Bing Bing Wahoo! Get ready for an adventure of SUPER proportions!
This is our 4K Restoration of the 1986 animated film "Super Mario Bros. - The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!", which for us has been months in the making, but for other fans who'd known about it much earlier, years in the making. We are honored to be the ones to restore this film to get it looking the best it ever has, and likely the best it ever will. This comes from a 16mm reduction print likely used for small, local screenings back in the day when it was released; it's likely one of the, if not THE only surviving print in the world, and fellow fan Carnivol was able to get his hands on it back in 2016. He promptly got it scanned and set out to restore it, but ended up hitting a roadblock.
That is where we came in. In 2021, years after he had begun toiling away at the project himself, Carnivol and Kineko Video came to an agreement to restore the film based on the currently existing scan. While we would have preferred to scan the reels ourselves, the existing scan was more than workable, despite a few extra headaches here or there. It seemed that whoever owned the print before Carnivol had certainly put it to use, as it was very dirty and had some pretty terrible splices around the reel changes. However, we were able to clean it up super nicely (although some scratches were unable to be completely removed). nemu and Quazza spent months doing dust, dirt, and scratch removal. Thousands of individual pieces of debris were manually removed for this restoration.
Quazza color corrected the entire film using various references like the movie manga & promo materials, which contained cel-quality photos of frames of the film. That and other reference materials were graciously contributed by Forest of Illusion, and we used them to decide what the colors should look like (as the print had some pretty bad color fade by the time it was scanned). They were used as a general idea of how things are supposed to look, and we tried to keep everything looking "natural" above all else, trying to find a happy medium between contrasty and cel-like colors. Quazza says he did not put an emphasis on consistency between shots because the film itself is inconsistent between shots; it's just how it was made. Sure enough, the colors on one shot would be completely different from the next, so overall consistency was not the top priority. The primary focus was to make sure red and blue hues stayed within certain ranges, because those are the prominent stand out colors for most of the movie, especially when it comes to the Mario Brothers themselves. As a result of all this, some compromises had to be made to reach this happy medium, but we feel it is a pleasant, vibrant looking result and hope you feel the same.
Tanks and nappasan collaborated on a brand new audio capture for this release, using the original VHS as a source. What resulted was the best audio quality this film has ever seen. The VHS was originally released with 2-channel Dolby Surround, which is preserved in the audio capture here. This reflects most accurately how the film would have sounded in cinemas, as it was released with 4-channel Dolby Stereo there. That means that both listeners of regular stereo setups, and those who are able to take advantage of surround sound, will be able to enjoy it in the best way possible.
A brand new subtitle track was also created for this release, vastly improving upon m.3.3.w's original translation and creating possibly the best subtitles for the film ever made. The subs were always pretty poor and weren't really updated much since 2010, so this is another huge improvement you'll see on our restoration, truly the definitive subtitles. The subs were primarily cleaned up by nemu, with some title styling help from SakoeraTyan, and splendid translation fixing by bluesun and nappasan. The songs were newly translated by nemu as well, using the official lyrics in the film's vinyl record booklet, courtesy of a scan by MartyMcflies.
Credits: Restored Version by: Kineko Video Project Managers: nemu, Tanks Original 16mm Scan Courtesty of: Carnivol Color Correction: Quazza Film Restoration: nemu, Quazza Video Encoding: nemu Audio Capture/Sync: Japanese Hoarder, Tanks Original Translation: m.3.3.w Fansubs Subtitle Editing: nemu Translation Check: bluesun, Japanese Hoarder, nemu Title Typesets: SakoeraTyan Quality Check: Azelf89, SakoeraTyan, Venny, ZeroCool Special Thanks: Forest of Illusion, MartyMcflies, Our Supporters
Bing Bing Wahoo! Get ready for an adventure of SUPER proportions!
This is our 4K Restoration of the 1986 animated film "Super Mario Bros. - The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!", which for us has been months in the making, but for other fans who'd known about it much earlier, years in the making. We are honored to be the ones to restore this film to get it looking the best it ever has, and likely the best it ever will. This comes from a 16mm reduction print likely used for small, local screenings back in the day when it was released; it's likely one of the, if not THE only surviving print in the world, and fellow fan Carnivol was able to get his hands on it back in 2016. He promptly got it scanned and set out to restore it, but ended up hitting a roadblock.
That is where we came in. In 2021, years after he had begun toiling away at the project himself, Carnivol and Kineko Video came to an agreement to restore the film based on the currently existing scan. While we would have preferred to scan the reels ourselves, the existing scan was more than workable, despite a few extra headaches here or there. It seemed that whoever owned the print before Carnivol had certainly put it to use, as it was very dirty and had some pretty terrible splices around the reel changes. However, we were able to clean it up super nicely (although some scratches were unable to be completely removed). nemu and Quazza spent months doing dust, dirt, and scratch removal. Thousands of individual pieces of debris were manually removed for this restoration.
