Kingsman: The Secret Service (Matthew Vaughn) - Blu-ray Forum

McCrutchy · 10-29-2015, 05:40 PM

Sony Japan will release Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) on December 23rd, 2015.

Full specifications are not posted yet, but it should have Japanese and English subtitles for the film. The main feature disc is currently expected to have about 93 minutes of bonus content, and then there will be a Japan Limited Bonus Blu-ray Disc.

In addition to the above Amazon.co.jp Limited SteelBook, Sony and Amazon are also preparing two other (standard and Amazon.co.jp Limited) Premium Editions with the Japan Limited Bonus Disc:

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There will also be two other (standard and Amazon.co.jp Limited) single-disc editions available at Amazon:

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The thread in the SteelBook section is here.

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Originally Posted by Amazon.co.jp

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Amazon.co.jp limited appeared in "KINGSMAN / Kings Man"!
As Amazon.co.jp limited benefits, it comes with a double jacket specification steel book of nowhere Japan original design of the world.

In addition, Matthew Bourne director approval waiting benefits also stick it is determined as a double privilege!
It will be announced at the decision as soon as site now because it is in talks with film production team.

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[Amazon.co.jp limited privilege]
Japan original design double jacket To specification steel book (external benefits)
Matthew Bourne director approval waiting benefits (will be announced at the current filmmaking team and negotiating! Finalized as soon as site.)

[Image privilege (a total of about 93 minutes)]
- From comics to the movie: 21 Century spy training
And inclusion of the hero and the villain ※ BD only
And supervise its own view of the world ※ BD only the Journal
- Props and costumes ※ BD only the Journal
· Astounding action ※ BD only the Journal
Of cultural collision: recording of original comic of birth secret story ※ BD only

[Japan limited bonus disc]
Matthew Vaughn Director & Colin Firth video limited interview other

[Blu-ray Premium Edition specification]
· 2-disc set: main disk (BD) / Japan limited bonus disc (BD)
· Special Dejitorei Specification & Mikatase with case

[Bonus (planned)]
- Special booklet
Post card set
Kings Man stickers
Japan limited bonus disc: Colin Firth and Matthew Vaughn Director video limited interview other

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Jacket photo ※, Product specifications, such as video benefits are subject to change without notice Please note.

malcy30 · 10-30-2015, 12:01 AM

Would Japan have any censorship issues with this. There is the cut version which circulated in the Middle East and Asia even appearing in the Czech Steelbook which the disk is played as RA, when viewed as RB was uncut.

McCrutchy · 10-30-2015, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by malcy30

Would Japan have any censorship issues with this. There is the cut version which circulated in the Middle East and Asia even appearing in the Czech Steelbook which the disk is played as RA, when viewed as RB was uncut.

No chance of that. We are talking about the country with the most Blu-ray porn in the world, after all.

manicsounds · 10-30-2015, 02:11 AM

Seemingly will be a different disc than the Fox Euro discs which have Japanese options. Wonder why Fox gave the rights to Sony Japan when they already went ahead and created Japanese dub and subs and authored discs .

McCrutchy · 10-30-2015, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by manicsounds

Seemingly will be a different disc than the Fox Euro discs which have Japanese options. Wonder why Fox gave the rights to Sony Japan when they already went ahead and created Japanese dub and subs and authored discs .

Wow, I just looked and you're right, there is a Fox European BD with their standard Japanese option (768 kbps Japanese: DTS 5.1), which is, of course, hidden from non-Japanese menus. That is truly bizarre, and I can only assume that some sort of agreement was reached between Fox, Kadokawa, and Sony to have Sony distribute domestic BDs in Japan. I don't think I have ever seen a Fox movie, licensed to Kadokawa, which subsequently ended up as a Fox Blu-ray in Japan. It looks like most of the Fox titles that Kadokawa has are those that are only licensed for Fox in certain territories (e.g. The November Man which is only through Fox in the USA), whereas Kingsman was a Fox-produced film. The latter point probably explains why there is a Japanese dub on a Fox BD, since I imagine it will come from them. Possibly, the Fox discs were authored in error, or at a time when it was believed that Fox would distribute the film on video in Japan.

On a related note, I also don't understand why Kadokawa "gave up" the home media license to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 to Sony, either, as they released the first two films both theatrically and on BD themselves. I mean, the films do not seem to be very popular in Japan, yet they continue to get ornate Japanese video editions, with Sony's treatment of the latest film being almost too much.

Perhaps these two incidents are related, and concern some sort of new distribution deal for foreign Kadokawa films in Japan. It's interesting that when you look at the list on IMDb, The November Man and Mortdecai were others that Sony distributed for them, too. It almost makes me wonder if the Sony Japan BD of Fury is different from the other Sony BDs (it probably isn't). Meanwhile, Kadokawa continue to release BDs of their foreign films themselves, but generally, in less ornate editions.

It is strange, but in the end, it probably means the Blu-rays are superior to what would be produced without Sony's involvement, at least, that's the only way I can make sense of it.

McCrutchy · 10-30-2015, 01:54 PM

Sony have added the releases to their site:

Standard Edition specifications

Premium Edition specifications

Essentially, it looks like the film disc will have English: DTS-HD MA 5.1, a Japanese: DTS-HD MA 5.1 dub, and Japanese and English subtitles. The listed extras seem to match Amazon for now, with 95% of the Fox extras on the film disc, and at least an interview (or separate interviews) with Matthew Vaughn and Colin Firth on the Japan Limited Bonus Disc, with more to be announced.

10-30-2015, 12:01 AM	#2
malcy30 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Somewhere in the South Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:1	Would Japan have any censorship issues with this. There is the cut version which circulated in the Middle East and Asia even appearing in the Czech Steelbook which the disk is played as RA, when viewed as RB was uncut.

10-30-2015, 02:11 AM	#4
manicsounds Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Tokyo 4K collection:227 Blu-ray collection:4992 Blu-ray reviews: 99	Seemingly will be a different disc than the Fox Euro discs which have Japanese options. Wonder why Fox gave the rights to Sony Japan when they already went ahead and created Japanese dub and subs and authored discs .

10-30-2015, 01:54 PM	#6
McCrutchy Contributor Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:East Coast, USA Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:1263 Blu-ray collection:6773 DVD collection:253 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:17	Sony have added the releases to their site: Standard Edition specifications Premium Edition specifications Essentially, it looks like the film disc will have English: DTS-HD MA 5.1, a Japanese: DTS-HD MA 5.1 dub, and Japanese and English subtitles. The listed extras seem to match Amazon for now, with 95% of the Fox extras on the film disc, and at least an interview (or separate interviews) with Matthew Vaughn and Colin Firth on the Japan Limited Bonus Disc, with more to be announced.

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