The Studio Ghibli (JP) Discussion Thread - Page 90 - Blu-ray Forum

Eny- · 04-05-2014, 06:21 PM

Just ordered from Amazon Japan:

Only Yesterday
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Grave of Fireflies
Spirited Away
The Wind Rises
Lupin III

Only missing now:

The Cat Returns
Porco Rosso
Tales from Earthsea

Blazinty · 04-05-2014, 09:13 PM

I just wanted to confirm that Lupin III is not getting subtitles on this rerelease correct?

filmmusic · 04-05-2014, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Blazinty

I just wanted to confirm that Lupin III is not getting subtitles on this rerelease correct?

I think we don't know yet until it's released.
Or do we?

I hope it does!

Tiberius · 04-05-2014, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by filmmusic

I think we don't know yet until it's released.
Or do we?

I hope it does!

In press releases for Ghibli's upcoming Blu-rays of Spirited Away and The Wind Rises, English subtitles were mentioned, whereas in their press release for the Cagliostro Blu-ray only Japanese subs were mentioned.

Although it's entirely possible that English subs will be included as an unlisted "bonus" (at least until such a possibility is explicitly denied by somebody at Ghibli), at this point in time buying the Cagliostro Blu-ray without a working knowledge of the Japanese language is not advisable. Best bet is to wait until people have the disc in hand to confirm or deny the presence of English subs.

GC Riot · 04-06-2014, 10:57 AM

Seeing The Wind Rises in less than three hours!

filmmusic · 04-06-2014, 10:57 AM

@Tiberius
I can't understand or think why they wouldn't include English subtitles at the minute that every other signle release of this BLuray series does.
It would be inconsistent.

filmmusic · 04-06-2014, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by GC Riot

Seeing The Wind Rises in less than three hours!

I'm soooooo jealous!
Unfortunately Greek distributors don't care about anime!!

By the way, are you going to see it dubbed in Swedish, or do you keep the original there and include subtitles?

GC Riot · 04-06-2014, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by filmmusic

I'm soooooo jealous!
Unfortunately Greek distributors don't care about anime!!

By the way, are you going to see it dubbed in Swedish, or do you keep the original there and include subtitles?

One hour!
They only show it in the original Japanese with subtitles, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

FREYMAX 3D · 04-06-2014, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by GC Riot

One hour!
They only show it in the original Japanese with subtitles, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Enjoy the movie, Riot - I know I did! 10 minutes to showtime - You're probably sitting in your seats right now, waiting for the movie to start... Make sure you turn your phone off - no texting during the movie!!

Tiberius · 04-06-2014, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by filmmusic

@Tiberius
I can't understand or think why they wouldn't include English subtitles at the minute that every other signle release of this BLuray series does.
It would be inconsistent.

That's what a lot of people thought leading up to the Blu-ray of the last Kara no Kyoukai movie. Every other Blu-ray of the other movies featured English subs, why not this one? Unfortunately, it didn't turn out well.

Let me repeat: I would love to be proved wrong about Cagliostro. But until somebody has a disc in hand, given what has been officially revealed, it just isn't safe for a non-Japanese speaker to pre-order that Blu-ray.

Marshymint · 04-06-2014, 04:56 PM

Hi! I'm new to this thread, but have recently started collecting the Studio Ghibli films on blu ray. I purchased Ponyo, from Amazon Uk (which unfortunately came without a slip) and thought the film was stunning! Hayao Miyazaki really does make great films! I've since purchased Howls's moving castle, and have just ordered My neighbour totoro and Kiki's delivery service.
I was wondering if anyone could recommend any other films for me to purchase next (maybe not one of Hayao Miyazaki films; i'd like to see some of the other directors.) This would be much appreciated!

GC Riot · 04-06-2014, 05:12 PM

It really was an amazing film and a technical marvel. The animation is nothing short of breathtaking! It was tender and poignant. I did however feel that Hideaki Anno as Jiro lacked charisma in his voiceover delivery, it felt and sounded a bit flat compared to everyone else. I also noticed that the film was indeed presented in monoraul sound, but it was a great mix nevertheless. One of Miyazaki's best IMO and an instant buy!