Quazza color corrected the entire film using various references like the movie manga & promo materials, which contained cel-quality photos of frames of the film. That and other reference materials were graciously contributed by Forest of Illusion, and we used them to decide what the colors should look like (as the print had some pretty bad color fade by the time it was scanned). They were used as a general idea of how things are supposed to look, and we tried to keep everything looking "natural" above all else, trying to find a happy medium between contrasty and cel-like colors. Quazza says he did not put an emphasis on consistency between shots because the film itself is inconsistent between shots; it's just how it was made. Sure enough, the colors on one shot would be completely different from the next, so overall consistency was not the top priority. The primary focus was to make sure red and blue hues stayed within certain ranges, because those are the prominent stand out colors for most of the movie, especially when it comes to the Mario Brothers themselves. As a result of all this, some compromises had to be made to reach this happy medium, but we feel it is a pleasant, vibrant looking result and hope you feel the same.
Tanks and nappasan collaborated on a brand new audio capture for this release, using the original VHS as a source. What resulted was the best audio quality this film has ever seen. The VHS was originally released with 2-channel Dolby Surround, which is preserved in the audio capture here. This reflects most accurately how the film would have sounded in cinemas, as it was released with 4-channel Dolby Stereo there. That means that both listeners of regular stereo setups, and those who are able to take advantage of surround sound, will be able to enjoy it in the best way possible.
A brand new subtitle track was also created for this release, vastly improving upon m.3.3.w's original translation and creating possibly the best subtitles for the film ever made. The subs were always pretty poor and weren't really updated much since 2010, so this is another huge improvement you'll see on our restoration, truly the definitive subtitles. The subs were primarily cleaned up by nemu, with some title styling help from SakoeraTyan, and splendid translation fixing by bluesun and nappasan. The songs were newly translated by nemu as well, using the official lyrics in the film's vinyl record booklet, courtesy of a scan by MartyMcflies.
Credits: Restored Version by: Kineko Video Project Managers: nemu, Tanks Original 16mm Scan Courtesty of: Carnivol Color Correction: Quazza Film Restoration: nemu, Quazza Video Encoding: nemu Audio Capture/Sync: Japanese Hoarder, Tanks Original Translation: m.3.3.w Fansubs Subtitle Editing: nemu Translation Check: bluesun, Japanese Hoarder, nemu Title Typesets: SakoeraTyan Quality Check: Azelf89, SakoeraTyan, Venny, ZeroCool Special Thanks: Forest of Illusion, MartyMcflies, Our Supporters
This is the opening animation for the anime Kinnikuman. This comes from a 35mm print of a movie from the franchise. Aside from very basic balancing to brighten the image, the colors were extremely pristine. It was cropped and encoded for YouTube.
Enjoy! For more info on film scans and remasters, please visit our Twitter: twitter.com/kinekovideo Or our Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kinekovideoDragon Ball Z Opening 1 [35mm Film Scan]Kineko Video2024-09-06 | Consider becoming a Patron or donating to our Ko-Fi to see more content like this: patreon.com/kinekovideo ko-fi.com/kinekovideo Follow our Twitter: twitter.com/kinekovideo Or our Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kinekovideo
This is the opening animation from Dragon Ball Z, scanned from a 35mm film print of the 1992 movie “Super Android 13”. This comes from a reel of a 35mm print sent to us by @Space_Merle on Twitter, which we scanned at 4K resolution. It was very clean and the colors were pristine, so there was no need to do any restoration or color correction beyond a very basic calibration. Unfortunately, we could only scan the first part of the movie, since the other remaining reels were missing. They were thrown away along with dozens of other films when Allied Vaughn’s Dallas office closed around 2008 or 2009, so this reel here was salvaged from that liquidation, but sadly the others were not able to be saved.
You can download the full scan of the reel here: https://nyaa.si/view/1869569
We were also able to save and transfer this reel’s M&E (Music & Effects) track from a 16mm magnetic sound film that we coordinated with @MrShinmaru on Twitter. We have not only included The M&E track (and a music-only track) as an audio option, but thanks to having access to those materials, we were able to create a custom stereo mix for the reel’s runtime, courtesy of @nappasan. It is the default audio track on our upload. He also supplied Latin American Spanish audio.
Seed of Might (SoM) was kind enough to lend us their subtitles and audio sources to sync to our film scan for this release. There have been adjustments made to the subtitle styling and a few alterations, including one mistranslated line fixed. All English dub audio was also graciously supplied and synced by members of the group. Those who directly contributed to this release are credited by name below.
Full English subtitles, both styled and basic Film Reel Acquisition: @Space_Merle Music & Effects Mag Acquisition: @MrShinmaru Subtitle Syncing: iKaos & SoM Subtitle Editing: nemu Audio Syncing: ZeroCool, Krycek702, CrashOveride, Nappasan, nemu, iKaos & SoM Scanning & Encoding: Kineko Video
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This is the ending animation for the anime Mizuiro Jidai. This comes from a 16mm rush print of the ending, without credits, so this not only makes this the first ever native high definition footage of the Mizuiro Jidai TV series besides our upload of the opening, but also the first time this creditless opening is seen without a crummy tape master. The colors were extremely pristine, but on the final edited videotape version, there had been a brown filter placed over the footage to create some sort of desired effect. For this upload, that filter has been recreated over the footage for a more authentic result. The print has a bit of damage and lots of tape marks from being physically spliced together, as it is a rush print. As it was a rush print, there was no audio included on the film, and thus audio was spliced in from the DVD. It was then cropped and encoded for YouTube, but other than that, the film is presented here in it's natural state.
