Odoru Daisousasen: 10 Works Get 4K Blu-Ray Release With AI Restoration
The 4K and Blu-ray releases mark the first high-definition home video treatment for the long-running franchise, timed to the new film's September premiere.
Reporting from 1 source: Cinema Today.
Ten works from the Odoru Daisousasen franchise are being released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and standard Blu-ray, with AI-based noise reduction applied to all masters. Six films arrive on August 26, while the TV series and three specials debut on Blu-ray for the first time in September. The releases coincide with the new film opening September 18.
The Odoru Daisousasen franchise began as a 1997 TV drama and grew into a film series that includes two of the highest-grossing Japanese live-action films of all time. Now, 10 works from the series are getting a high-definition home video release. Six films, including the four main theatrical entries and two spin-offs, will be released in 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on August 26. The original 11-episode TV series follows on September 16, and three specials land on September 30. All masters have been upconverted using AI technology to remove noise and sharpen the image, supervised by the original production staff.
- Odoru Daisousasen THE MOVIE: 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray, August 26
- Odoru Daisousasen THE MOVIE2 Rainbow Bridge o Fuusa seyo!: 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray, August 26
- Odoru Daisousasen THE MOVIE 3 Yatsura o Kaihou seyo!: 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray, August 26
- Odoru Daisousasen THE FINAL Aratanaru Kibou: 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray, August 26
- Koushounin Masashi Mamiya: 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray, August 26
- Yougisha Muroi Shinji: 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray, August 26
- Odoru Daisousasen (TV series, 11 episodes): First Blu-ray, September 16
- Odoru Daisousasen Saimatsu Tokubetsu Keikai Special Kanzenban: First Blu-ray, September 30
- Odoru Daisousasen Bangaihen Wangan-ke Fujin Monogatari Shoka no Koutsuu Anzen Special: First Blu-ray, September 30
- Odoru Daisousasen Aki no Hanzai Bokumetsu Special Kanzenban: First Blu-ray, September 30
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- Cinema Today 『踊る大捜査線』シリーズ10作品が初4K・Blu-ray化！最先端AI技術でノイズレスに