Speaking of buying... If Cagliostro indeed doesn't have subs, I won't be getting it. I was on the fence as it was, as it's my least favourite of Miyazaki's theatrical works, and I can definitely live without a non-subbed version of a film that I only "like".

GenPion · 04-06-2014, 05:19 PM

Cagliostro is a favorite of mine. Actually, before I started buying movies, it was a film that I rented repeatedly (and this was before I was even a Miyazaki fan, I had stumbled onto the movie and LOVED IT so much without even realizing who had made it - keep in mind this was prior to my seeing Princess Mononoke or the US release of Spirited Away by Disney or the waves of his other films in English). I have probably seen The Castle of Cagliostro 20 or more times. I hope the restoration work is fantastic.

Porco Azzurro · 04-06-2014, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by GC Riot

It really was an amazing film and a technical marvel. The animation is nothing short of breathtaking! It was tender and poignant. I did however feel that Hideaki Anno as Jiro lacked charisma in his voiceover delivery, it felt and sounded a bit flat compared to everyone else. I also noticed that the film was indeed presented in monoraul sound, but it was a great mix nevertheless. One of Miyazaki's best IMO and an instant buy!

Glad you enjoyed it… I am really looking forward to seeing The Wind Rises, I'll hopefully get to see here in the UK, but if not then at least the Japanese Blu-ray isn't too far off…

I am increasingly convincing myself I need (ok, want) the Miyazaki box set

though I completely understand those who think it's a crazy thing to buy, especially for anyone who has most of the existing Japanese releases already.

On the Cagliostro/subs issue, I hope the new Cagliostro does have subs, but I'll buy it regardless. I have enough subbed copies already, and like all Miyazaki's films (except TWR for obvious reasons) I have seen them enough times that I could happily watch any of them without subs now anyway. I think Cagliostro is a great film, despite it being probably the most stylistically different of Miyazaki's features.

Eny- · 04-06-2014, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by GC Riot

Speaking of buying... If Cagliostro indeed doesn't have subs, I won't be getting it. I was on the fence as it was, as it's my least favourite of Miyazaki's theatrical works, and I can definitely live without a non-subbed version of a film that I only "like".

My problem with that is that I would be missing one set to complete the collection.

GC Riot · 04-06-2014, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Eny-

My problem with that is that I would be missing one set to complete the collection.

At least they're not numbered

Eny- · 04-07-2014, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by GC Riot

At least they're not numbered

Indeed

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Originally Posted by Eny-

Just ordered from Amazon Japan:

Only Yesterday
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Grave of Fireflies
Spirited Away
The Wind Rises
Lupin III

Only missing now:

The Cat Returns
Porco Rosso
Tales from Earthsea

In other news, I just got part of this order, shipped on Saturday.

I love Amazon Japan.

ALLIED_GOONIE · 04-07-2014, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by GC Riot

It really was an amazing film and a technical marvel. The animation is nothing short of breathtaking! It was tender and poignant. I did however feel that Hideaki Anno as Jiro lacked charisma in his voiceover delivery, it felt and sounded a bit flat compared to everyone else. I also noticed that the film was indeed presented in monoraul sound, but it was a great mix nevertheless. One of Miyazaki's best IMO and an instant buy!

Speaking of buying... If Cagliostro indeed doesn't have subs, I won't be getting it. I was on the fence as it was, as it's my least favourite of Miyazaki's theatrical works, and I can definitely live without a non-subbed version of a film that I only "like".

I was going to go see it as well, only, it appears as though it's not playing at my local theater at all. Oh well, I guess I'll just go see Cap again.

GC Riot · 04-07-2014, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ALLIED_GOONIE

I was going to go see it as well, only, it appears as though it's not playing at my local theater at all. Oh well, I guess I'll just go see Cap again.