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This is the opening animation for the anime Mizuiro Jidai. This comes from a 16mm rush print of the opening, without credits, so this not only makes this the first ever native high definition footage of the Mizuiro Jidai TV series, but also the first time this creditless opening is seen without a crummy tape master. The colors were extremely pristine and only a slight adjustment was needed for them. It has a bit of damage and lots of tape marks from being physically spliced together, as it is a rush print. It was actually slightly incomplete, but we were able to edit it back together digitally. As it was a rush print, there was no audio included on the film, and thus audio was spliced in from the DVD. It was then cropped and encoded for YouTube, but other than that, the film is presented here in it's natural state.
Enjoy! For more info on film scans and remasters, please visit our Twitter: twitter.com/kinekovideo Or our Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kinekovideoAfrican Animal Puzzle (1985) [Domesday Capture]Kineko Video2024-07-05 | Consider becoming a Patron or donating to our Ko-Fi to see more content like this: patreon.com/kinekovideo ko-fi.com/kinekovideo Follow our Twitter: twitter.com/kinekovideo Or our Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kinekovideo.bsky.social
This is a LaserDisc for 1985's "African Animal Puzzle", a Japanese video release exploring the flora and fauna of the African continent, featuring select songs by Taeko Ohnuki, who released an LP record soundtrack to accompany the video release. It is said she went to Kenya the year prior to its release to do extensive research in preparation for creating the music for the video and LP releases. There are four total vocal tracks Ohnuki performed, while being in charge of all of the included music, including the many instrumental tracks throughout. The LaserDisc for this capture was obtained by @snkcube on Twitter/X, who commissioned it for us to capture with our Domesday Duplicator setup and allowed us to share it on our YouTube channel. The image was also upscaled from standard definition for this upload to avoid YouTube compression.
Enjoy! For more info on LaserDisc captures and film scans, and for extra bonus stuff like this, or if you have a film you'd like to get scanned, please visit our Twitter: twitter.com/kinekovideo Or our Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kinekovideo.bsky.socialDragon Ball GT Opening [16mm Film Scan]Kineko Video2024-06-26 | Consider becoming a Patron or donating to our Ko-Fi to see more content like this: patreon.com/kinekovideo ko-fi.com/kinekovideo Follow our Twitter: twitter.com/kinekovideo Or our Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kinekovideo
You can download an HD version of this film scan courtesy of Seed of Might's color corrected DBGT release!
This is the opening animation for the anime Dragon Ball GT. This comes from a 16mm print of the first episode's opening, so this makes this the first ever native high definition footage of the Dragon Ball GT TV series. The colors were extremely pristine and no adjustment was needed for them. It was cropped and encoded for YouTube.
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This is a 35mm promotional trailer for the 1982 film Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, the fifth and final installment of Toei Animation's World Masterpiece Fairy Tales film series, that was screened in theatres before some theatrically released films. Because this film has to this date never been released on home video aside from an English VHS release in the 80s, along with a dub by Frontier Enterprises, and DVD in Europe, this is the very first time any HD footage is seen by anyone.
This print was attached/spliced in with another 35mm print we had, which included this and other trailers as well. The print was scanned in 4K, and aside from cropping and encoding for YouTube, nothing about the original scan was changed, so the print is in its natural state. The audio is sourced from the print itself.
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Incredibly, during our time working on the Domesday capture of the LaserDisc of this film, we came across an insanely awesome production material: a genuine 16mm rush print/workprint featuring various cuts and shots from the movie itself! That means this is the first time this has ever been seen in high definition. Not just that, but since it was animated in full frame, we get to see more picture than has ever been seen before!
The film was acquired and scanned by us at 4K resolution. Because it's a rush print and used solely to check shots after photographing them, there is no audio. We stitched in the opening for you to enjoy as you watch through. Nothing else was done to the image besides encoding for YouTube, so the print is in its natural state. The condition was very good!
This scan can be downloaded in 1080p along with the Domesday LaserDisc capture of the film itself. More extras include LD art scans and more, courtesy of our friends over at LonelyChaser Fansubs!
Subbed by: LonelyChaser Fansubs Project Manager: MartyMcflies Raw Encoding: Kineko Video Timing/Translation: Yume Translation Check: nemu QC: Venny / Apex
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IT'S TIME TO D-D-D-D-D-D-DOMESDAY!
We're happy to bring you another a trailer of a white whale from the anime LD space: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie (1999)! Affectionately called Season 0, this LD comes as a capstone to the initial 27 episode Yu-Gi-Oh! animated series by Toei.
The LD for this release was in pristine condition, requiring very little effort to capture. Only one small dropout was corrected for the dolby digital surround audio track. The video however required extensive restoration techniques including global color correction to remove the yellow tint, blend reduction due to a poor film transfer, and color bleed correction.
Subbed by: LonelyChaser Fansubs Project Manager: MartyMcflies Raw Encoding: Kineko Video Timing/Translation: Yume Translation Check: nemu QC: Venny / Apex
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This is a 35mm trailer for the theatrical release of the 2001 animated film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. The print was acquired and scanned by us, and the audio was sourced from the print itself. Nothing else was done to alter the trailer besides cropping and encoding for YouTube, so it's in its natural state.
