DVD release - Hana Yori Dango Final: The Movie (Eastern Star) available on 8/24/2009
Posted by Kevin Ouellette on Friday, May 22, 2009 EST at 1:09am
Filed under: Drama, DVD/Blu-ray releases
Discotek's Asian sub-label Eastern Star will be releasing Hana Yori Dango Final: The Movie on US DVD in August and the impressive specs are now out, along with a first draft of the cover art.
Hana Yori Dango was originally a manga that inspired a TBS TV drama that got huge ratings over two seasons. The show started with the trials and tribulations of "tough weed" Tsukushi Makino (Mao Inoue) as one of the only poor girls at her ultra-rich high school, Eitoku Gakuen. She ran afoul of the "big men on campus", collectively known as F4, who in turn made her life completely miserable. However, over the span of the first season the leader of the group and richest kid at the school, Tsukasa Domyoji (Jun Matsumoto) fell in love with her, much to the dismay of his snobby mother who spent the better part of both seasons masterminding elaborate schemes to break them up.
The film picks up after the show, with the couple finally prepared to get married. Domyoji's mom even seems happy for them and gives Makino a family heirloom: a tiara worth 10 billion yen called "Smile of Venus". Of course, being Hanadan, nothing is ever easy -- so a thief eventually breaks into their hotel room, steals the tiara, and leads the couple on a madcap adventure around the world. Can they recover it before Domyoji's mom finds out it's missing and dooms their wedding? Maybe with the help of F4 and special appearances by almost every side-character ever to appear on the TV show.
Region 1, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen, 2 discs. Japanese Dolby 5.1 audio with English subtitles. Release includes:
- Original Theatrical Version and Extended Director's Cut
- Interviews
- Crank-Up Collection
- Memorial Event Collection
- Gala Premiere
- Trailers
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Comments
I want to own copy of this movie with English subtitle. I can't wait to watch it. I am fan of all Hana Yori Dango saga. It's great!
Posted by Michalle Wong at 3:36am EST on Monday, September 14, 2009
I do believe that Hana Yori Dango is the most beautiful jdorama that I've ever watched! In all the jdoramas that I've watched, only HANA YORI DANGO captured my interest. Eventhough I already watched all its series, I never ever tired of fascinating each of its characters and I earnestly wanted for more! I already watched the HANA YORI DANGO FAINARU (Final) and my expectation for this series never failed me. The acting of each actors, specially Jun Matsumoto was great! I really love the story, that is why I'm craving for more! I hope it won't be the "final". I want to see the furious and almighty Tsukasa Domyouji and tough weed Tsukushi Makino, celebrate there love for each once again. I want to see how they will conquer the world of a newly - wed couple and a young parents. To the producer and creator of Hanadan, please make another Hana Yori Dango (continous of a Final).
Posted by Mary Joy R. Estores at 4:01am EST on Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Jun matsumoto,honto ni daisuke desu! I can't wait to watch the HANA YORI DANGO FINAL! I'm so excited to watch it. The trailer was so magnificent and I really wanted to watch it. The movie is superb! The installment to the HANADAN Series is great. Good Ending to watch to.. Looking forward to it! Banzai!
Posted by Mary Joy Estores at 4:34am EST on Saturday, June 27, 2009