Yeah, it's kind of a limited release. You can see where the distributor is showing the film on their homepage.

filmmusic · 04-07-2014, 04:54 PM

The mono sound in The Wind Rises seems a bit odd.
You would think that in a film like that, they would try to take advantage of a full 5.1 system since I guess there are many scenes with planes flying etc., and it would sound spectacular hearing this all around you.

On the other hand, maybe they wanted to make it sound like an old classic film?

04-06-2014, 05:19 PM	#1793
GenPion Blu-ray.com Reviewer Top contributor Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Texas 4K collection:1218 Blu-ray collection:6998 DVD collection:44 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:271	Cagliostro is a favorite of mine. Actually, before I started buying movies, it was a film that I rented repeatedly (and this was before I was even a Miyazaki fan, I had stumbled onto the movie and LOVED IT so much without even realizing who had made it - keep in mind this was prior to my seeing Princess Mononoke or the US release of Spirited Away by Disney or the waves of his other films in English). I have probably seen The Castle of Cagliostro 20 or more times. I hope the restoration work is fantastic. Last edited by GenPion; 04-06-2014 at 05:21 PM.

04-05-2014, 06:21 PM	#1781
Eny- Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Lisbon, Portugal Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:73 Blu-ray collection:1377 Trading Score:14	Just ordered from Amazon Japan: Only Yesterday My Neighbors the Yamadas Grave of Fireflies Spirited Away The Wind Rises Lupin III Only missing now: The Cat Returns Porco Rosso Tales from Earthsea

04-05-2014, 09:13 PM	#1782
Blazinty Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 4K collection:282 Blu-ray collection:5067	I just wanted to confirm that Lupin III is not getting subtitles on this rerelease correct?

04-06-2014, 10:57 AM	#1785
GC Riot Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Gothenburg, Sweden 4K collection:198 Blu-ray collection:472 DVD collection:21 Trading Score:37	Seeing The Wind Rises in less than three hours!

04-06-2014, 10:57 AM	#1786
filmmusic Banned Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 Trading Score:5	@Tiberius I can't understand or think why they wouldn't include English subtitles at the minute that every other signle release of this BLuray series does. It would be inconsistent.

04-06-2014, 04:56 PM	#1791
Marshymint Member Member since:Jan 2014 4K collection:18 Blu-ray collection:1091 DVD collection:544 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	Hi! I'm new to this thread, but have recently started collecting the Studio Ghibli films on blu ray. I purchased Ponyo, from Amazon Uk (which unfortunately came without a slip) and thought the film was stunning! Hayao Miyazaki really does make great films! I've since purchased Howls's moving castle, and have just ordered My neighbour totoro and Kiki's delivery service. I was wondering if anyone could recommend any other films for me to purchase next (maybe not one of Hayao Miyazaki films; i'd like to see some of the other directors.) This would be much appreciated!

04-06-2014, 05:12 PM	#1792
GC Riot Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Gothenburg, Sweden 4K collection:198 Blu-ray collection:472 DVD collection:21 Trading Score:37	It really was an amazing film and a technical marvel. The animation is nothing short of breathtaking! It was tender and poignant. I did however feel that Hideaki Anno as Jiro lacked charisma in his voiceover delivery, it felt and sounded a bit flat compared to everyone else. I also noticed that the film was indeed presented in monoraul sound, but it was a great mix nevertheless. One of Miyazaki's best IMO and an instant buy! Speaking of buying... If Cagliostro indeed doesn't have subs, I won't be getting it. I was on the fence as it was, as it's my least favourite of Miyazaki's theatrical works, and I can definitely live without a non-subbed version of a film that I only "like".

04-07-2014, 04:54 PM	#1800
filmmusic Banned Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 Trading Score:5	The mono sound in The Wind Rises seems a bit odd. You would think that in a film like that, they would try to take advantage of a full 5.1 system since I guess there are many scenes with planes flying etc., and it would sound spectacular hearing this all around you. On the other hand, maybe they wanted to make it sound like an old classic film?

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