa Mama Bye Bye” done right. It’s one of the better documentaries we’ve done. But it’s also why the show itself is quite technical in nature and requires a degree of knowledge about Japan’s geography to keep you engaged while the countless events, occurring in various parts of the country, are hurled at you just to leave no impact because they’re but an empty sound to someone unfamiliar with the area. For that reason, the notorious “TL notes” here go beyond what you’d usually expect to help you understand the geography of events. Still, if you think yourself above that and just want to experience it “as-is,” there’s an alternative, “Noteless” subtitles track.
Now comes the sad part. The current rip is eye cancer-inducing, the video is a 374p reencode of a youtube upload of someone’s horrendous rip of their VHS recording of the movie, made while it aired on TV Tokyo (yep, not even a rip of the retail tape, which I think is the only medium it was ever released on), so in the process we see several ads, such as “TV Aichi is celebrating its opening” against the backdrop of thousands of people losing their lives and livelihoods…
The audio quality is about the same degree of abysmal, though I’ve honestly gotten used to that, at least.
There is hope of a better rip someday, because there are VHS tapes for sale currently on Japanese auctions, but the prices are exorbitant, and considering this movie will interest 2.5 people ever including myself and Paul, I’m not holding my breath.
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