[new/upcoming movies] Presents, HYD 2 OST
HYD 2 OST is out!
Bushi no Ichibun (English Subtitles) Deluxe Edition [Limited Edition] (DVD)
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Price: Yen- 6100, US$(52.19) Release Date: 01-Jun-2007
“Takuya Kimura stars in the third and final samurai film in “Tasogare Seibei”
and “Kakushi Ken Oni no Tsume” director Yoji Yamada’s samurai trilogy!
This story of married love and sword-drawn vengeance has already gained
rave reviews as Yamada’s top masterpiece, and now it’s coming home to DVD.
This limited edition includes two bonus discs with making-of documentary,
deleted scenes (subject to change), feature on sword battling, promotional
ideo, award-acceptance footage, interview with Takuya Kimura, and more
(details subject to change). Bonus features for this edition include
special postcard set, filming diary, and Takuya Kimura comment card.
Includes English subtitles.
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=DB-53&MAIL=MOVIEOoku Special Edition (DVD)
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Price: Yen- 5800, US$(49.62) Release Date: 08-Jun-2007
DVD release of the hit Japanese movie “Ooku” based on the TV seires of the
same name. Film stars Yukie Nakama and more! The year, 1712. The seventh
Shogun Ietsugu Tokugawa comes to power at a terribly young age, unable to
even become a soldier and yet thrust in front of the country. Meanwhile,
former shogun are vying for power, and in the depths of the palace war is
being waged between the various women who belong to the shogun.
Limited edition features a 10-minute extended cut of the film and bonus
disc with special features.
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=PCBC-51183&MAIL=MOVIENew Releases
—–“UDON (English Subtitles) Standard Edition” (DVD)
Price: Yen- 3800, US$(32.51) Release Date: 07-Mar-2007
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=PCBC-51094&MAIL=MOVIE“Presents – Aikagi (English Subtitles) Deluxe Edition” (DVD)
Price: Yen- 3800, US$(32.51) Release Date: 09-Mar-2007
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=GNBD-1161&MAIL=MOVIEUpcoming Soundtrack
——————-“Hana yori Dango 2 (Returns)” (CDA)
Price: Yen- 2381, US$(20.37) Release Date: 28-Feb-2007
Original soundtrack to the upcoming second season of Japanese TV series “Hana yori Dango” composed by Kosuke Yamashita. *Note: this release does not includes the theme songs “Love So Sweet” by Arashi or “Flavor of Life” by Hikaru Utada.
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=NQCL-2002&MAIL=MOVIE
(source: CDJapan Movie Newsmail)
[new/upcoming movies] DVD releases of Death Note, Honey & Clover, Sugar & Spice, Presents
Death Note! xD
happy happy!
Death Note / Death Note the Last name complete set [3DVD+CD]
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Price: Yen- 6800, US$(55.88) Release Date: 14-Mar-2007
The hit manga “Death Note” comes to the silver screen in two
consecutive live-action theatrical feature releases!
The Death Note, a notebook like no other . . . just write a
name in it and the person dies. One young man discovers
accidently discovers this dreadful notebook, and immediately
starts handing out judgement to the criminals fo the world.
On his tail is a detective named L, who would like to put the
young man behind bars. Film stars Tatsuya Fujiwara and Kenichi
Matsuyama. This box set includes both the first and second
volumes of the film plus one bonus disc with making-of footage,
bonus “Death Note Special CD” with special audio you won’t hear
anywhere else, and deluxe booklet.
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=VPBT-12688&MAIL=MOVIEHula Girl [English Subtitles] Memorial Box (DVD)
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Price: Yen- 6800, US$(55.88) Release Date: 16-Mar-2007
“DVD release of the hit Japnaese film “Hula Girl” featuring English
subtitles!!! This is the true story of a girl trying to create a
Hawaiian Center in Joban starring Yasuko Matsuyuki, Etsushi Toyokawa,
Yu Aoi, Shizuchan, and Shizuyo Yamasaki and with music from Jake
Shimabukuro. Memorial box includes three DVDs with the main feature,
400 minutes of making-of footage, story about the real “Hula Girl,”
movie “Sayuri no Koi (Shizuchan),” theatrical introduction, Jake
Shimabukuro in “Hula Girl” feature, multi-angle versions of the
dance scenes, who girl reference footage and more, plus deluxe
scenario book!
