John Wick -- February 17th, 2016

[McCrutchy]

I have been waiting for this...

Pony Canyon will release John Wick (2014) in Japan on February 16th, 2016. As I anticipated, it looks like the release will be something special.

First of all, there will be both a standard, single-disc edition, and then a two-disc Collector's Edition, with a Japan-Exclusive SteelBook design. Beyond that, each configuration will also be available as an Amazon.co.jp Exclusive, with poster/posters, but those images have not been loaded yet.

According to the specs available now, each edition will present the film with either English: Dolby Atmos or English: DTS Headphone X (likely via DTS-HD MA 2.0) audio, as well as a Japanese: DTS-HD MA 5.1 dub track. Only Japanese subtitles will be included. I am unsure if the film was screened in Japan with the very colorful English subtitles for the non-English dialogue, but, based on precedent, if they were there theatrically, then there is a good chance that they would be on the Blu-ray (along with optional Japanese translation subtitles).

The Collector's Edition SteelBook will feature an additional disc, and Amazon has the following to say about the extras on it:

Originally Posted by Amazon.co.jp

【特典映像】(予定)
[本編DISC]
●6種のドキュメント
●チャド・スタエルスキ×デヴィッド・リーチ オーディオコメンタリー
●予告編

[特典DISC]
●キアヌ・リーブス来日時スペシャルインタビュー
●NYジャンケットインタビュー

他

[Bonus] (scheduled)
[Main DISC]
● 6 kinds of documents
● Chad Sutaerusuki × David Leach audio commentary
● Trailer

[Benefits DISC]
● Keanu Reeves Japan during the Special Interview
● NY junket interview

other

You could expect that the standard edition will include the extras specified for the main disc, and that the additional extras revealed so far would be in English.