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Tale of Two Sisters (A) AKA Janghwa, Hongryeon (2003)
Our sorrow was conceived long before our birth.Director: Jee-woon Kim
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by writer/director Kim Jee-woon, lighting director Oh Seung-chul and cinematographer Lee Mo-gae
Audio commentary by writer/director Kim Jee-woon and cast members Im Soo-jung and Moon Geun-young -
Extras:Original promotional footage (U.S. Trailer) (2:02)
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Subtitles:English and Spanish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Korean DTS 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in Korean with optional English subtitles, except the US trailer with burned-in English subtitles.
DTS track is half bitrate. -
Easter eggs:"Su-Yeon" (4:43)
To access the Easter Egg on Disc 1: in the Set up Options section, press right to highlight and select 'Janghwa, Hongryeon'.
"Su-Mi" (8:51) -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by writer/director Kim Jee-woon, lighting director Oh Seung-chul and cinematographer Lee Mo-gae
Audio commentary by writer/director Kim Jee-woon and cast members Im Soo-jung and Moon Geun-young
Original promotional footage (U.S. Trailer) (2:02)
DISC TWO
"Behind-the-scenes" featurette (23:53)
"Production Design" featurette (12:08)
"Music Score" featurette (6:10)
"CGI Documentary" featurette (6:00)
"Creating the Poster" featurette (6:07)
Interviews with:
- Kim Kab-su (10:46)
- Yeom Jung-ah (9:51)
- Im Soo-jung (12:34)
- Moon Geun-young (13:16)
- The director's analysis (10:24)
- Director's thoughts on horror (15:50)
- Psychiatrist's Perspective (5:20)
12 deleted scenes with forced director’s audio commentary
- A Cry for Help (1:37)
- A Bitter Pill (1:49)
- Camcorder (3:00)
- Cycle (3:18)
- Storage Room (2:00)
- Poltergeist (0:34)
- Secrets (4:12)
- Poison (4:29)
- You'll Regret It Someday (2:05)
- Altered Eyes (0:14)
- Mu-hyun & Su-mi (3:12)
- Suicide (1:04)
Outtakes reel (3:32)
Stills gallery (4:29) -
Subtitles:English and Spanish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Korean DTS 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in Korean with optional English subtitles, except the US trailer with burned-in English subtitles.
DTS track is half bitrate.
The typo in the UK release seems to have been fixed in this U.S. release.
Packaged in an amaray case with a cardboard slip-case. -
Easter eggs:"Su-Yeon" (4:43)
- To access the Easter Egg on Disc 1: in the Set up Options section, press right to highlight and select 'Janghwa, Hongryeon'.
"Su-Mi" (8:51)
- To access the Easter Egg on Disc 2: in the Interviews section, press left to highlight and select 'Janghwa, Hongryeon'. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by writer/director Kim Jee-woon, lighting director Oh Seung-chul and cinematographer Lee Mo-gae
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Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean DTS 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:French title - "2 Soeurs"
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Audio commentary by writer/director Kim Jee-woon, lighting director Oh Seung-chul and cinematographer Lee Mo-gae
DISC TWO
Interviews with:
- Su-mi (Sister) Geun-young Moon
- Su-Yeon (Sister) Soo-jung Im
- Eun-joo (Mother) Jeong-a Yeom
- Mu-hyeon (Father) Kab-su Kim
Discussion between Kim Jee-Woon (Director) and Im Pil-Sung (young korean director)
Making Of (23:54)
Production Design (11:56)
Music (6:10)
Special Effects (6:02)
Poster (6:06)
15 Deleted Scenes (30:44)
Movie analysis by the director
Theatrical Trailers
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Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean DTS 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:French title - "2 Soeurs"
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by writer/director Kim Jee-woon and cast members Im Soo-jung and Moon Geun-young
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Extras:Original Trailer (1:59)
Bonus Trailers:
- Koma (1:53)
- R+Point (1:48)
