Bill Geiger

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Featured here are this week's newest arrivals and recommended
future releases.

This weeks categories are:
Featured Items
New Releases
Upcoming Movies
Upcoming Soundtracks


Featured Items
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Shinobi (English Subtitles) [HD DVD]
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Price: Yen- 4800, US$(40.37) Release Date: 28-Apr-2006
[English Subtitles]
"HD-DVD release of the hit martial arts/period piece love story
"Shinobi" starring Yukie Nakama and Joe Odagiri.
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=HDB-1

Neverland [HD DVD] (HD-DVD)
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Price: Yen- 4800, US$(40.37) Release Date: 28-Apr-2006
HD-DVD release of the hit film starring Johnny Depp and Kate
Winslet presented in high vision telecine with DTS-HD sound!
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=TDHY-9001

Pacchigi! [HD DVD] (HD-DVD)
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Price: Yen- 4800, US$(40.37) Release Date: 26-May-2006
HD-DVD release of the award-winnning drama from director
Kazuyuki Izutsu.
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=BIHJ-1

Riddick [HD DVD] (HD-DVD)
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Price: Yen- 4800, US$(40.37) Release Date: 26-May-2006
HD-DVD release of the hit sci-fi film starring Vin Diesel.
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=TDHY-9002


New Releases
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"Nagisa Oshima DVD Box 1" (DVD)
Price: Yen- 9500, US$(79.91) Release Date: 30-Mar-2006
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=DA-918

"Kisetsufu" (DVD)
Price: Yen- 3800, US$(31.96) Release Date: 30-Mar-2006
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=DA-931

"Back To The Future Part2" [Limited Pressing] (DVD)
Price: Yen- 1714, US$(14.42) Release Date: 01-Apr-2006
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=UNPD-37604

"Domino" (DVD)
Price: Yen- 3619, US$(30.44) Release Date: 01-Apr-2006
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=UNSD-43547

"Bewitched 7th Season DVD Box" (DVD)
Price: Yen- 19800, US$(166.54) Release Date: 29-Mar-2006
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=BP-307


Upcoming Movies
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"Arashi no Yoru ni Special Edition" (DVD)
Price: Yen- 6000, US$(50.47) Release Date: 23-Jun-2006
Arashi no Yoru ni is the hit film based off of the beloved children's book. A wolf and a goat live together as friends, living a humorous yet moving life. Special edition inlcludes bonus disc with voice actor lesson, making-of footage (interviews with voice actor's and recording footage), theatrical introduction, and more. Includes two booklets.
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=TDV-16179D

"The Last Love Song On This Little Planet" [Limited Release] (DVD)
Price: Yen- 6800, US$(57.2) Release Date: 21-Jun-2006
The movie based on the popular manga "Saishu Heiki Kanojo." Sapporo's a wasteland after a vicious attack. In the ashes, a high school student named Shuji discovers that his girlfriend has been turned against her wishes into the ultimate weapon. Shuji will not let these events destroy his love. However, as the world moves closer to destruction, the two also move to a heart-wrenching conclusion.Features high qualified VFX and CG. Stars Aki Maeda. Limited Edition includes a bonus disc with interviews, theme song, and more. Includes booklet.
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=DSZD-8018

"My Own Private Idaho Digitally Remastered Edition" [w/ Memorial Photo, Limited Edition] (DVD)
Price: Yen- 4700, US$(39.53) Release Date: 26-May-2006
Digitally remastered version of the teen age drama starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves. Includes bonus disc with making-of footage, documentary (both over 40 minutes), discussion with Laury Parker and Rain Phoenix (19 minutes), deleted scenes, original theatrical trailer, Japanese trailer, and special "My Own Private Idaho" memorial photograph.
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=NHBS-50008

"Kani Goal Keeper" (DVD)
Price: Yen- 3800, US$(31.96) Release Date: 26-May-2006
Impressive story about a gigantic crab in a story of chance in the style of "Forrest Gump." Features unique performances from Saaya, Naoto Takenaka, Michiko Shimizu, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Arthur and Nao Oikawa.
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=MCSD-30043

