Hana Yori Dango Final Director's Cut Differences
The director's cut is about 33 minutes longer than the original movie. A lot of scenes were paced slower especially the ones shot in a destination. I have not rewatched the original cut of the film, if I do watch it again I can probably edit this, but this is my memory of things that are only in the Director's Cut. Please correct me if i'm wrong. Also I cannot believe that HYD is almost 20 years old!!
In general, a lot of scenes are just longer.
Makino sharing a water bottle with Domyouji in the car
Longer press announcement scene
Scene of them in LA renting the red car
Scene in the diner eating
Scenes in Tsukasa's office
Scenes with Nishida knowing that the tiara is missing and telling them to not be flashy on the trip
Longer scenes with Yuki and Okami, including the one where they walk
A lot more scenes of different people making Makino doubt the marriage
Kaburagi has way more scenes
Longer fight scenes at Hotel Volver
Longer Hongkong scenes
Longer Beach scenes - Kisshug is played during the flashbacks and when Makino cries about the necklace, and has already stopped by the time Domyouji finds her
Longer wedding scene
Credits shows a flashback of the kiss scene at Domyouji airport from finale of S1
Final post credits of the message Jun and Mao wrote on the red car
Also I've watched this movie so many times and just now realized that the yellow shirt Makino wears at the beach spells out Tomato PQRN. lol