Enjoy! For more info on film scans and remasters, please visit our Twitter: twitter.com/kinekovideo Or our Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kinekovideo.bsky.socialSF Saiyuki Starzinger: The Movie [16mm Film Scan]Kineko Video2024-04-07 | Consider becoming a Patron or donating to our Ko-Fi to see more content like this: patreon.com/kinekovideo ko-fi.com/kinekovideo Follow our Twitter: twitter.com/kinekovideo Or our Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kinekovideo.bsky.social\ Or email us at kinekovideo@gmail.com (business inquiries only)
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.
Enjoy! For more info on film scans and remasters, or if you have a film you'd like to get scanned or a LaserDisc/VHS you'd like to get captured, please visit our Twitter: twitter.com/kinekovideo Or our Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kinekovideo.bsky.social Or email us at kinekovideo@gmail.comDragon Ball Z OP 2: We Gotta Power [35mm Film Scan]Kineko Video2024-04-05 | To celebrate the legend's birthday. Thank you for everything once more, the GOAT Akira Toriyama.Sailor Moon Sailor Stars - Creditless Opening [16mm Film Scan]Kineko Video2024-04-02 | Consider becoming a Patron or donating to our Ko-Fi to see more content like this: patreon.com/kinekovideo ko-fi.com/kinekovideo Follow our Twitter: twitter.com/kinekovideo Or our Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kinekovideo
This is the opening animation for the anime Sailor Moon Sailor Stars. This comes from a 16mm rush print of the first episode's opening, without credits, so this not only makes this the first ever native high definition footage of the Sailor Moon TV series, but also the first time this creditless opening is seen without a crummy, blended tape master. The colors were extremely pristine and no adjustment was needed for them. It was cropped and encoded for YouTube, but other than that, the opening is presented here in it's natural state.
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IT'S TIME TO D-D-D-D-D-D-DOMESDAY!
We're happy to bring you another white whale from the anime LD space: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie (1999)! Affectionately called Season 0, this LD comes as a capstone to the initial 27 episode Yu-Gi-Oh! animated series by Toei.
The LD for this release was in pristine condition, requiring very little effort to capture. Only one small dropout was corrected for the dolby digital surround audio track. The video however required extensive restoration techniques including global color correction to remove the yellow tint, blend reduction due to a poor film transfer, and color bleed correction.
Due to a global copyright block, the featured song in the ED, "Even if You Break Tomorrow" by WANDS, has a fitting replacement exclusive to this version on YouTube. The download version contains the song intact.
Subbed by: LonelyChaser Fansubs
Project Manager: MartyMcflies
Raw Encoding: Kineko Video
Timing/Translation: Yume
Translation Check: nemu
QC: Venny / Apex
Enjoy! For more info on film scans and remasters, please visit our Twitter: twitter.com/kinekovideo Or our Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kinekovideoGoku & Traffic Safety [16mm Film Scan]Kineko Video2024-03-13 | Continuing to honor the legacy of a man who inspired millions.Slump Traffic Safety #2 [16mm Film Scan]Kineko Video2024-03-12 | Continuing to honor the legacy of a man who inspired millions.Dr. Slump - Movie 2 Trailer [35mm Film Scan]Kineko Video2024-03-11 | Continuing to honor the legacy of a man who inspired millions.Dragon Ball 16mm 4K Creditless EndingKineko Video2024-03-09 | Continuing to honor the legacy of a man who inspired millions.Dragon Ball Movie 2 - Ending Animation [35mm Film Scan]Kineko Video2024-03-09 | Like many, what we do here legitimately stems from our passion for works created by Akira Toriyama.
We all feel compelled to do something to celebrate his legacy, so please check where we usually put things up.
Rest in peace, the GOAT Akira Toriyama.Sweet Home (1989) [Full Film, Domesday Capture, Subbed]Kineko Video2024-02-28 | Consider becoming a Patron or donating to our Ko-Fi to see more content like this: patreon.com/kinekovideo ko-fi.com/kinekovideo Follow our Twitter: twitter.com/kinekovideo Or our Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kinekovideo
After eight months, three laserdiscs, and hours of clean up and translation work, we are excited to bring you Sweet Home, the 1989 horror spectacular that's been locked on analog all this time. Famous for its outstanding use of practical effects, as well as its Famicom game tie-in, this film has developed a cult following among horror film enthusiasts and gamers alike. Horror film junkies will tell you an ongoing dispute restricted this film's wider release outside of Japan to this day, with the rumor being about director Kiyoshi Kurosawa suing Itami Productions + Toho due to there not being additional compensation for the director with video sales after it was released on VHS/LD. Kurosawa would lose this lawsuit. Resident Evil fans celebrate this film as the inspiration for the Famicom tie-in title, a revolutionary game in its own right which would become the basis of the Resident Evil franchise.
The first two discs were supplied by Markus5000, with late-comer Papaishu supplying the third. Each disc presented its own issues, due to age, scratches, and disc rotting, requiring manually piecing together the decoded movie from the clean portions of each disc. The results of this effort on both the audio and video fronts speak for themselves. This release utilizes newly-made English subtitles by LonelyChaser Fansubs, which fixes up various mistranslations & dropped lines from the previous existing English fansub. MartyMcflies coordinated the fansubbing portion of the project, with Yume handling re-timing/re-translation, imatu handling QC, and NoraInu & sotoo handling TLC.
