Japanese DVD and Soundtrack
Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 7:40 pm
My girlfriend gave me both of these for my birthday yesterday. I know it's been brought up in other threads how vastly superior they are as compared to the US versions, but I don't recall seeing any images or details.
I haven't had a whole lot of time to go through them yet but here's a quick run down:
The dvd comes with an insert with the chapter titles and such, but the best thing about it is a "location map" that shows where certain major scenes happened on a small map of Tokyo (from Shinjuku to Shibuya basically). Fantastic.
On the dvd itself, the special features include everything on the US version (the trailers are swapped for the japanese counterparts), as well as four short interviews with Scarlett, Giovanni, Sofia, and Ross Katz.
The CD comes with two inserts, the first being a 13 page book of pictures, some from the movie, others of scenes in the movie at different angles, and others not in the film. The other insert is mostly in Japanese but it includes the lyrics to Too Young and Just Like Honey in English.
Also in the CD case is a small card that resembles a hotel room key card with a URL on the back that leads you to a small site that is mostly out of date. It had links to a calendar and posters you could buy (must be out of stock because there is no way to get more info), as well as some wallpapers and the dead links to the City Girl video.
I'll post some more stuff from it as I get access to a scanner or camera, but I'm just amazed at how much better it is...and not just an improvement over the terrible US DVD cover.
Here is the title menu from the DVD itself; faint clouds move across the screen (you can see some in the lower left corner) and Girls is playing the background:
I haven't had a whole lot of time to go through them yet but here's a quick run down:
The dvd comes with an insert with the chapter titles and such, but the best thing about it is a "location map" that shows where certain major scenes happened on a small map of Tokyo (from Shinjuku to Shibuya basically). Fantastic.
On the dvd itself, the special features include everything on the US version (the trailers are swapped for the japanese counterparts), as well as four short interviews with Scarlett, Giovanni, Sofia, and Ross Katz.
The CD comes with two inserts, the first being a 13 page book of pictures, some from the movie, others of scenes in the movie at different angles, and others not in the film. The other insert is mostly in Japanese but it includes the lyrics to Too Young and Just Like Honey in English.
Also in the CD case is a small card that resembles a hotel room key card with a URL on the back that leads you to a small site that is mostly out of date. It had links to a calendar and posters you could buy (must be out of stock because there is no way to get more info), as well as some wallpapers and the dead links to the City Girl video.
I'll post some more stuff from it as I get access to a scanner or camera, but I'm just amazed at how much better it is...and not just an improvement over the terrible US DVD cover.
Here is the title menu from the DVD itself; faint clouds move across the screen (you can see some in the lower left corner) and Girls is playing the background:
