Re: Importing Japan BD exclusives. Please share your thoughts/experiences...
Here are some specs that are confirmed in our site (by the visitors, by us, etc):
***Unleashed AKA Danny The Dog
Bluray ALL Japan - (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
Extras:
"Making Of" - documentary (36:22 [French and English language])
"Making Of FX" - featurette (2:04)
Full Length Action Scenes:
- Jewelry Fight (2:52)
- Swimming Pool Fight (3:29)
- Final Fight 1 (2:22)
- Final Fight 2 (1:22)
Deleted Scene:
- I'm Bad (1:50)
- Blue Fight (0:44)
Collection Of Outtakes (3:25)
On Stage At Premiere: Jet Li (5:16 / Chinese Language)
"Baby Boy" by 'RZA' - music video (3:03)
"Danny The Dog" Theatrical Trailer (2:18)
Subtitles:English and Japanese
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
Soundtrack(s):English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Notes:
-"Unrated" European Version 102:32 mins.
-Japanese Title - "Danny The Dog". Opening Title - "Danny The Dog".
-1080p transfer, using MPEG-4 AVC compression. Extras are in standard definition. Confirmed to be "R0".
-Extras have optional Japanese subtitles, except "Making Of FX", "Music Video" and "Trailer".
***U-571
Bluray ALL Japan - (GAGA)
Extras:
Audio Commentary by director Jonathan Mostow
Japanese Theatrical Trailer
Production Notes (Japanese text)
Cast and Crew Biographies (Japanese text)
Subtitles:Japanese
Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
Soundtrack(s):English TrueHD 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Notes:The transfer is open-matte.
***Happy Feet (NOTE: Exclusive PCM-track)
Bluray ALL Japan - (Warner Bros Home Entertainment)
Extras:
"As One Penguin Stops Tapping" -featurette (4:22 min)
"Behind the Scenes of Happy Feet" -featurette (13:02 min)
"Happy Feet in Japan" -featurette (in Japanese, no English subtitles - 11:49 min)
"Spanish Lesson" -featurette (5:09 min)
Deleted scenes (in 1080p, with introduction by director/co-writer/co-producer George Miller - 3 min):
-Mumble Meets a Blue Whale (3:21 min)
-A Happy Feet Moment (0:29 sec)
Fun & Games:
-"I Love to Singa" Looney Tunes cartoon short (8:06 min)
-"Dance Like a Penguin: Stomp to the Beat" -featurette (5:20 min)
Music videos:
-Prince: "The Song of the Heart" (3:00 min)
-Gia Farrell: "Hit Me Up" (3:21 min)
-Brittany Murphy: "Somebody to Love" (with introduction - 4:11 min)
Theatrical trailer (1:21 min)
Subtitles:English, and Japanese
Aspect Ratio:2.40:1
Soundtrack(s):English PCM 5.1 (4.6 Mbps)
English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX (640 Kbps)
Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
Notes:Using VC-1 compression. Confirmed to be "R0". All extras are in English, except "Happy Feet in Japan".
***Black Rain - CE
Bluray ALL Japan - (Paramount)
Extras:
Audio commentary by director Ridley Scott
"Black Rain: The Script, The Cast" - featurette (20:23 min)
"Making The Film: Part 1" - featurette (28:39 min)
"Making The Film: Part 2" - featurette (9:16 min)
"Post Production" - featurette (12:25 min)
Theatrical Trailer (in 1080p - 2:24 min)
(exclusive Japanese extras - all in Japanese only)
"Interviews":
-actors Yuya Uchida ("Nashida"), Joji Shimaki (Sugai's Man), Guts Ishimatsu ("Katayama"), Shigeru Kôyama ("Ohashi"), and actress Miyuki Ono ("Miyuki") - 6:10 min
-actors Shigeru Kôyama ("Ohashi"), Jun Kunimura ("Yashimoto"), and actress Miyuki Ono ("Miyuki") - 7:15 min
-actors Guts Ishimatsu ("Katayama"), Yuya Uchida ("Nashida"), and Joji Shimaki (Sugai's Man) - 10:09 min
Featurette, inc. interviews from actress Miyuki Ono ("Miyuki"), actors Jun Kunimura ("Yashimoto") and Yuya Uchida ("Nashida") - 6:34 min
Featurette, inc. interviews from actress Miyuki Ono ("Miyuki"), actors Yuya Uchida ("Nashida"), Guts Ishimatsu ("Katayama"), Jun Kunimura ("Yashimoto") and Joji Shimaki (Sugai's Man) - 4:30 min
Featurette, inc. interviews from author Lily Franky, Shinya Ueda, actors Masaya Kato and Hikari Ôta - 9:43 min
"Actor Yusaku Matsuda audition" (in English - 0:46 sec)
Photo gallery (in 1080p - 2:50 min)
Subtitles:English, and Japanese
Aspect Ratio:2.40:1
Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX (640 Kbps)
English DTS ES 6.1 discrete (1.5 Mbps)
Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Notes:Using MPEG-2 compression. All English based extras have optional English and Japanese subtitles (except Trailer). Exclusive Japanese extras have NO subtitles. Menus are in Japanese."
***Ultraviolet (exclusive ""Extended Cut")
Bluray A Japan - (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
Extras:
Audio commentary by actress Milla Jovovich. (Optional Japanese subtitles)
UV Protection: The Making Of Ultraviolet: Four-Part Documentary (30:54 / 'Play All' option / Optional Japanese subtitles.) [480/60i]
- Part I: The Beginning (12:16)
- Part II: Turn Of The Wheel (7:16)
- Part III: Through The Lens (5:16)
- Part IV: Fighting Stance (5:30)
Previews:
- "Underworld: Evolution" (2:21) [1080/24p], "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" (1:45 / Forced Japanese subtitles) [480/60i] and "Coming To Blu-ray" (1:13 / Optional Japanese subtitles) [1080/24p]
Subtitles:English and Japanese
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Soundtrack(s):English PCM 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Notes:Using MPEG-2 compression. Confirmed to work in "Class A" and "Class B" players. (Packaging states disc is "A" only).
If you want subtitles for the foreign language parts, you have to manually turn them on and off.
No Cuts - "Extended Cut" 94:27 mins.
German-release has also "R-rated"-version, but it´s missing English PCM-track.