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This is an ad for the Sweet Home video game for the Nintendo Famicom, exclusive to the VHS home release. This tie-in game would famously come to be a core influence the development of the Resident Evil series. What does this mean for us? Just wait. 🤫
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This is the opening animation for the anime Anime Sanjuushi (The Three Musketeers). This comes from a 16mm print of an episode which was scanned at 4K resolution. The colors were very good and only some minor color adjustments were done in-scan. It was cropped and encoded for YouTube, but other than that, the opening is presented here in it's natural state.
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This is a 16mm film scan from a seemingly lost Japanese film called "Devil De Story", which only has basic production information online with no other searchable documentation, images, or footage available until now. The film may have been produced by a talent agency in order to promote its actors, and contains many references to classic anime and tokusatsu throughout its runtime.
In the film, a guy wakes up in an unknown desert and is greeted by some alien girl from outer space. Throughout the desert they encounter various strangers with masks who ask them for their "tickets"—each ticket transports the viewer back into various glimpses of the MC's past where he expresses discontent over the idea of being "ordinary" and attempts to seek out various ways to be exactly the opposite of that. From attempting to be a tokusatsu hero to becoming an author, he must navigate his past to become the extraordinary person he always wanted to be.
The film was acquired by MartyMcFlies and scanned by us in 4K. The film was severely red faded and required intense color correction, but because there is not a single image of this film at all online, and due to the severity of the fade, it is unclear what exactly were the intended colors, and if it would have been possible to get it back to its intended grade. In any case, we opted to simply remove the red fade and get it to where we thought it looked close enough to what may have been correct.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!! This is a 35mm film scan from a random collection of negative film cuts labelled as "Captain N #7". Most, if not all, footage on this roll is from "The Big Game" (Season 2, Episode 5), but all of the production camera markers say "CN#7", so that's what we're keeping as the title of this video as well.
This is not a fully edited and finished film, as the actual show was edited on videotape, but rather a 35mm negative work film intended for use with telecine/tape editing. It contains editing instructions and informational cards for scenes. It does not include thr full episode, so it cannot be used for a complete HD reconstruction. Shots vary in quality due to seemingly inconsistent photography. A minor amount of restoration was done aside from color grading (as negatives are not color timed, unlike a print) but the footage is mostly as-is.
Audio was synced from the DVD release as best as was reasonable, but there is extra footage and there are differences in frame counts between the two sources. Because of this, there are gaps and cuts in the audio sync and it could not be fully perfected.
This will also be available to the public for archival purposes in Prores on Archive.org (without audio).
Color grading: Quazza Audio Sync: EPho3nix QC: Tanks
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This is a 16mm film scan of an unknown Alice in Wonderland pilot film from Japan. The print was scanned by us in 4K, and had significant damage and color fading. The damage and color was corrected as much as is reasonable, but without any reference it was difficult to tell what is or isn't correct. There is tape across a few frames near the beginning that was not removable from the film as it would have ripped off the emulsion, so the decision was left to leave it on the film. Those frames will appear black. The print has sound, but not acted voices, so it is an incomplete product. All the voices that do appear are prerecorded.
There are no credits anywhere, and searching online for more information yielded no results. Because of that, we do not know where this print came from, who made it, or what actual purpose or hope it was made for. It is possible that we have stumbled upon some real lost media here.
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This is the opening animation for the anime Galactic Gale Baxingar This comes from a 16mm print of an episode we have, which was scanned at 4K resolution. The only masters that exists aside from this are extremely poor, primitive tube telecines, so this is the very first time any native HD footage of this show has existed. The colors were pristine, so no color correction was needed. It was cropped and encoded for YouTube, but other than that, nothing was done to the original scan.
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This is the opening animation for the anime Galactic Whirlwind Sasuraiger This comes from a 16mm print of an episode we have, which was scanned at 4K resolution. The only masters that exists aside from this are extremely poor, primitive tube telecines, so this is the very first time any native HD footage of this show has existed. The colors were pristine, so no color correction was needed. It was cropped and encoded for YouTube, but other than that, nothing was done to the original scan.
