SF Saiyuki Starzinger: The Movie [16mm Film Scan]

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This is a 16mm film scan the theatrical animated Leiji Matsumoto adaptation of Journey to the West known as SF Saiyuki Starzinger, based on the TV anime of the same name. This film has not received an official HD remaster, and thus, this serves as the first time it's ever been seen in high definition. LaserDisc audio was also synced to this scan as it's the highest audio quality source available, beating out the DVD releases as well.

The print was acquired and scanned by us in 4k. The original subtitle script by RZ Productions was gone over & polished by our friends over at THE SKARO HUNTING SOCIETY for use within their fansub release, which they put out long ago using a DVD rip—this film scan should serve as a nice upgrade over their old version. Since the film was produced in scope resolution, our release reflects the proper theatrical aspect ratio; the 16mm print was also a scope-matted downconversion of the two 35mm reels the film would have been normally shown with theatrically, so it looks quite high quality for the format, despite being slightly dirty, beat up, and in some places moldy. The color was also beginning to fade significantly, so color correction was necessary for this release.

Originally Subtitled by: RZ PRODUCTIONS
Translator: Yenny S.
Timer: Ramza
16mm Reel Aquisition, Scanning & Encoding: KINEKO VIDEO
Script Remastered by: THE SKARO HUNTING SOCIETY
Song Translator: Tetris no Miko
Editor & Retimer: Nanto
Special Thanks to: Gou no Ken
Also special thanks to MartyMcflies, who provided much of the go-between for the two groups' communication, as well as CrashOveride for syncing the LaserDisc audio, muxing all the files, and preparing the download version.

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