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=BIBJ-9220&MAIL=MOVIENew Releases
————“Honey and Clover (English Subtitles) Special Edition” [Limited Edition] (DVD)
Price: Yen- 4700, US$(38.62) Release Date: 12-Jan-2007
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=ACBD-10440&MAIL=MOVIEUpcoming Movies
—————“Sugar & Spice Fumi Zekka (English Subtitles)” (DVD)
Price: Yen- 3800, US$(31.23) Release Date: 21-Mar-2007
“Film adaptation of the hit novel “Fumi Zekka” by Amy Yamada. Shiro lives in a military town set on the outskirts of Tokyo. Graduating high school he decides to give up on college and instead work at a gas station for the time being. Then one day an older girl comes to work at his station, and Shiro feels something he’s never felt before . . .. Film stars Yuya Yagira (“Nobody Knows”) and Erika Sawajiri (“Pacchigi”).
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=PCBC-51105&MAIL=MOVIE“Presents – Aikagi Deluxe Edition” (DVD)
Price: Yen- 3800, US$(31.23) Release Date: 09-Mar-2007
“Thoughts of love and hard break ups warm the hearts of those that watch this moving love story! Yukari wanted nothing more than to be by her boyfriend’s side all her life . . . and yet she’s busy at work due to the Christmas rush. Her boyfriend of eight years is also busy, and so the two haven’t been able to meet. At their first date in a while, Yukari tells him she wants to break up. He confesses he has another lover, and Yukari is engulfed in tears. The next day she takes the day off work, cuts her hair, and returns home to discover the spare key her boyfriend had given her . . . reminding her of the fun times she had on Christmas with him. Includes English subtitles.
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=GNBD-1161&MAIL=MOVIE(note: stars Ryoko Hirosue and Tetsuji Tamayama!)
Upcoming Soundtracks
———————Nodame Orchestra etc.
“Orchestra de Nodame Story” (CDA)
Price: Yen- 3500, US$(28.76) Release Date: 21-Feb-2007
Sound collection from hit TV and anime series “Nodame Cantabile” includes sound from the original drama, music only appearing in the anime series, intro and outro themes, “Schumann’s Piano Sonata no. 2,” and tons more!
http://cdjapan.jp/d.html?KEY=ESCL-2935&MAIL=MOVIE
(source: CDJapan Movie Newsmail)
[movie] Shining Boy & Little Randy / Hoshi Ni Natta Shonen
Shining Boy & Little Randy / Hoshi ni Natta Shonen 星になった少年 tells the true story of Tetsumu Sakamoto, who left for Thailand at an early age to train to become an elephant trainer, or a mahout. In doing so, he learned to overcome obstacles such as language and culture; and to better communicate with elephants. He eventually returned to become Japan’s first Thai elephant trainer, and dreamed of creating a paradise or refuge for elephants in Japan. Unfortunately, he died when he was only 20, in a traffic accident.
The movie is based on the book writen by Tetsumu Sakamoto’s mother. It stars Yuya Yagira (Nobody Knows / Daremo Shiranai 誰も知らない) who won the Best Actor award in 2004’s 57th Cannes Film Festival for Nobody Knows. It also features Yu Aoi (All About Lily Chou-Chou) and Takako Tokiwa. What I also loved in the movie was the music that was composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto. I can’t seem to find the OST anywhere; but the music can be sampled with iTunes Music Store.
Watch the movie trailer on YouTube or Apple. Live performances by Ryuichi Sakamoto of the title song can be found on YouTube.
As many scenes in the movie were filmed in Thailand, the Randy Foundation was set up in aid of the tsunami event that hit several countries on 26th December 2004. A portion of proceeds from movie ticket sales were donated to UNICEF. It also struck me that today (26th December 2006) happens to be exactly two years after the unfortunate event.