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This is a 35mm trailer for the English theatrical release of the 2001 Japanese animated Studio Ghibli/Hayao Miyazaki film Spirited Away. The print was acquired by @animationcompendia , who had It scanned by us, and allowed us to post and share to our YouTube channel. The audio was sourced from the print itself. Aside from a bit of restoration, nothing else was done to alter the trailer besides cropping and encoding for YouTube
Enjoy! For more info on film scans and remasters, please visit our Twitter: twitter.com/kinekovideo Or our Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kinekovideo.bsky.socialMickey Mouse Happy Birthday Show (1968) - Trailer [35mm Film Scan]Kineko Video2023-10-16 | Consider becoming a Patron or donating to our Ko-Fi to see more content like this: patreon.com/kinekovideo ko-fi.com/kinekovideo Follow our Twitter: twitter.com/kinekovideo Or our Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kinekovideo.bsky.social
This is a 35mm trailer for the 1968 special commerative theatrical event "Mickey Mouse Happy Birthday Show". Made up of a number of favorite cartoons, this animated anniversary salute gives the older generation a chance to reminisce, and the younger set a chance to see what made Mickey Mouse the world's most popular movie attraction. Mickey Mouse is 40 years young this summer and celebrates the occasion by starring in Walt Disney's "Mickey Mouse Happy Birthday Show." The film contains scenes from some of Mickey's all-time favorite cartoons and features many of his friends including Donald Duck, Horace Horsecollar, Pluto and Minnie Mouse. Most of the "Birthday Show" is composed of three short subjects featuring old Mickey. These are introduced by some new film footage on Mickey and his pals, salted with brief glimpses of classic figures in the Mickey mythology. Included is a brief black and white bit of Steamboat Willie (1928). The first of the full cartoon stories is Mickey's Birthday Party (1942) in which old Mick is given a surprise party at the house of Minnie Mouse. The second film, The Whalers (1938) shows Mickey and his pals on a whale hunt. Finally comes The Simple Things (1953), a Mickey epic about a day fishing at the beach in which a duel between Pluto and a clam occupies much of the attention.
This 35mm print was acquired and scanned by us at 4K resolution. The audio was sourced from the print itself. Nothing else was done to alter the trailer besides cropping and encoding for YouTube. Because of that, the trailer print is in its natural state.
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This is a LaserDisc for Taeko Ohnuki's 1984 album "Cahier", released alongside the album of the same name and featuring many songs from both it and previous Taeko Ohnuki albums. The LaserDisc for this capture was obtained by @snkcube on Twitter/X, who commissioned it for us to capture with our Domesday Duplicator setup and allowed us to share it on our YouTube channel. The image was also upscaled from standard definition for this upload to 4K to avoid YouTube compression.
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This is a 16mm print of a film from Japan documenting the 1972 Suzuki Motocross National Championship. The print was acquired and scanned by us in 4K and it was subbed by our friends at LoneyChaser Fansubs. The print's color was serverely faded and required extensive color correction to bring it back to a much-improved state. The audio was sourced from the print itself. Besides the color correction, nothing else was done to alter the film besides cropping and encoding for YouTube.
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This is a 35mm trailer for the 2002 animated film The Powerpuff Girls Movie which supposedly aired during the Super Bowl (though we cannot confirm this as fact). It was scanned by us, and the print was pre-matted. The audio was sourced from the print itself. Nothing else was done to alter the trailer besides cropping and encoding for YouTube. Because of that, the trailer print is in its natural state.
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This is a 16mm scan of an animated public service announcement (PSA) film called "Fire Trouble on Nyanta's Birthday". The film tells the story of Nyanta, whose birthday party is today. On his way home to prepare for it, he scolds some other kids for irresponsibly playing with fire. When Nyanta gets home, he agrees to look after his mother's cooking while she's away, but a prank set by the same kids from earlier turns into disaster as it causes a fire in the kitchen. The film was part of a large educational initiative in Japan, which produced many such safety films, whether it be about traffic safety or fire safety. This film, like many other PSAs of its kind, was never released on home video, and was only available to view on 16mm film. As a result, this special is quite rare and we're happy to present it for the first time in HD for the public to see in its entirety.
The film was acquired by us, and we scanned it in 4K resolution. The colors on the print were pristine and needed no correction. The print is also a bit dirty and scratched up, but it is not too bad. Nothing was altered from the original scan. This upload was subtitled by LonelyChaser Fansubs.
Subbed by: LonelyChaser Fansubs
Project Manager: MartyMcflies
Translation & Typesetting: Windii
16mm Reel Acquisition and Scanning: Kineko Video
Special thanks to Aurelius and & various folk from InkaSubs for helping TLC.
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This is the opening animation for the anime Patalliro! This comes from a 16mm print of an episode we have, which was scanned at 4K resolution. It was very clean and the colors were pristine, so there was no need to do any restoration or color correction. We previously uploaded the opening from a different episode print we had, but that contained major splices that cut out a large chunk of footage. This is a reupload using a different print than before, so there are no splices anymore on this upload. What you see here is the print's natural state, besides encoding and cropping. Audio was taken from a fan edit "TV size" of the full stereo OP.
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This is a 16mm film scan of the 1989 OVA "Mini Yon Soldier Rin!" Rin Shiguma, a young boy, is a champion in the sport of mini four-wheel drive (Mini 4WD) racing with his favorite electric model car, Soldier. He wins the Grand Prix race against his rival, Waka, and breaks his record for consecutive wins. However, afterwards, a group of mysterious racers hired by Waka appear before Rin. One of them, Mr. Mechanic, who is both a skilled mechanic and a magician, comes forward as the first one to battle Rin. Rin accepts the challenge, but little does he know what Mr. Mechanic has in store... (Description from MAL)
The OVA was made to promote the Mini 4WD toy craze that was sweeping Japan at the time, but was only ever released on VHS previously before this. It was never released again in any official capacity, so this marks the first time it's gotten an HD transfer and release.