- Bad Guy (2:06)
- The Machinist (0:54)
- Evil (2:14)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
German DTS 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by writer/director Kim Jee-woon and cast members Im Soo-jung and Moon Geun-young
Original Trailer (1:59)
Bonus Trailers:
- Koma (1:53)
- R+Point (1:48)
- Bad Guy (2:06)
- The Machinist (0:54)
- Evil (2:14)
- Oldboy (2:13)
DISC TWO
"Making Of" documentary (54:22)
Interviews with the Cast (46:30)
"Psychiatrist's Perspective" featurette (5:20)
"Director's thoughts on horror" featurette (15:50)
12 Deleted Scenes (27:51)
Outtakes (3:32)
"An explanation by the director" featurette (10:26)
Stills Gallery (3:53) -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
German DTS 5.1
German Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 4-page booklet.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by writer/director Kim Jee-woon, lighting director Oh Seung-chul and cinematographer Lee Mo-gae
Audio commentary by writer/director Kim Jee-woon and cast members Im Soo-jung and Moon Geun-young
Japanese Trailer (1:53)
Japanese Teaser (0:50)
3 Japanese TV Spots & "Here I Am" TV ad (0:45)
Cast & Crew Biographies
Location Map
DISC ONE
"In The Frame":
- Story of Janghwa, Hongryeon (23:53)
- Interviews with Family:
--- Su-mi (Sister) Geun-young Moon (12:33)
--- Su-Yeon (Sister) Soo-jung Im (13:14)
--- Eun-joo (Mother) Jeong-a Yeom (9:49)
--- Mu-hyeon (Father) Kab-su Kim (10:45)
- 15 Deleted Scenes (30:44)
- Outtakes reel (3:30)
"Out Of The Frame":
- Production Design (11:51)
- Music (6:09)
- CG (6:01)
- Poster (6:06)
"To The Viewer":
- Director's explanation & thoughts on horror (26:12)
- Psychiatrist's Perspective (5:18)
- Stills gallery
"Bonus":
- A letter from Su-mi (4:41)
- A letter from Su-Yeon (8:50)
- Japanese exclusive interview with director (12:26)
- Film Promotional Screening in Japan & interviews with Soo-jung Im and Geun-young Moon (14:00)
- Korean Theatrical Trailer (2:02) -
Subtitles:Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Korean DTS-ES 6.1
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 EX -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:Talent Files
- Kap-Su Kim (2 Pages)
- Jung-Ah Yum (2 Pages)
- Su-Jeong Lim (1 Page)
- Geun-Yeong Mum (1 Page)
- Ji-Woon Kim (2 Pages)
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Subtitles:Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by writer/director Kim Jee-woon, lighting director Oh Seung-chul and cinematographer Lee Mo-gae
Audio commentary by writer/director Kim Jee-woon and cast members Im Soo-jung and Moon Geun-young -
Extras:Exclusive director's interview (28:27)
Theatrical trailer (1:49) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean DTS 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DTS track is half bit rate.
It appears as though this release has a darker transfer than normal, and is slightly reddish compared to the Korean version.
All extras feature English subtitles. -
Easter eggs:A letter from Su-mi (4:42), Select 'Set up Options' from the menu and press Enter
Press Right while in the Settings section to access the hidden menu. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by writer/director Kim Jee-woon, lighting director Oh Seung-chul and cinematographer Lee Mo-gae
Audio commentary by writer/director Kim Jee-woon and cast members Im Soo-jung and Moon Geun-young
R2 exclusive director's interview (28:27)
Theatrical trailer (1:49)
DISC TWO
"Behind-the-Scenes" featurette (23:55)
"Production Design" featurette (12:08)
"Music" featurette (6:10)
"CGI" featurette (6:02)
"Creating The Poster" featurette (6:07)
12 Deleted scenes (with director’s audio commentary - 27:41)
Outtakes reel (3:32)
Interviews:
- Kab-su Kim (10:47)
- Jeong-a Yeom (9:52)
- Soo-jung Im (12:35)
- Geun-young Moon (13:16)
- An explanation by the director (10:26)
- Director's thoughts on horror (15:50)
- Psychiatrist's Perspective (5:20)
Stills gallery (4:29) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Korean DTS 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DTS track is half bit rate.
