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ANIME’S ANSWER TO TOP GUN FLIES AGAIN ON 15th JANUARY 2007

LONDON, UK, 24th November 2006

ADV Films is proud to release Area 88: Tightrope at the Speed of Sound on 15th January 2007! This is the third volume in the high-flying anime series, which features meticulously rendered fighter planes and realistic dogfights that will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Part of the NFT’s 2006 Anime Season, and a big hit with those who experienced the full digital widescreen crispness of the show in the

cinema, Area 88 is based on the classic manga by Kaoru Shintani, with a screenplay by Hiroshi Onogi (RahXephon, Macross Zero).  It tells the story of Shin Kazama, an ace pilot on the verge of a comfortable life with a commercial airline.  Tricked into joining a motley crew of mercenary fighter pilots, Shin’s only way out is to complete the three-year term or pay $1.5 million to break the contract.

The Story:

The enemy has cut off all supply transports to Area 88. With the base running low on fuel and ammunition, supply costs have soared.  The task of freeing the base from the enemy’s stranglehold falls to Shin Kazama and a couple of unlikely pilots.  Then, as if that weren’t enough, a sniper holds the base hostage.  The pilots are willing to fight, but they have to locate the sniper first, so Makoto Shinjou decides to help out with his photographic skills.  The thanks he gets is the ride of his life in a cavorting fighter jet on a dangerous roller-coaster ride through a narrow canyon.  The well-protected enemy base lies at the opening to the canyon, but who will make it and who will fail?

Area 88: Tightrope at the Speed of Sound (RRP £19.99) is a DVD-only release of episodes 5 to 9, presented in 16:9 anamorphic widescreen with both English 5.1 and Japanese 2.0 audio with English subtitles. Extras include: an extensive interview with Isamu Imakake (Director) & Satoshi Yano (Sound Director); another with Isamu Imakake (Director) & Shinichiro Tachi (Director of Photography); aircraft specs; production sketches; character bios; clean opening & closing animations, and ADV previews.
 

RELEASE INFORMATION
 

Title Release Date Format DVD RRP Certificate Genre Running time

Area 88 vol 3: Tightrope at the Speed of Sound 15th January 2006 DVD £19.99 12 Action 75 mins (approx.)