Tokugawa Pictures

Introduction • Works • Shorts • Invasion • DP1 • DP2 • Escape • LoJ • DP3 • F5 • Prey • Filmography • Media • DVDs

Tokugawa Collection DVDs

PRODUCT INFO

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Back Cover		Tokugawa Shorts A whole bunch of wacky and stupid and occasionally funny shorts, most of which were made for class projects. The earliest Tokugawa material is on this disc, revealing the company's embarrassing roots. Optional English subtitles are included on this disc since Japanese is spoken exclusively during one of the features. There's also a lame thought-provoking audio commentary, and some dumb wonderful extra features just like on every Tokugawa Collection DVD. Available now for 10.00 USD or 15.00 CAD.
Back Cover		Invasion of the Fuzzywhumples + Suburban Samurai and the Adventures of Jeff Two movies for the price of one! And one of the movies is a combination of what was originally intended to be two movies... so does that mean there are three full movies on this disc? Hmm... sounds kind of suspicious... they probably all suck! [Ed. note: Those responsible for the preceding description have been sacked. We assure you that this, the second Tokugawa Collection DVD, meets if not surpasses the highest standards we have arbitrarily established to make our products sound better.] Available now for 10.00 USD or 15.00 CAD.
Back Cover		Diuretic Park Tokugawa Pictures' first parodic entry in its genetically-engineered-dinosaurs-run-amock-and-kill-things trilogy. The disc contains, among other features, a new dub sporting the voice acting talents of members of the Bebop Board. Check out the back cover (link on the left) for more information. Click here for the promo for the new dub! Available now for 10.00 USD or 15.00 CAD.
Back Cover		Diuretic Park 2–Fuzzywhumples 3: The Revenge of the Fuzzywhumples A sequel to both Diuretic Park and Invasion of the Fuzzywhumples, this movie continues the mayhem! Returning characters Alan Grant and Fred Parker are joined by Mad Scientist (the author of the Fuzzywhumple Storybook), Creature (his diabolical creation), even more whumples and raptors, and lots of little beakers and test tubes filled with colored water and dry ice! Available now for 10.00 USD or 15.00 CAD.
Back Cover		The Escape Tokugawa Pictures' first serious movie, The Escape chronicles James 327's escape from an underground complex run by the machines who have taken over the world. What will he find outside? Are there any other survivors of the great war which all but wiped out humanity? Available now for 10.00 USD or 15.00 CAD.
Back Cover		Love or Jealousy Tokugawa Pictures' original-language adaptation of Shakespeare's Tragedy Othello. Available now for 10.00 USD or 15.00 CAD.
Back Cover		Diuretic Park 3: The Lost World The third and final entry in the three-part Diuretic Park trilogy, this movie delivers more silly humor and bloody dinosaur attacks. Extras include quite a few interviews and the usual commentary. Check the back cover for more details. Available now for 10.00 USD or 15.00 CAD.
Back Cover		F5: Fuzzywhumple Resurrection A 2-disc set for the biggest and best fuzzywhumple movie of them all, not to mention the longest Tokugawa movie to date. Lots of extra goodies including feature commentary, interviews, outtakes, trailers, and more! Available now for 15.00 USD or 22.00 CAD.
Back Cover		Prey Tokugawa Pictures' best serious movie, this psychological thriller follows Clark and his friends as someone is stalking them in the woods. Will any of the three survive? DVD includes outtakes, image galleries, the usual commentary, and Adam's final introduction. Available now for 10.00 USD or 15.00 CAD.
Back Cover		Filmography The newest Tokugawa movie is a movie about making movies--showcasing scenes from a variety of movies such as the comedic Attack of the Fuzzywubby, the serious Predation, and the gory Zombie Killer. This ambitious production was filmed over the course of a year and a half beginning in the summer of 2003, and is finally complete! This is a 2-disc set. Available now for 15.00 USD or 22.00 CAD.

ORDERING INFO & FAQ

Shipping

US: 4.00 USD for first DVD + 1.00 per additional DVD.

