Leave it to the Japanese to do a better job in the DVD release of this epic WW2 film. It deserves much better than the poor VHS quality pan and scan vserion of this DVD by Hens Tooth. Both the Japanese release and the European release from Warner Brothers treat this film with the respect it deserves with a widescreen 1.85 crystal clear(at least compared to this job) picture and sound.Try renting the video and save your money for a future release in the way this film deserves to be done.