Includes a 4-page booklet, with notes by journalist and broadcaster Jamie Russell.
It appears as though this release has a darker transfer than normal, and is slightly reddish compared to the Korean version.
All extras feature English subtitles. -
Easter eggs:Disc one hidden feature: a letter from Su-mi (4:42), Select 'Set up Options' from the menu and press Enter
Press Right while in the Settings section to access the hidden menu.
Disc two hidden feature: a letter from Su-Yeon (8:52), Select 'Interviews' from the menu and press Enter
Press Left while in the Interviews section to access the hidden menu. -
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Subtitles:Chinese and English
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Korean DTS 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
Korean Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DTS track is full bit rate.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Audio commentary by writer/director Kim Jee-woon, lighting director Oh Seung-chul and cinematographer Lee Mo-gae
Audio commentary by writer/director Kim Jee-woon and cast members Im Soo-jung and Moon Geun-young
Theatrical Trailer
Bonus Trailers
DISC TWO
"In The Frame":
- Story of Janghwa, Hongryeon (23:53)
- Interviews with Family:
--- Su-mi (Sister) Geun-young Moon (12:33)
--- Su-Yeon (Sister) Soo-jung Im (13:14)
--- Eun-joo (Mother) Jeong-a Yeom (9:49)
--- Mu-hyeon (Father) Kab-su Kim (10:45)
- 15 Deleted Scenes (30:44)
- Outtakes reel (3:30)
"Out Of The Frame":
- Production Design (11:51)
- Music (6:09)
- CG (6:01)
- Poster (6:06)
"To The Viewer":
- Director's explanation & thoughts on horror (26:12)
- Psychiatrist's Perspective (5:18)
- Stills gallery -
Subtitles:English and Korean
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Korean DTS 6.1 ES Discrete
Korean Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
Korean Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:The first issue of this DVD included a film frame. Other pressings do not include this in the package.
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Easter eggs:On the first disk's Special Features menu, go to Main and press left. You'll see something that looks like a girl sitting on a bench. Once you press Enter, you'll have two choices: 'A Letter from Soo-Yeon' and DVD Credits. The letter from Soo-Yeon has voice over with scenes from the movie and behind the scenes footage and stills.
On disk 2, go inside the 'To the Viewer' menu screen. Go to Main and press left. There should be a picture that looks something like a girl sitting on a bench. This is a 4 1/2-minute message from one of the sisters (from the younger to the older), and also contains behind the scenes footage and movie stills.
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OVERALL: Draw
The Japanese 2-disc release has DTS 6.1 audio and additional Japanese exclusive extras, though note it is not English friendly.
Note the South Korean and Hong Kong releases also have DTS 6.1 audio.
The UK Special Edition has DTS 5.1 audio with English-friendly extras an additional UK exclusive director's interview.
Please see the image-comparison from Sense Of View.
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CUTS:
- R1 America- Tartan Video - No cuts (109:43 PAL->NTSC).
- R1 Special Edition America- Tartan Video - No cuts (109:43 PAL->NTSC).
- R2 France- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts
- R2 Collector's Edition France- MGM Home Entertainment - No cuts
- R2 Germany- e-m-s - No cuts (109:49 PAL).
- R2 Special Edition Germany- e-m-s - No cuts (109:49 PAL).
- R2 Japan- Amuse Soft Entertainment - No cuts
- R2 Scandinavia- Noble Entertainment - No cuts (109:48 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Tartan Video - No cuts (109:51 PAL).
- R2 Special Edition United Kingdom- Tartan Video - No cuts (109:51 PAL).
- R3 Hong Kong- Panorama - No cuts (114:27 NTSC).
- R3 Special Edition South Korea- Metro - No cuts (114:26 NTSC).
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 22/04/04
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 26/06/18UPDATE LOG:
15/01/13: Ji-woon Kim -> Jee-woon Kim.
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22/02/16: Added US single, UK single, Germany x2, Updated US SE, ASINs, capsaholic, removed dead DVDDebate link.
26/06/18: Added Scandinavia.
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