Got the Blu-ray of it, and confirmed that this is region A locked, with no English menu (showing the Japanese menu even though the player was set to show the English menu). The only extra is the theatrical trailer, so Japanese menu may not be a deal breaker for many, but this really looks like the Japanese exclusive after all.
The opening credits are window-boxed, probably meaning that this is based on an old master. Still, the colors are good & grains look good, too. The sad part is that the English audio really is DD only, while the Japanese dub gets DTS-HD MA audio.
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