Un dollaro bucato (Blood for a Silver Dollar) Japanese Blu-ray Pix

moviemaker · May 24, 2023, 6:23pm

Apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere but I picked up the Japanese Blu of Un dollaro bucato (Blood for a Silver Dollar) and wanted to share some pix.

A really nice Blu in Italian, English & Japanese with removable Japanese subs. Great set of extras. 2 trailers, 1 in English and 1 in Italian, an Interview with Gemma, and a collection of all the poster art for the film.

I uploaded 15 images of both the physical disc/packaging and images from my TV

Blood For a Silver Dollar Japanese Blu-ray Pix

moviemaker · May 24, 2023, 6:29pm

I should mention the Blu-ray is 1080i not 1080p similar to the German Edition.

Admin · May 24, 2023, 8:13pm

Thanks.
https://www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/Dollaro_bucato,_Un/BR#Japan
Any more info I should add here?

moviemaker · August 11, 2026, 3:38am

TRANSLATION:

This is a different one, a Japanese Blu-ray of the spaghetti western “One Silver Dollar” (Un dollaro bucato / One Silver Dollar), starring Giuliano Gemma. Here’s the translation.

Tagline (top red text):
“Gary, whose life was saved by a silver dollar. Revenge for his brother. His beautiful wife in danger. The guns of fury now blaze!”

INTRODUCTION & STORY:
The Civil War has ended and discharged soldier Gary (Giuliano Gemma) briefly returns home, then heads back out west to make some money. He’s hired by Yellowstone power broker McCorry for a job taking down outlaws. At the saloon, Gary is shocked to see the outlaw he’s been sent to bring in is actually his own younger brother Phil. Gary is shot down by Phil’s bullet, and Phil is then killed in the crossfire from McCorry’s gang. But the silver dollar coin his brother had given him stops the bullet and Gary survives by a hair. Realizing it was all a trap set up by McCorry, and that his brother died a victim of a land dispute, Gary rises up to avenge him.

The blurb goes on to say this was hugely popular with fans of old Western films and is considered Giuliano Gemma’s signature role, calling it the best known and most popular of all the Macaroni Western hits, now getting its long awaited Blu-ray release as a special edition.

Second line under photo strip (red text):
“A masterwork of absurdist suspense…” wait, that’s not this one, let me not carry that over, this cover doesn’t repeat that line.

CAST (dubbing actor in brackets):

Gary O’Hara: Montgomery Wood (Giuliano Gemma) [dub: Nazachi Nozawa]
Judy O’Hara: Evelyn Stewart [dub: Kazuko Yanaga]
McCorry: Peter Cross [dub: Shuichiro Moriyama]
Donaldson: John McDouglas [dub: Koichi Kitamura]

STAFF:

Director/Screenplay: Calvin Jackson Padget
Screenplay: George Finley
Cinematography: Tony Dry
Music: Gianni Ferrio

Special features:
Interview footage (Giuliano Gemma), Italian trailer, English trailer, poster and photo gallery (stills)

Cooperation credits:
Tre Ragazzi d’Oro, Yuji Kiyofuji, Yoshifumi Yasuda, Vamos a Matar Trading Co. Japanese dub cooperation: Field Works Inc.

Disclaimer:
Same boilerplate as before, some scenes may show wear from the master and film scratches/noise aren’t manufacturing defects.

Bottom spec block:

Original title: UN DOLLARO BUCATO (Italian) / ONE SILVER DOLLAR (English)
Japanese theatrical release July 15 1966, distributed by Tokyo Daiichi Film
Retail price ¥3,800 before tax
Catalog number TCBD-0176
Runtime 92 min, extras 18 min, color, single layer, MPEG4 AVC, no duplication, sell through only
Audio: 1. Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround, 2. Italian DTS-HD Master Audio mono, 3. English DTS-HD Master Audio mono, 4. Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio mono
Region 4, three subtitle options: 1. Japanese subs for Italian audio, 2. Japanese subs for English audio, 3. Japanese subs for the dub track
16:9, 1080i Hi-Def, scope size
Released 2012.12.05, made in Japan
1965 Italy/France co-production
© 1965 Filmec SRL
Distributed by TC Entertainment Co / Zekuu LLC, sold by TC Entertainment Co

moviemaker · August 11, 2026, 3:40am

TRANSLATION:

This is the menu insert that comes with the One Silver Dollar Blu-ray. Here’s the translation.

TOP MENU section:

PLAY MOVIE: plays the main feature
CHAPTER: lets you start playback from a selected chapter
SET UP: lets you choose audio and subtitle options
EXTRAS: lets you view the bonus features

TOP MENU SCREEN:

Insert the disc into the player and the top menu will appear
After the main feature finishes playing, the top menu screen will appear again
During playback, you can call up the menu anytime with the TOP MENU button on your remote
Use the direction keys on your remote to select a menu item, then press enter to play the selected screen or footage

POP UP MENU SCREEN:

During playback, you can call up the menu on screen anytime with the POP UP MENU button on your remote
Buttons on the pop up menu work the same way as the top menu to operate the disc

CHAPTER LIST:

Opening
Liberation
My Home
New Job
Tragedy
Wicked Scheme
Attack
Searching for Evidence
A Fellow Countryman
Sad News
Gary’s Crisis
Judy’s Crisis
Reunion
Counterattack
Showdown

Regarding the video and audio on this disc:

Some portions of the video and audio have rough spots that were difficult to fully restore
The Japanese dubbed version uses the original audio as it survives from its old television broadcast as is, so any parts that were cut during that broadcast will play in English audio with Japanese subtitles instead

Then the standard “please read before use” section repeats, same playback cautions as before (need a compatible player and HD display, watch in a lit room, disc is copy protected, don’t route the output through a VCR or the copy guard signal can cause picture distortion, connect the Blu-ray player directly to your monitor, dual layer discs may briefly freeze at the layer change point, some players may take time to load or have audio lag during chapter skipping, a dedicated Blu-ray player is recommended).

Handling and storage cautions, same as previous inserts (don’t touch the disc surface, clean with a soft damp cloth wiping outward from center, don’t use cracked or repaired discs, keep away from heat and humidity, don’t stack heavy things on the case).

Region note:
This disc is authored to only play in specific designated regions. It can’t be used outside the countries or regions listed for sale, and export outside that region for sale purposes is prohibited.

moviemaker · August 11, 2026, 3:42am

Un dollaro bucato (Blood for a Silver Dollar) Japanese BDinfo:

General
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moviemaker · August 11, 2026, 3:48am

Apologies for taking so long to reply