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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · 20d

Krazy Kat: Stabbed in the Circus (1934)
Also known as "The Trapese Artist", this is a silent, condensed version of this cartoon released by Columbia Pictures.
$15+ Members will get the uncropped, lossless version of this scan for the month of October only! patreon.com/kinekovideo

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Sep 15

That’s what you get when you try to make something very small, it can’t be avoided. You either have to deal with that or stick with the good version despite the size.

Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Sep 15

1. We didn’t upload, A&C did.
2. The point is to provide an encode roughly the equivalent of a UHD-BD. The raw is already more than 1TB, so we don’t want to neuter it with a crappy LQ encode. This is as low as we’re willing to go. If you want that then you’re free to download it and do it yourself.

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Sep 14

A&C has taken the liberty of releasing this in 4K using our scan, & they’ve included a number of audio and subtitle options…
LATAM, Castellano & French dubs along with the OG JPN audio…
And their own new Spanish subs, along with Saizen’s English subs!
Many thanks to their team!

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Sep 14

As mentioned, this & the rest of Captain Tsubasa has never been remastered in HD officially. Here are some comparison images from the DVD!
slow.pics/c/AThcErwG?i...
(Btw, the only other complete HD remastered work from it also comes from us, the 3rd film “Run Towards Tomorrow”!)

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Sep 14

New upload! The intro clip for the 1st Captain Tsubasa movie, scanned from a 35mm print acquired as a collaboration by us & A&C Fansubs!
Like the rest of the franchise, this film has never gotten an HD remaster, til now! youtu.be/aoEACpEIiEk
Full Movie: nyaa.si/view/2019939

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Aug 21

The full movie is available to download in 4K courtesy of LonelyChaser Fansubs here! Enjoy! www.lonelychaser-subs.net/2025/08/shak...

Shakotan Boogie (1987) [35mm 4K HD Scan]

Another collaboration with Kineko Video—been a while since I've done a movie film scan release, and despite my snail pace I've been itching ...

www.lonelychaser-subs.net

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Aug 21

New upload! Clip from the 1987 live-action adaptation of Shakotan Boogie, scanned by us from a 35mm print, subbed by LonelyChaser Fansubs!
This film was only ever released on VHS/LD, & streaming uses an SD master, making this the only HD version out there!
youtu.be/a7l2X8dPVTQ

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BioMedia Project @biomediaproject.bsky.social · Aug 21

The film was digitized by @kinekovideo.bsky.social, then we handled the post processing / color correction. More details in the news post!

www.maskofdestiny.com/news/hd-bohr...

HD Bohrok Teaser and Bohrok VHS with English Subs

I recently acquired a 35mm film print that originally existed to be screened in some movie theater in Texas. It’s a copy of the Bohrok teaser! This is the first time any Bohrok footage has be…

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Aug 5

80 years later, an event we should never, ever forget, in hopes that it should never be repeated again.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI9Q...

Barefoot Gen (1986) - Atomic Bomb Scene [4K] [35mm Film Scan]

YouTube video by Kineko Video

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Jul 25

Oh also thanks for 25k subs LETS UP THOSE NUMBERRRRRRRS

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Jul 25

Gee-wiz
(youtube.com/kinekovideo btw)

0 subscribers!: Congrats, that’s a big achievement for your channel

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Jul 23

For the month of July, $15 Members got the uncropped, lossless version of this scan! If you would like it, be sure to subscribe over at patreon.com/kinekovideo, it is available until the end of next month!

Get more from Kineko Video on Patreon

High quality film scans, a large-scale media preservation effort

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Jul 23

Jail Birds (1934)
Silent, cut-down version of a sound Terrytoon released by Castle Films.

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Jul 14

Yeah that’s completely incorrect and no such fire took place.

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Jul 14

The master film is not lost at all, since the HD remaster was done using the original finalized negative.
However, what likely was disposed of/not kept was that pre-videotape animation they used to shoot the visual effects like you see in that one shot on this roll. That probably can’t be recovered.

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Jul 14

It’s not possible. Aside from like one cut in a trailer, no other “uncensored” footage exists. Aside from these cuts, the entire movie was already in its original version. bsky.app/profile/kine...

Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Jul 14

In case you're wondering why there isn't MORE uncut footage than previously seen, it's because it never existed at all. This was all there was the whole time. Anything else that may have been altered was done before theatrical release, & was likely intentional from the beginning.

There are no other scenes that were cut from the print. It is possible that shots seen uncut on a pre-release trailer were pre-censored before release, but this is all that we found was swapped. You may also be confusing censorship for shots with intentional video effects.
That means that, as far as can be actually proven with our analysis of the theatrical print and the spliced-out uncut segments, is that anything else that was left there was intentional, and only these scenes specifically were the result of a rushed censorship attempt by Toei.

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Jul 14

ツイッターからですが、ここで説明を少しだけ読めます。良かったら、是非。　x.com/nappasan/sta...

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Jul 14

In case you're wondering why there isn't MORE uncut footage than previously seen, it's because it never existed at all. This was all there was the whole time. Anything else that may have been altered was done before theatrical release, & was likely intentional from the beginning.

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Jul 14

Yes unfortunately it is in various countries, which it wasn't at the time of uploading... But you can still download it here! nyaa.si/view/1703337

[Kineko Video] '80 ANIMATION - THE BEST TEN (1980 / 4k 35mm HD Scan) [3B01934F] :: Nyaa

Live Action - Raw | 47.6 GiB | Uploaded by MartyMcflies on 2023-08-11

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Jul 14

That means that, as far as can be actually proven with our analysis of the theatrical print & the spliced-out uncut segments, anything else that was left there was intentional, & only these scenes specifically were the result of a rushed censorship attempt by Toei. Hope that clears it up a bit!

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Jul 14

There are no other scenes that were cut from the print. It is possible that shots seen uncut on a pre-release trailer were pre-censored before release, but this is all that we found was swapped. You may also be confusing censorship for shots with intentional video effects.

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Jul 14

Uh... It's right in front of you.

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Jul 14

It was not included on this reel. Pretty sure that one was only ever uncut on a pre-release trailer of the movie.

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Kineko Video @kinekovideo.bsky.social · Jul 14

This uncensored footage was discovered attached to a 35mm print on the main feature, originating from a film collector in Japan, who is assumed to have acquired them from a movie theater there. The feature itself is censored, yet exhibits very rough and poor tape splices precisely at the same points where these uncensored clips begin and end. This strongly suggests that the uncensored segments were physically spliced out from the feature and replaced with their censored counterparts, likely at the theater itself during the film’s exhibition.
Accordingly, it is inferred that the film was initially distributed by Toei in an uncensored form, but the censored materials were subsequently issued and distributed to theaters—presumably in response to negative feedback about violence shown in the movie, though the exact causes remain unknown. There is practically no chance that it will ever be released in its original uncensored form again.
This 35mm print in its censored form and the attached uncensored footage were obtained and scanned by us in 4K. Some basic restoration and color correction have been applied. Aside from the infamous low-quality footage originating from an Italian VHS release, this is the first time any other legitimate source of this uncensored footage has appeared, and in proper high definition to boot. We present this legendary footage, unaltered and uncut, for the first time in decades. We share these select shots with permission from the print owner, but it is not possible for us to share any more than this out of our obligations, so thank you for understanding.
[NOTE: Even within this uncensored portion of the footage, there was still one shot that was visibly edited on videotape and then kinescoped back to 35mm film, but this may be a case of intentional experimentation, as the shot in question contains a very complex visual effect that may have been only possible to achieve on video at the time of production.]

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