Japanese Melody DVD

Very surprise, In Japan, Before Melody DVD will be on sale(17th/Nov./2004), Only 150 people of us will meet "Melody" in the theater again, only once at 15th Nov. 2004.

http://www.eiga.com/preview/melody/

Just received my copy of Melody from Amazon Japan

As well as being a love story it's a startling reminder of what school life was like in late sixties Britain and I well remember finding myself in a number of situations when 'Julius Caesar was very displeased with me' as Mr Dicks (Ken Jones) puts it when Ornshaw and Latimer forget their Latin homework

I first saw the film on it's release in 1971 under the title S.W.A.L.K but although reviews were good, it never really caught the imagination of British audiences and soon disappeared

The soundtrack album was also short lived but I did manage to get hold of a copy at the time and this, for me, kept the memory of the film alive for many years until it was eventually shown again, this time on TV in the early eighties

Melody was finally released on video here in the mid eighties but again, like the film, it didn't do well and was soon deleted

That's why I feel the Japanese deserve a special mention

Their outstanding loyalty to the film in the 33 years since release has ensured Melody lives on in dvd and soundtrack for fans across the world and for that I thank you all