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Michael Kerpan · #51 Post by **Michael Kerpan** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:01 am

[quote="esl"]More noteworthy, because I think these are the first time on DVD, are the two Naruse films; Mother(ã

Sanjuro · #52 Post by **Sanjuro** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:23 am

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...

Michael Kerpan · #53 Post by **Michael Kerpan** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 1:12 am

Sanjuro wrote: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...

Steven H · #54 Post by **Steven H** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:38 pm

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

manicsounds · #55 Post by **manicsounds** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:46 pm

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.

Steven H · #56 Post by **Steven H** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:37 am

Thanks for the correction, I guess I wasn't paying attention (and all that work looking for database listings.)

feckless boy · #57 Post by **feckless boy** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:30 am

Naomi Kawase's Mogari no mori (The Mourning Forest) will have English subtitles, according to hmv japan. Release date: April 25th.

sidehacker · #58 Post by **sidehacker** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:36 pm

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?

htdm · #59 Post by **htdm** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:50 pm

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.

foggy eyes · #60 Post by **foggy eyes** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:21 pm

feckless boy wrote:Naomi Kawase's Mogari no mori (The Mourning Forest) will have English subtitles, according to hmv japan. Release date: April 25th.

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.

Sanjuro · #61 Post by **Sanjuro** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:23 am

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.

Steven H · #62 Post by **Steven H** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:40 am

I just ordered the Kawase set, so when I get it I'll post some screencaps and things. A very, very, very exciting release.

colinr0380 · #63 Post by **colinr0380** » Sun May 11, 2008 2:07 pm

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.

esl · #64 Post by **esl** » Sun May 18, 2008 11:32 pm

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.

htdm · #65 Post by **htdm** » Mon May 19, 2008 12:41 am

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.

Steven H · #66 Post by **Steven H** » Mon May 19, 2008 6:57 am

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.

feckless boy · #67 Post by **feckless boy** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:04 am

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.

Michael Kerpan · #68 Post by **Michael Kerpan** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:16 am

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).

Steven H · #69 Post by **Steven H** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:07 am

Great find, feckless boy. Apparently this site has some english subs, which could be used.

feckless boy · #70 Post by **feckless boy** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:54 am

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).

htdm · #71 Post by **htdm** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:08 am

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.

Michael Kerpan · #72 Post by **Michael Kerpan** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:32 pm

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?

shirobamba · #73 Post by **shirobamba** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:13 am

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

feckless boy · #74 Post by **feckless boy** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:48 am

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).

feckless boy · #75 Post by **feckless boy** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:49 am

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).

Upcoming R2 Japan

Mogari no mori (Kawase, 2007)

Re: Mogari no mori (Kawase, 2007)

Ball at the Anjo House (Kozaburo Yoshimura, 1947)

Ghibli Blu-ray

Re: Ghibli Blu-ray

Itami Juzo

Oshima box-set