Two 16mm film prints of this OVA were acquired by MartyMcFlies of LonelyChaser Fansubs, and scanned by us in 4K. It was then subbed by our friends over at LonelyChaser Fansubs as well. The final output you see here is actually a combination of footage from both prints, as both prints had some share of missing footage. The missing bits were spliced into where they needed to be depending on which print had the footage, so the end result is fully complete. The original VHS was also acquired and captured for its higher quality stereo audio and was synced to the high quality film footage for this release.
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This is a 16mm film scan of episode 23 of the 1984 TV anime series "Galactic Patrol Lensman", based on the Lensman novels written by E. E. "Doc" Smith. While the main themes of the books were kept in this anime adaptation, the end result was very different, and the original publishers were so displeased that they have barred any further adaptations of the books, and jointly, the anime from ever seeing the light again in an official release.
Luckily, fans have been able to preserve the show in whichever manner they could. Fansub groups /m/subs and The Skaro Hunting Society, who have subtitled this episode for your enjoyment using this new 16mm scan, have been at it for a while now collecting episodes from different video sources and recordings, and going through them slowly subtitling each one. According to them, "When we started this project, we had a complete set of Lensman episodes, but in variable degrees of quality. As we’ve slowly moved through the series we’ve had great luck in upgrading the episodes with LaserDisc rips from Alrow, Betamax rips from Dougo13, and VHS rips from Laurine. Episode 23 was one of the problem episodes, spliced together from two different sources, in fact it had a spot of about 43 seconds where there was no video at all. That has changed now, with episode 23 now the highest quality of any of our Lensman releases."
The print was acquired and scanned by us in 4K. It was then subbed by our friends over at /m/subs and The Skaro Hunting Society with coordination between us and the other groups being carried out by MartyMcflies of LonelyChaser Fansubs. The print received no color correction or restoration, so what you see is the film's natural state after cropping and encoding for YouTube.
Subtitled by: /m/subs (msubsreleases.wordpress.com) and THE SKARO HUNTING SOCIETY (skarohuntingsociety.wordpress.com) Project Manager: Nanto Translation and Timing: sky79 Translation QC: starseeker 16mm Reel Acquisition, Scanning & Encoding: Kineko Video Song Translations: Crush-Zombie & Shidoni Final Checks: MartyMcflies
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This is the opening animation for the anime Nanako SOS (1983). This comes from a 16mm print of an episode we have, which was scanned at 4K resolution. The colors were pristine, so no color correction were needed. It was cropped and encoded for YouTube, but other than that, nothing was done to the original scan.
Bringing this back since some of you may have missed it! This is the ending animation for the anime Captain Tsubasa - Run Towards Tomorrow!
Captain Tsubasa: Run Towards Tomorrow!, is the third film based on the original TV series. It was originally released in theaters on 13 July 1985. Even though this movie is half of its run just a retelling with the scenes of the Kids' Dream arc, from the beginning of the film this can be considered a direct follow-up of the 1983 anime just after the end of the Nankatsu vs. Toho finals match. After the match, the All Japan Jr. Youth begins the training camp sessions. During said sessions, the players recall flashbacks of previous matches among the members as seen during the 1983 anime.
The film was acquired by us, and was scanned in 4K. This is the first time Captain Tsubasa footage has been remastered in HD, anywhere. A few shots, mostly at the beginning and end of each reel, needed heavy restoration, but for the most part it has been untouched, and only light color adjustments were necessary. Because Saizen Fansubs initially skipped subbing this movie due to its clip-show nature, it had never been properly subbed in English before now. Now, thanks to LonelyChaser, it is now fully and properly subbed in English. The audio was sourced from the optical sound track on the film itself, since there was no benefit to using any other source since they all use optical film audio anyway.
This is a 16mm film scan of the animated short film "Sea Cat," a film produced for educational purposes regarding nuclear abolition through the drama of anthropomorphic animals. It conveys a peaceful and anti-nuclear message, and follows the story of the titular Sea Cat, who is raised by a sea otter and encounters a sea monster, which in actuality turns out to be a man-made nuclear submarine. The film was produced by Oh! Productions after securing funding from the Kishiwada City Teachers' Union, apparently as a "hobby" film, so it may be rough around the edges here and there when it comes to its story and message. There may be evidence that the film may have been broadcast on television before, but there supposedly exists no home release of it whatsoever, even VHS, so this is the first time it's being made available to the public on a wider scale aside from occasional film screenings in Japan.
The print was acquired and scanned by us in 4K and subbed by our friends over at LonelyChaser fansubs. The print arrived in very good shape, with great color and picture quality. It is a little dirty, but nothing was done to the original scan other than cropping and encoding for YouTube and download, so what you see is the print's natural state.
Subbed by: LonelyChaser Fansubs Project Manager: MartyMcflies Timing/Translation: Yume Reel Acquired & Encoded by: Kineko Video Special thanks to Rezrospect & Aurelius for assisting with a tricky line.
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This is a 35mm theatrical trailer for the 1968 animated film Yellow Submarine. It was scanned by us at 4K resolution. It is presented here in 4:3 as the trailer was not pre-matted and even included some open-matte animation in some shots. The audio was sourced from the print itself, as higher quality audio masters for this trailer actually include a different sound mix, most noticeable being a different narrator. We wanted to present how it would have sounded in theatres, so we chose to keep the optical audio Nothing else was done to alter the trailer besides slightly adjusting the color and cropping and encoding for YouTube. Because of that, the trailer print is in its natural state.
