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Old 11-16-2006   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aquitori View Post
I think all should watch "How the East was won"...This DVD tells the story from the hobbyist point of view.
In addition, if you get a chance, view The All Japan Show 2005 DVD as well. It tells the back story to the 2006 show. In the 2005 show, the maruten kohaku had the most votes when the initial GC votes were taken. However it did not have the majority (over 50%) of the judges votes so the top 5 were selected and voted on. Again the maruten had the most votes but did not have the majority. The top two were then voted on and the maruten lost to the Maruyama showa.

I also have the Hiroshima Dreaming, an earlier DVD from New Vision, which introduces Narita Koi Farm and Sakai Hiroshima. If you watch the three DVD in succession, you'll notice that the later DVDs get more and more "produced". There's more of an entertainment factor to the later DVDs and part of that is the theory and politics involved. These theories are clearly the opinion of the producer but I liked it. I think it adds a little to the entertainment value of the DVDs.

-Dan
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