The T-Files


Mon, 08 Oct 2007

Tsutaya: Cinema Handbook 2007

Tsutaya hands out an annual handbook with descriptions, rankings, and pictures of their rental DVD. It's nice. There is a chapter for every genre (Drama, Love Story, Comedy, Musical, Classic, Literary, Documentary, Mystery, Action, SF, Horror, Asia, TV drama), each with an Editor's choice, several top tens, and a long ranking compiled from customer's recommendations. For every title, there is a picture of the DVD cover, a plot summary, topical icons, a checkbox for you to tick off, information about cast, crew, runtime, languages, picture and audio formats and so on.

Here are my coverage ratios for the top tens:

  • Drama: 20%
  • Love Story: 80%
  • Comedy: 60%
  • Musical: 40%
  • Classic: 40%
  • Literary: 70%
  • Documentary: 20%
  • Mystery: 20%
  • Action: 60%
  • SF: 90%
  • Horror: 10%
  • Asia: 0%
  • TV drama: 20%
  • Social: 20%

There is also a funny little mix-up with the original movie titles. The following films are all listed as Clear and Present Danger:

  • For Love of the Game
  • Seven Chances
  • Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
  • Runaway Jury
  • Air Force One
  • Miller's Crossing
  • The Island