"Hatsukoi - Sanokuenjiken no Hannin wa Joshikosei Datta" (DVD)
Price: Yen- 2381, US$(20.03) Release Date: 26-May-2006
The real perpetrator of a puzzlingly effective bank robbery commited 37 years ago is . . . a high school girl? "Nana" star Aoi Miyazaki stars in the mystery film about the biggest bank robbery in Japanese history, "Hatsukoi." This is the advanced preview DVD preceding the upcoming theatrical release, featuring behind the scenes footage and interviews with the staff and cast.
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=REDV-455

"Jean-Luc Godard C'est chouette! Godard DVD Box Part 2" [Limited Pressing] (DVD)
Price: Yen- 9333, US$(78.5) Release Date: 26-May-2006
Box set release of four films created by Jean-Luc Godard during the 1960s. Includes "A Bout De Souffle: Digital New Master Version," "Le Petit Soldat: Digital New Master Version," "Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux," and "Pierrot le fou: Digital New Master Version" on four DVDs.
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=BBBF-9192

"The Beat That My Heart Skipped DTS Special Edition" (DVD)
Price: Yen- 3800, US$(31.96) Release Date: 26-May-2006
DTS special edition release of the story about Tom, a man split between a life of crime and his dreams of becoming a pianist. Includes deluxe outer case (subject to change).
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=BIBF-6226

"Seicho Matsumoto Special Yubi" (DVD)
Price: Yen- 3800, US$(31.96) Release Date: 24-May-2006
Former Morning Musume member Maki Goto stars in her first TV series based on the hit Japanese TV series "Hi Sasu" from 1982.
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=VPBX-12522

"Ranbo" (DVD)
Price: Yen- 4800, US$(40.37) Release Date: 24-May-2006
Kenji Sakaguchi and Sho Aikawa star as the toughest policemen you've ever seen. Includes gunfights and car chases galore.
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=VPBX-12523


Upcoming Soundtracks
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"The Constant Gardner" (CDA)
Price: Yen- 2381, US$(20.03) Release Date: 28-Apr-2006
Original soundtrack to the Academy Award winning film from the director of "City Of God." Features a unique African sound that garnered the score an Oscar nomination as well.
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=TOCP-67938

"Bollywood: An Anthology of Songs from Popular Indian Cinema (title subject to change)" (CDA)
Price: Yen- 2800, US$(23.55) Release Date: 26-Apr-2006
23 fabulous tracks from Bollywood cinema filmed between 1949 and 2001!
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=PUCY-2517

digitalfreaknyc

Well...those HD prices aren't bad. That's pretty much the same as REGULAR dvd

logboy

hard to say, the one that stands out it 'shinobi' as its already on 'normal' DVD, so I wonder if theres a 'low price reissue' policy or the prices are genuinely comparable...

Giles

Finding Neverland in HD and in DTS - nice!

digitalfreaknyc

Japan is our region now too, no? or am i getting my formats scewed up?

Josh Z

The Toshiba rep told me that HD-DVD will not have region coding. I wouldn't take that as gospel just yet, but that's what I was told.

logboy

japan HD is said to be R1. dont think theyre set in concrete yet though...

Sifu

HD-DVD will support region codes, but it will be up to the various companies as to weather or not they use them.

Blue-ray is supposed to only have 3 region codes, although why they are bothering with any, is beyond me.

murphy_wmm

Really? Don't wanna know where you buy your DVD's from! :P

digitalfreaknyc

Japanese DVD's usually cost about $40...at least the ones I've bought.

Brooklyn

Comparing cost based on the Japanese price point imo is jumping the gun as far as other
regions are concerned. Though the prices seem the same as standard dvds there may be
other factors that play into this, such as the prices were already high to begin with and
the market will not support further increases. Things like that have room to play in other
regions (like here in the US). So don't count your chickens just yet

digitalfreaknyc

i'm not talking about other regions. I'm ONLY talking about these Japanese releases.

Say this title has different features in japan...or for whatever reason i wanted to get it, it wouldn't be any more than if i got the japanese regular dvd import. That's all i'm saying.

Josh Z

I hear that the HD-DVD players in Japan are shipping with a free copy of Resident Evil. Ironically, that's a title Sony distributes in the US but Toshiba distributes in Japan. They must have chosen that deliberately as an F.U. to the competition.