Page 3 of 4
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:01 am
by Michael Kerpan
[quote="esl"]More noteworthy, because I think these are the first time on DVD, are the two Naruse films; Mother(ã
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:23 am
by Sanjuro
There's been quite a few Naruse movies on the 'Nihon Eiga Senmon Channel' recently here in Japan. I seem to recall that a few of them were advertised as being not yet on video/DVD.
I don't have last month's schedule to hand but of the 6 Naruse films on this month and in December 'Natsukashi no Kao' from 1941 and 'Circus gonin-gumi' from 1935 are labeled as such.
I guess this might be some indication of forthcoming releases? Or perhaps just of their poor quality...
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 5:12 am
by Michael Kerpan
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:38 pm
by Steven H
Suzuki Masayuki's Hero is now listed on
yesasia.com with english subtitles for March 8th. Anybody seen this? Is it entertaining? Mediocre?
edit: I'd originally gotten Suzuki Masayuki and Suo Masayuki confused but fixed it thanks to manicsounds correction
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:46 am
by manicsounds
First of all, this is NOT a Masayuki Suo film. He would not succumb to this...
HERO is directed by Masayuki Suzuki, who is pretty much a gun for hire.
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:37 pm
by Steven H
Thanks for the correction, I guess I wasn't paying attention (and all that work looking for database listings.)
Mogari no mori (Kawase, 2007)
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:30 pm
by feckless boy
Naomi Kawase's
Mogari no mori (The Mourning Forest) will have English subtitles, according to hmv japan. Release date: April 25th.
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:36 pm
by sidehacker
Great news! I hope more subbed Kawase will follow. This will be the first film of hers to be released with (official) English subs, no?
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:50 am
by htdm
On 4/26, Kinokuniya will release a 5-disc box entitled Kawase Naomi - Early Documentaries. According to
Kawase's blog, half of the 8 films included in the box have never had an official release in theaters. Here are the titles:
Ni Tsutsumarete (Embracing - 1992)
Katatsumori (1994)
Ten, Mitake (See the Heavens - 1995)
Hi wa Katabuki (The Setting Sun - 1996)
Somaudo Monogatari (The Weald - 1998)
Manguekyo (1999)
Kyakarabaa (Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth - 2001)
Tsuioku no Dansu (Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom - 2003)
Several sites are listing this set as having English subtitles.
Re: Mogari no mori (Kawase, 2007)
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:21 am
by foggy eyes
The
YesAsia listing appears to confirm this. Not a cheap release, but the film is superb and well worth it. Hopefully more subbed Kawase will follow.
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:23 am
by Sanjuro
Although most sites are listing the documentary box set as having English subtitles, in the list on Naomi Kawase's
website only one (Manguekyo) is labelled as "
English Subtitled Version".
Edit: I sent an email to the address on her page and got a reply today. All documentaries have english subtitles. There are some interviews and things which won't have english subs however.
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:40 pm
by Steven H
I just ordered the Kawase set, so when I get it I'll post some screencaps and things. A very, very, very exciting release.
Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 6:07 pm
by colinr0380
Not sure where to put this, and it probably doesn't belong even in the International DVD section but the mastersofcinema.org site has this piece of news dated yesterday from Doug Cummings:
Variety Asia is reporting that the famed Shochiku studio (Japan) will debut an online streaming service on May 21: "Users will be able to view one pic for seven days for ¥367 ($3.54) or take out a monthly subscription for $10.14. Shochiku will launch the service with 100 pics, including classics from auteurs Yasujiro Ozu and Keisuke Kinoshita... It will add 10-20 titles monthly and will be streaming 200 titles by the end of its first year." - D.C.
Ball at the Anjo House (Kozaburo Yoshimura, 1947)
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 3:32 am
by esl
CD Japan shows that Ball at the Anjo House(1947) by Kozaburo Yoshimura will be available on 6/27/08 for a limited time until 12/31/08. No english subs.
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 4:41 am
by htdm
Shochiku is releasing 24 classic titles on 6/27 - while most are re-releases, three important first time to DVD titles include the title listed above and:
Honjitsu kyushin [aka
No Consultations Today] (1951, Shibuya Minoru) and
Tonari no Yaechan [aka
Our Neighbor, Miss Yae] (1934, Shimazu Yasujiro). With the exception of the Shimizu set, it appears that none of the other Shochiku releases will have English subs.
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 10:57 am
by Steven H
Thanks for the heads up about the classic titles, htdm! I also see that Shochiku is putting Yoshimura Kouzaburo's Shindo scripted
Ball At the Anjo House, a certain classic starring Hara Setsuko and Mori Masayuki. I saw this film at the Shochiku retrospective a few years back in NY and it was one of many pleasant surprises.
Ghibli Blu-ray
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:04 am
by feckless boy
Jarinko Chie seems to be the first classic Studio Ghibli to be released on Blu-ray (no Iblard Jikan doesn't count). A somewhat odd choice to start out with, is it
that popular also outside of the Kansai area? Wonderful film nevertheless, hopefully the rest of them will follow soon.
Re: Ghibli Blu-ray
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:16 pm
by Michael Kerpan
feckless boy wrote:Jarinko Chie seems to be the first classic Studio Ghibli to be released on Blu-ray (no Iblard Jikan doesn't count). A somewhat odd choice to start out with, is it
that popular also outside of the Kansai area? Wonderful film nevertheless, hopefully the rest of them will follow soon.
Still no English subtitling for this one. Very unfortunate, because this depends more on talking to a considerable extent (and talking in Osaka dialect at that).
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:07 pm
by Steven H
Great find, feckless boy. Apparently
this site has some english subs, which could be used.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:54 pm
by feckless boy
Steven H wrote:Great find, feckless boy. Apparently
this site has some english subs, which could be used.
It is supposedly translated from and synched to the french release (Kié la petite peste). The forthcoming Blu-ray isn't listed to have any subtitles at all which is strange since it might be tricky even for native japanese speakers to keep up with the Osaka-ben spoken (if you want to get an idea just watch The Pornographers).
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:08 pm
by htdm
Just got
Tonari no Yaechan [aka
Our Neighbor, Miss Yae] (1934, Shimazu Yasujiro) today - looks much better than the official Shochiku Home Video release of several years ago - and no English subs as expected.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:32 pm
by Michael Kerpan
htdm wrote:Just got
Tonari no Yaechan [aka
Our Neighbor, Miss Yae] (1934, Shimazu Yasujiro) today - looks much better than the official Shochiku Home Video release of several years ago - and no English subs as expected.
Lucky you -- I won't have my copies of this batch of Shochiku releases until Monday (or so).
I wonder if they have other classics like Yae-chan and Anjo House in the pipeline?
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:13 pm
by shirobamba
I don't know where else to put this... (so mods feel free to move it to a more appropriate thread, if there is one)
Interesting interview with Tom Mes (Midnight Eye) on
Wildgrounds.com
Itami Juzo
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:48 pm
by feckless boy
According to
Yesasia's pre-release calender are Itami Juzo's films (Tampopo, The Funeral etc) going to be re-released at a lower price point (around $22). They'll probably have English subtitles (to be confirmed).
Oshima box-set
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:49 am
by feckless boy
Yet another Oshima Nagisa
box-set is set to be released on November 29. A three disk affair:
The Catch (1961),
Tales of the Ninja (1967) and
Death by Hanging (1968). Two relatively obscure titles coupled with a masterpiece (Death by Hanging). No english subs as far as I can see (but then again my kanji skills are on the level of a three year old).
