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Pulse AKA Kairo AKA The Circuit (2001)
Strange things happen to a group of friends after a suicide...Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
OVERALL: Draw-
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Subtitles:Thai
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
"Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Broken Circuits" 2016 interview (43:51)
"Junichiro Hiyashi: Creepy Images" 2016 interview (25:02)
"The Horror of Isolation" 2016 featurette (17:10)
"Making of Pulse" 2001 documentary (41:01)
2001 Tokyo Premiere Introduction (7:04)
2001 Cannes Film Festival (2:57)
"Special Effects Breakdowns" 2001 featurettes
- The Suicide Jump (6:22)
- Harue's Death Scene (5:02)
- Junko's Death Scene (4:31)
- Dark Room Scenes (10:18)
TV Spots (4:14)
NTV Station IDs (0:12) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Coded regions 1/2/7/8.
Includes a booklet with an essay by Chuck Stephens.
The "TV Spots" include the theatrical trailer and 10 TV spots.
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Extras:"The Making-of Pulse: Behind-the-Scenes" documentary (41:01)
US Theatrical trailer
Bonus trailers for:
- The World's Fastest Indian
- One Last Thing
- HDNet promo spot
- Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
- Bubble
- The War Within
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Subtitles:English, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Selected scene with commentary by Romain Slocombe (26:32)
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Extras:Interview with director Kiyoshi Kurosawa (3:27)
Theatrical Trailer (0:41)
Bonus Trailers
- "Akira Kurosawa boxset" (1:14)
- "Hana-bi" (0:34)
- "Voyages AKA Tracks" (1:21)
DVD credits
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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):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Only available in a double pack with "Charisma".
Also available in the 4 disc 4 film 4 film fantastiques de Kiyoshi Kurosawa which includes "Pulse", "Charisma", "Bright Future" and "Seance".
Also available in the 10 disc 9 film La collection - Kiyoshi Kurosawa which includes "Cure", "Charisma", "Seance", "Pulse", "Loft", "Penance" Parts 1&2, "Real", "Seventh Code", and "Journey to the Shore" with a 30 page booklet, exclusively available at fnac. -
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Extras:Bonus Trailers
- Devon's Ghost (1:18)
- 7 Mummies (1:32)
- The Curse of El Charro (1:33)
- Scar (1:28)
- "Masters of Horror" trailers
-- Homecoming (1:33)
-- Cigarette Burns (1:43)
-- Dreams in the Witch-House (1:53)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"Making Of" documentary (37:23)
TV-Spots
- #1 (0:20)
- #2 (0:30)
- #3 (0:40)
Bonus Trailers
- Fragile (2:08)
- The Visitation (0:51)
- Mr. Socrates (1:37)
- BloodRayne (1:27)
- Der Mythos (2:07)
- No Good Deed (1:59)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
German Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:2001 Cannes Film Festival (2:57)
2001 Tokyo Premiere Introduction (7:04)
"Special Effects Breakdowns" 2001 featurettes
- The Suicide Jump (6:21)
- Dark Room Scenes (10:18)
- Harue's Death Scene (5:01)
- Junko's Death Scene (4:31)
Cast & Crew information [5 actors]
Theatrical Trailers (6:06) -
Subtitles:English and 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):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
"Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Broken Circuits" 2016 interview (43:51)
"Junichiro Hiyashi: Creepy Images" 2016 interview (25:02)
"The Horror of Isolation" 2016 featurette (17:10)
"Making of Pulse" 2001 documentary (41:01)
2001 Tokyo Premiere Introduction (7:04)
2001 Cannes Film Festival (2:57)
"Special Effects Breakdowns" 2001 featurettes
- The Suicide Jump (6:22)
- Harue's Death Scene (5:02)
- Junko's Death Scene (4:31)
- Dark Room Scenes (10:18)
TV Spots (4:14)
NTV Station IDs (0:12) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Coded regions 1/2/7/8.
Includes a booklet with an essay by Chuck Stephens.
The "TV Spots" include the theatrical trailer and 10 TV spots.
Packaging and menu mistakenly state the "NTV Station IDs" are "NHK Station IDs". -
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Extras:"Making Of" documentary (41:02)
Trailer (1:42) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The documentary is in 4:3, in Japanese with English subtitles.
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Subtitles:Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), 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):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"Making Of: Behind the Scenes" documentary (38:58)
Animated Stills Gallery (23 stills) (2:06)
3 Teaser trailers (0:57)
Theatrical trailer (1:05)
US trailer (1:43)
Bonus Trailers:
- The Eye (1:57)
- Inner Sense (1:34)
- Dark Water (1:07) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The documentary is in 4:3, in Japanese with fixed English subtitles.
The gallery is in 16:9. -
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OVERALL: Draw
For extras, the identical US and UK Arrow releases have the lengthiest extras.
For audio, the Thai, Hong Kong, and Australia editions for the Japanese 5.1 track. The Japanese release is also the only one we are aware of without the audio substitution.
For extras, the US, German SE, UK, and Australian releases have the documentary and minor trailer extras, while the French and Japanese releases have some other exclusives.
Audio Substitution
During the original theatrical release, the sound of a Hercules C-130H airlifter descending and crashing into a building can be heard clearly. After 9/11 happened, some releases, if not all BUT the Japanese DE (will update as confirmations happen), have had this effect removed and replaced with the score being clearer. Thanks to Steven_Feldman for this information.
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CUTS:
- R0 Thailand- EVS Entertaiment - No cuts (115:19 NTSC).
- R1 America- Arrow Films - No cuts (118:51 NTSC).
- R1 America- Magnolia Pictures - No cuts
- R2 Double Feature France- GCTHV - No cuts (114:07 PAL)
- R2 Germany- Splendid Film - No cuts (114:05 PAL).
- R2 Special Edition Germany- Splendid Film - No cuts (114:05 PAL).
- R2 Deluxe Edition Japan- Pioneer - No cuts - includes the audio of an airlifter crashing into the building.
- R2 United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (118:51 NTSC).
- R2 United Kingdom- Optimum Releasing - No cuts as such, but an audio substitution. See overall for details (114:16 PAL).
- R3 Hong Kong- Universe Laser & Video - No cuts as such, but an audio substitution. See overall for details (118:50 NTSC).
- R4 Australia- Madman Entertainment - No cuts (114:06 PAL).
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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 17/11/04
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 22/01/18UPDATE LOG:
11/12/15: Additions of the Thailand, Germany x2, UK, Australia, updated US doc runtime, changed Japanese subs to Spanish subs, DVDBeaver.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
07/05/16: Audio substitution notes. More details for Japanese release.
09/05/16: Audio substitution is not a helicopter, but an airlifter.
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