R2 (Japan) Harry Potter DVD (1 Viewer)

[Kong Chang]

It seems Japan will have a collector's box edition of the Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone available come May 15th. They also have a normal edition 2-disc special as well.
The link is the Amazon Japan site (which unfortunately is in Japanese and no English, just click on picture for a bigger view):
Collector's Edition:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/...341209-7775457
Normal Edition:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/...341209-7775457
For those who can't read Japanese, the Collector's Edition contains everything in the normal edition 2-disc set, plus
1) a gold snitch, with limited ed. number on a stand (model is of 1:1 size)
2) miniature wizard's hat
3) original 3D card
Cost is 9800 Yen (about $75 USD). Normal Edition is 2980 Yen (about $23)

 

[Chad B.]

The CE version looks pretty nice. Any chance of a DTS track?

 

[Dan Brecher]

There's another version like that CE due for release in Europe I believe, it's the same except instead of the hat it comes with a mini Nimbus2000 replica.

Dan

 

[Mike_S]

Is that CE set (with Snitch, hat etc..)have Japanese subtitles? Is English one of the language choices?

 

[Jeff Kleist]

All Japanese releases of US movies come with English and 99% of the time removeable Japanese subtitles. Most films are released subtitled there, and the entire country seems to have great respect for OSL

 

[Hendrik]

...for comparison - this is the Limited Collector's Edition from France:
http://www.dvdfr.com/dvd/fiche.php3?id=5420
...which includes the OST on 2(!) CDs plus a lot of junk besides... no dts... instead three DD 5.1 EX soundtracks...
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