{"rewrite":{"id":"r_759f772a4d4619b305b04eae","clusterId":"c_74f43cc18ab48f5d630be717","slug":"sentai-filmworks-screens-4k-restoration-of-ninja-scroll-in-october","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Sentai Filmworks Screens 4K Restoration of Ninja Scroll in October","summary":"Sentai Filmworks will screen the 4K restoration of the Ninja Scroll anime film in the U.S. and Canada on October 4, 5, and 7. The restoration, supervised by director Yoshiaki Kawajiri, premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in February. A limited edition Blu-ray Steelbook in 4K UHD is planned for early 2027.","whyItMatters":"The theatrical run brings a landmark 1993 anime film back to North American cinemas in a new restoration that already made history as the first anime selected for Berlinale Classics.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSentai Filmworks will screen the 4K restoration of the 1993 anime film \u003ci\u003eNinja Scroll\u003c/i\u003e in the U.S. and Canada on October 4, 5, and 7. The company produced the restoration under the supervision of director Yoshiaki Kawajiri, who also wrote the screenplay and designed the characters. The restoration involved a 4K scan of the original 35mm negative, damage repair, and color correction. The film had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in February, where it became the first anime film featured in the Berlinale Classics section. Sentai Filmworks plans to release a limited edition Blu-ray Disc Steelbook in 4K UHD in early 2027.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The 4K restoration of Ninja Scroll, supervised by Yoshiaki Kawajiri himself, premiered at Berlin in February before the October theatrical run. Sentai Filmworks is treating this as a prestige re-release, not a catalog dump.","twitterPost":"Yoshiaki Kawajiri supervised the 4K restoration of Ninja Scroll. That level of director involvement is rare for a catalog title.","threadsPost":"Sentai Filmworks is giving Ninja Scroll the full prestige treatment: a 4K restoration supervised by director Yoshiaki Kawajiri, a Berlin Film Festival premiere in February, and a limited edition 4K UHD Steelbook in 2027. That is more care than most classic anime films get for re-releases.","newsletterBlurb":"Sentai Filmworks will screen the 4K restoration of the 1993 anime film Ninja Scroll in the U.S. and Canada on October 4, 5, and 7. The restoration, supervised by director Yoshiaki Kawajiri, premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in February. 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