Info on import Blu-ray titles

[Jester217300]

I included the Japanese Freedom Box in the list because I could not find it in Bandai Visual's U.S. store but I could find it in their Japanese store (and other Japanese stores). I think it will probably appear in their U.S. store too at some point. I'll remove the import listing when that happens.

Their U.S. store is:
http://www.dot-anime.us/

Their Japanese store is
http://www.dot-anime.com/

I'm not sure if the U.S. customers will be redirected to the U.S. store when trying to access their Japanese one...

I wasn't saying it shouldn't be listed I just wanted interested people to know that a domestic version was available at a good pre-order price

[kannisto]

I wasn't saying it shouldn't be listed I just wanted interested people to know that a domestic version was available at a good pre-order price

Yeah I know, I just intend to remove the entries that are no longer import-exclusive but with this one I'll wait until U.S. has wider pre-order availability

[Arkadin]

Amazon is now showing like 10 imports for sale.
most of them now say "ship in 8 to 12 days" or something like that.
a few still say "ships when available"
I saw "Exhiled", "Brotherhood of War", and "An Empress and the Warriors" among others.
I also came across the pre-order for "seven swords" for $40 on sale.
the regular price looks like $60 or so.
Holy crap!
that's crazy.

[kannisto]

Fox Japan will release The Day the Earth Stood Still on 12th of December. There's no cover art available yet.

I couldn't find info on a U.S. release announcement so I assume it hasn't been announced there yet.

Source:
http://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20080917/20cfox.htm

They also announced other releases but those have been announced for the U.S. already as well.

[kannisto]

Added this to the Japanese list:

Day the Earth Stood Still (The) (Japan - Fox) (12-Dec-2008)
Amazon JP HMV JP Yesasia
Audio: English
Subtitles: Japanese ?
Region: A | Free ?
Notes: No spec in kakaku.com yet.

And also added 36 titles to the French list. The French list is still not quite completed but hopefully soon Removed Highlander from the French list because it seems to have been cancelled by Studio Canal (according to DVDFR).

[kannisto]

I'm going to be on a trip to Kyoto for a couple of days (back next Tuesday) so I can't update the title listings before later next week. Hopefully I can finish the French listings by end of next week, there's quite a lot of stuff to go through there...

I'll have some limited mobile phone access to the forums in the meanwhile anyway.

[AnalogueGhost]

Here's a couple I mentioned in another thread, but don't see posted in the Japanese list yet. They're both available at Amazon.co.jp and HMV.co.jp.

My Blueberry Nights
Audio: English True HD
Subtitles: Japanese
Region: A | Free ?


Breaking and Entering
Audio: English, Japanese, Thai, Portuguese
Subtitles: Japanese, English, Thai, Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, Portuguese
Region: A | Free ?

Also, it's worth noting that Amazon.co.jp now has a currency converter. It appears that Amazon processes your transaction in USD so you can avoid International transaction fees. It's nice to order from Amazon's Japanese site and know how much you're really paying!

[Leynos]

My Blueberry Nights
Audio: English True HD
Subtitles: Japanese
Region: A | Free ?

Hi,

My copy of this disc states Regions ABC on the back. I don't have a region B player to test it on though.

Regards,

Leynos

[ahsoka]

Once Upon A Time in China & America (German Import).

Region Code B.

Audio: English 5.1/German 5.1/German 2.0/Mandarin 1.0/Cantonese 1.0.
Subtitles: German.

[kannisto]

I updated the Japanese title list.

Removed the following that are not import exclusive:
- Freedom
- Day the Earth Stood Still (The)

Added the following:

Amelie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain) (Japan - Sony) (26-Nov-2008)

Aquarion - Theatrical Feature : Sosei Shinwa Hen & Ippatsu Gyakuten Hen (Japan - Media Factory) (5-Dec-2008)

Breaking and Entering (Japan - Disney) (19-Sep-2007)

Freedomland (Japan - Sony) (26-Nov-2008)

Gin-iro no kami no Agito (Origin: Spirits of the Past) (Japan - Media Factory) (5-Dec-2008)

Gunbuster - The Movie (Top wo Nerae!) (Japan - Bandai Visual) (21-Nov-2008)

Gunbuster - The Movie 1 & 2 (Box) (Japan - Bandai Visual) (21-Nov-2008)

Gunbuster - The Movie 2 (Top wo Nerae 2!) (Japan - Bandai Visual) (21-Nov-2008)

Lupin the Third: Lupin vs. Fukusei Ningen (Japan - Vap) (3-Dec-2008)

Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (Japan - Vap) (3-Dec-2008)

Lupin the Third: 1st TV series (Box) (Japan - Vap) (21-Dec-2008?)

Maid in Manhattan (Japan - Sony) (26-Nov-2008)

Mona Lisa Smile (Japan - Sony) (26-Nov-2008)

My Blueberry Nights (Japan - Sony) (12-Sep-2008)

Sin City (Japan - Geneon Ent.) (5-Dec-2008)

Terminator 2: Judgement Day (Japan - Geneon Ent.) (5-Dec-2008)

Terminator 2: Judgement Day (Premium Edition) (Japan - Geneon Ent.) (5-Dec-2008)

Tokyo Marble Chocolate (Japan - BMG Japan) (24-Sep-2008)

[DCSholtis]

Apparently the difference between T2 and T2 Premium Edition is that the Premium Edition will have both the director's cut and theatrical cuts included.

[DCSholtis]

Noticed In Bruges info up at Discshop Finland, Ginza and Discshop (Sweden). No pre orders so far though

[DCSholtis]

On the french side. Kill Bill 1+2 and Pulp Fiction also coming soon and all 3 are Steelbooks. (All TF1 Video BR releases from now on will be steelbooks in fact)

[kannisto]

Noticed In Bruges info up at Discshop Finland, Ginza and Discshop (Sweden). No pre orders so far though

I believe Discshop does not ship outside of Finland/Sweden. They seem to be a very good shop otherwise though.

[Leynos]

On the french side. Kill Bill 1+2 and Pulp Fiction also coming soon and all 3 are Steelbooks. (All TF1 Video BR releases from now on will be steelbooks in fact)

Does anyone else think that the French cover for volume 2 is way cooler than the US and UK cover artwork?