OVERALL: Blu-ray ALL

88 Films is English-friendly and has exclusive new extras. Do note the German edition has a few exclusives but the package is mostly not English-friendly.

GENERAL NOTES:
The film exists in a number of versions:
- the original Hong Kong Category I all ages cut (107 minutes) with shots that crop or remove the nude body double shots of Ada in the shower but not the quicker flash when Elsa yanks her towel away later;
- the Japanese extended cut (114 minutes) which may represent a rough cut � the Japanese version came out a month after the Hong Kong version - since many of the added bits are brief extensions and additional shots but also censors the instances of female nudity;
- the English export version (107 minutes) which is uncut and includes the scenes of female nudity;
- the redubbed American release version (90 minutes) featuring Chan�s voice which trims a lot of exposition including the introductory scenes with Momoko and Elsa, as well as replacing the original Chris Babida score with a new one by Stephen Endelman. Although rated PG-13 it does retain Ada's nude scene;
- and the extended cut (117 minutes) on the 88 Films Blu-ray which is identical to the Japanese version for the first half of the film - although it does feature the nude shots of Ada's body double in the shower - but features several more short extensions during the second half as well as some longer bits including a few discovered rooms in the underground base.

The original version was mixed in mono. A Cantonese stereo surround mix was created for laserdisc and a Dolby Digital mix for the redubbed, recut American version. Various stereo and 5.1 remixes/upmixes were created for DVD and Blu-ray releases.

CUTS:

• Blu-ray ALL Collector's Edition Germany- Nameless Media - Yes - Includes the extended version though note the shower scene has been zoomed in to remove Ada's nudity scene (117:09), the Japanese theatrical version (114:27), and the Category I Hong Kong theatrical version with alternate angles to remove Ada's nudity (107:04).
• Blu-ray ALL Deluxe Limited Edition United Kingdom- 88 Films - No cuts - Contains both the Category I Hong Kong version (107:10) with alternate angles to remove Ada's nudity (present in the export version) and the extended version (117:10) which features the nude takes that were also replaced with alternate takes in the extended Japanese cut.

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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 04/04/25
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 07/06/25

UPDATE LOG:

04/04/25: Initial entry.