This is a 35mm promotional trailer for the Japanese film starring Toshiro Mifune called "Samurai Assassin" (1965), known simply as "Samurai" in Japan, that was dubbed for the Chinese market. The print was scanned in 4K by us, and it was then cropped and encoded for YouTube. It is a bit dirty, but nothing else was done to it, so the trailer is in its natural state. The audio is sourced from the print itself.
This is a 35mm promotional trailer for the Japanese film "Watch Out,, Crimson Bat!" (1969) that was dubbed for the Chinese market and renamed LADY TIGER SWORD. The print was scanned in 4K by us, and it was then cropped and encoded for YouTube. It is a bit dirty and faded, but nothing else was done to it, so the trailer is in its natural state. The audio is sourced from the print itself.
We're not just doing film anymore! We'll be on the hunt for obscure or forgotten video materials from Japan as well, so be on the lookout for those.
This is a capture of a 1997 promotional videotape for Shiori Fujisaki's debut album, "My Sweet Valentine". The character of Shiori is from the Tokimeki Memorial dating sim series from Konami.
This was a promotional videotape and was not sold to the public, making it a bit of a rare curiosity. We acquired the tape and captured it. Aside from upscaling to 4K to avoid YouTube compression, nothing was altered from the original capture.
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This is the original 1969 opening animation for the anime Sazae-san. The original opening of Sazae-san wasn't included when the series began being restored officially in Japan. Here on a 16mm test screening print from 1969, we've scanned that original opening & can now preserve it in higher quality than ever. The print was super faded and damaged, so extensive color correction and restoration were applied. The audio is sourced from the print itself, including the famous original pitch that is now finally confirmed to have been there before pitch manipulation occurred at the end of the song.
This is the ending animation for the anime Honey Honey. While the show itself is not lost media, surviving through various low-quality recordings in multiple languages, the Japanese version of this series is mostly lost, and this is the highest quality you'll likely ever see it in. This comes from a 16mm print of an episode we have, which was scanned at 4K resolution.
FULL EPISODE FANSUB HERE (Subs and high quality audio courtesty of Patjantess): https://nyaa.si/view/1666082
This is the opening and ending animation for the anime My Daddy Long Legs. This comes from a 16mm print of an episode we have, which was scanned at 4K resolution. The colors were pristine so very little adjustment needed to be done, but the print was very dirty so heavy restoration has been applied. It was also cropped and encoded for YouTube.
This is a 16mm scan of a public service announcement (PSA) special from the anime "Shin Maple Town Monogatari: Palm Town Hen" (New Maple Town Stories: Palm Town Chapter) called "Maple Town Traffic Safety", in which the animals of Maple Town teach you about traffic safety and how to properly follow traffic laws and rules. The film was part of a large educational initiative by Toei Animation, which produced many such safety films, whether it be about traffic safety or fire safety, for a majority of their IPs and works. This special (along with the adjacent Maple Town's Fire Brigade, which we also restored in HD and fansubbed) was only ever available to purchase on VHS and 16mm film prints like this one, and was never included on any future releases, even DVD. As a result, this special is quite rare and we're happy to present it for the first time in HD.
The film was acquired by us, and we scanned it in 4K resolution. The colors on the print were pristine and needed no correction. The print is also a bit dirty and scratched up, but it is not too bad. Nothing was altered from the original scan. This upload was subtitled by LonelyChaser Fansubs.
This is a 35mm theatrical trailer for the 1991 animated film An American Tail: Fievel Goes West. It was scanned by us at 4K resolution. The print was pre-matted but includes some scenes from the previous installment of the franchise in a less-cropped format you wouldn't have seen in theatres. The audio was sourced from the print itself. Nothing else was done to alter the trailer besides cropping and encoding for YouTube. Because of that, the trailer print is in its natural state.
This is the ending animation for the anime Galaxy Express 999. This comes from a 16mm print of an episode of the series we own, which was scanned at 4K resolution. This is the very first time any native high definition footage of this series is seen by anyone in the world, as all previous HD releases have been upscaled from SD. The print was not too dirty and the colors were pristine, so no restoration or color correction were needed. It was cropped and encoded for YouTube.
This is a 16mm cartoon short of an episode of "The Nutty Squirrels Present", a cartoon series produced by Transfilm-Wylde Animation that aired an anthology of 150 shorts from places like Eastern Europe throughout its yearlong run in television syndication in the United States, dubbed into English. This is a short from that series, The King and the Shepherd, serving as a sequel to a previous short called The Magic Flute, which tells the story of how the main character acquired the prominent flute in this short. There is not much information about the production of these shorts, on either the American or European side, besides this.
A set of negative, positive, and optical sound reels were found in our archives and marks the first time not just this cartoon, but any in the series would see an HD transfer. The negative reel was scanned in 4K and color graded. The audio was sourced from the optical sound reel we transferred also. While it is not the best quality negative or print, this marks the highest quality version of this cartoon ever, as we could only find a very low quality VHS transfer of it on the internet.
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