Léon: Integral Version
Japanese Victor/JVC LaserDisc · JVLF-77007~8 · 2 discs / 3 recorded sides · 133-minute Integral Version
Japanese Victor/JVC LaserDisc edition of Léon: Integral Version, issued in 1997 after the 133-minute expanded cut received its Japanese theatrical release in 1996. The Integral Version adds approximately 22 minutes to the shorter theatrical cut and became a distinct and enduring presentation of Luc Besson's film.
Read the catalogue note →- Catalogue number
- JVLF-77007~8
- Country
- Japan
- Publisher / label
- Victor / JVC
- Format
- 12-inch NTSC CLV LaserDisc · widescreen · digital audio · 2 discs / 3 recorded sides
- Video standard
- NTSC
- Discs
- 2
- Recorded sides
- 3 recorded sides across 2 discs; fourth disc face unrecorded
- Runtime
- 133 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- Widescreen presentation
- OBI
- VG+/EX- — complete wraparound OBI with light handling only
- Condition
- Jacket VG+/EX- · OBI VG+/EX- · inserts VG+/EX- · discs EX visually; playback unverified.
- Completeness
- Complete as photographed: jacket, original wraparound OBI, dedicated Japanese Integral Version liner, large fold-out photographic insert and both LaserDiscs are present. All three recorded sides and the unrecorded fourth disc face are documented.
Catalogue note
Japanese Victor/JVC LaserDisc edition of Léon: Integral Version, issued in 1997 after the 133-minute expanded cut received its Japanese theatrical release in 1996. The Integral Version adds approximately 22 minutes to the shorter theatrical cut and became a distinct and enduring presentation of Luc Besson's film. This copy is unusually strong as a physical-media object because it retains the wraparound OBI, dedicated Japanese liner, fold-out photographic insert and both discs, with all recorded sides visually documented.
Edition details
Japanese 1997 Victor/JVC release of the 133-minute Integral Version. Contemporary Japanese descriptions identify the cut as adding approximately 22 minutes to the original theatrical version. JAN 4975769138669; printed price ¥7,700.
Condition note
Jacket and wraparound OBI present very strongly with only light handling/edge wear visible. Dedicated Japanese Integral Version liner and a large fold-out photographic insert are present. Both discs and all recorded sides are photographed and appear exceptionally clean; the unrecorded fourth face is also documented. Playback has not been verified.
Audio
English stereo · digital audio · Dolby Surround marking on package
Subtitles
Japanese subtitles
Attribution / research note
Physical package credits Luc Besson as director/screenwriter, Thierry Arbogast as cinematographer, Eric Serra as composer, and names Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman and Danny Aiello. Suruga-ya independently matches these credits to catalogue JVLF-77007/8. The package carries ©1994 Gaumont / Les Films du Dauphin.
Why this object matters
The complete Japanese Integral Version package documents the expanded cut with its dedicated liner and fold-out image. That is outstanding version and distribution evidence; no demonstrated first publication of the cut or wider edition landmark supports crossing into Gold.
Evidence limits: No new physical inspection or collation was performed. Copy-specific conclusions remain limited to the retained catalogue and accession evidence.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.9 / 10.
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