Product Description
A definitive Blu-ray BOX featuring all of the greatest comedic works by Charlie Chaplin! Charlie Chaplin comes to life in stunning visuals!
The Circus, The Kid, and City Lights utilize 4K restored masters.
Includes an introduction by Chaplin scholar David Robinson, as well as valuable bonus features such as unreleased scenes, cuts, and home movies, along with numerous still images including a photo gallery and poster gallery!
The five talkies—The Great Dictator, The Gold Rush, Monsieur Verdoux, Limelight, and A King in New York—include dubbed audio (recorded in 2016).
The voice cast is incredibly star-studded, featuring Michio Hazama as Calvero in *Limelight*, Koichi Yamadera as Hynkel in *The Great Dictator*, Shigeru Chiba as Verdoux in *Monsieur Verdoux*, Chafurin as King Shadov in *A King in New York*, and Hiroaki Hirata as the narrator in *The Gold Rush*.
The dubbing translation is handled by Hiroyuki Ohno, a world-renowned Chaplin scholar. Additionally, the original television broadcast dubbing is included (for some works).
A documentary, "Chaplin: The Legend of the Century" (French production, approximately 94 minutes), is included as a bonus disc!
It offers a glimpse into Chaplin's true character, never seen before!
A luxurious 88-page booklet written and supervised by Chaplin scholar Hiroyuki Ohno is included!
[Included Works]
* The Kid (4K restored master)
* A Woman of Paris
* The Gold Rush
* The Circus (4K restored master)
* City Lights (4K restored master)
* Modern Times
* The Great Dictator
* Monsieur Verdoux
* Limelight
* A King in New York
* Short Films of Chaplin 1
Includes: A Dog's Life, Shoulder Arms, The Pilgrim
* Short Films of Chaplin 2
Includes: A Day's Pleasure, Sunnyside, The Idle Class, Pay Day Day)
*Bonus feature included with all main discs: Special leaflet (12 pages)
[Bonus Disc]
"Chaplin: The Legend of the Century" (2014 / France / 94 minutes / Vista size / Color)
[BOX Bonus]
Special booklet (88 pages) Written and supervised by Chaplin researcher Hiroyuki Ohno
Product Specifications
12 main discs + 1 bonus disc, total 13 discs
Contents (from "Oricon" database)
Includes 10 films by the King of Comedy, Chaplin: "The Kid," "A Woman of Paris," "The Gold Rush," "The Circus," "City Lights," "Modern Times," "The Great Dictator," "Monsieur Verdoux," "Limelight," and "A King in New York," plus 7 short films: "A Dog's Life," "Shoulder Gun," "The False Preacher," "A Day Out," "Sunnyside," "The Stray Dogs," and "Payday."
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