Canada: 6.00 CAD dollars for first DVD + 1.50 per additional DVD.

At this time I will only ship to addresses in the US and Canada.

Payment

I accept cash, check, or credit card (via my Paypal account). Let me know what you would like before you send me payment via mail or paypal. My email address for queries and paypal payment is duodenum42(at)hotmail(dot)com. You may also contact me at Dude(at)bebopboard(dot)net.

FAQ

Will you ever lower the prices of the DVDs or offer a discount on a bundle?

I won't ever lower the prices across the board, as I'm making these on an order-by-order basis and there's no way I can really cut costs. That said, I do want to reward people who buy a lot of my DVDs, whether individually or all at once. The 5th DVD purchased will get a 5 dollar discount, and so will the 10th. This means that if you buy all 10 DVDs, the total cost will be 100 US dollars instead of 110.

How about a boxset?

It would look nice, but I have no way of producing a decent-looking box. If you want to box all your DVDs, you'll have to make your own.

How compatible are these home-made DVDs, anyway?

I've found they're pretty compatible, though of course not as good as commercially-pressed DVDs. I'm using single-layer DVD-Rs. If you are concerned about compatibility issues, do a web search for DVD-R compatible players.

Are these DVDs region-encoded? Macrovision-protected? Copy-protected?

The DVDs are not region-encoded, and will work on any NTSC machine. This shouldn't be an issue, however, as I'm only shipping to people in the US and Canada. There is no Macrovision on these DVDs. As for copy-protection, shame on you! You shouldn't even be asking!

What sort of A/V quality are we looking at here?

Keep in mind that I filmed most of these movies from 1992 to 1999. The source material was filmed on either a VHS camcorder, an 8mm camcorder (slightly better than VHS), or a Hi8 camcorder (better yet, but not quite MiniDV quality). While I have gone back to the original raw footage and digitally re-edited these movies whenever possible, the fact that they are now on DVD does not magically make them of a higher quality than their source material. Same goes for the sound; we're talking no-frills stereo sound for the most part, except Filmography is mastered in 5.1 surround sound.

So why DVD?

My movies aren't brilliant masterworks, but they're important to me and a lot of my friends and family, and I wanted to put them on a format that would last without degrading any further. The DVD format also has other benefits: scene selections, alternate audio tracks (such as commentary), separated outtakes and other short bonus features, and galleries of images.

If they're not brilliant masterworks, what are they?

Our oldest stuff is crap. But as we progressed, I think we actually started to make some decent amateur films. Everything from Diuretic Park 3 on I'm particularly proud of. I can honestly say that I don't know anyone who made better movies with their friends as a teenager. Just don't expect it to rival a good Hollywood production.

Will these DVDs ever be out of print?

Nope. I make 'em as you order 'em.

Any Special Editions planned?

These are them--the final and definitive versions of these movies.

Why no disc art?

Some early buyers of the first few DVDs got discs with nice disc art on stomp labels, but I am no longer doing this. As it turns out, DVD players of all types run warmer than your typical CD drive, which these stomp labels were originally designed for. This extra heat slightly melts the adhesive used to stick the label to the disc, causing the label to peel away or shift just enough to disrupt the balance of the disc. This then results in choppiness and ultimately freezing in playback. If you have one of the discs with the labels, it should still work for the most part, but if it freezes, you'll have to hit stop and play again, perhaps waiting a few minutes for the disc to cool down. Moreover, if you are using a PS2 to play it, be sure to have it oriented horizontally.

Eventually when I get a CD printer and the cost of printable DVDs drops, I'll have disc art again--but don't hold your breath, as this isn't a priority of mine.

Are you selling these to make profit?

Nope. My primary aim in making these DVDs is to preserve the movies in the best format possible and share them with my friends and family--for the most part, just the people who sacrificed their own time to be part of my movies. The DVDs are sold at a price to cover the cost of production; as Tokugawa Pictures respects its usage of previously copyrighted materials, these DVDs will never be mass-distributed or sold for profit.