Note on Bunraku - why we haven't seen a release date yet.

[karadin.livejournal.com]

Bunraku is a typical film, in that it took an average 3 months for principal photography, and a year of post-production, this film has a lot of computer graphics (it is supposed to have the look of Sin City) so a summer release was always a hopeful deadline, plus the current economic situation may have changed things.

While Bunraku has been labeled a 'Hollywood production' because it is US based (backing not location shooting) it is really an Independent film. A lot also depends on distribution contracts whether we will see it in theaters or direct to DVD, which will vary by country.