Yojimbo, Sanjuro ... and Das Leben der Anderen

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Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo and Sanjuro have been released on BD by Criterion, but I was wondering, does anyone know if there are plans for region B releases of these? Same goes for Seven Samurai, I guess - a Criterion release seems to be planned, but that's of less importance to me personally than the other two, since I've seen Seven Samurai (although a HD upgrade would be nice).

Also, I'm frustrated by Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others). The US release is region A locked, and the region B releases I'm aware of only have German or French subtitles. Does anyone know of any UK or Norwegian releases being planned? It seems like such a great movie, and buying the DVD isn't really an option