Hikaru Hayashi and Onibaba

[drainer@mpinet.net]

 Yeah, the only place in Orlando that had a good selection of Criterion
releases along with Japanese film was Virgin Megastore, and that store
itself is not very cheap...

-df

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Boum Productions" <pete at boumproductions.com>
To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: Hikaru Hayashi and Onibaba


> I doubt that Criterion stuff gets in many local video stores - let alone
the
> average mall...
>
> They are EXTREMELY expensive releases
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Larson" <pete at bulbrecords.com>
> To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 9:01 PM
> Subject: RE: Hikaru Hayashi and Onibaba
>
>
> > So you're implying that it's pointless to release DVD's in the US of
> > Japanese movies that have already been released in Japan? I think that's
> > alienating a very large audience. Most folks in the US won't order from
> > YesAsia, they'll either rent it from the local video store or buy it in
> the
> > mall.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> > [mailto:owner-KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu]On Behalf Of David
> > Lewis
> > Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 3:55 PM
> > To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> > Subject: Re: Hikaru Hayashi and Onibaba
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peter Larson" <pete at bulbrecords.com>
> > To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> > Sent: 2003$BG/(B11$B7n(B2$BF|(B 15:26
> > Subject: RE: Hikaru Hayashi
> >
> >
> > > Because we here in the US can't afford to buy it from Japan.
> >
> > It can be ordered, among others, from yesasia:
> >
>
http://us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/pid-1002456002/did-0/code-j/section-vi
> > deos/
> >
> >
> > As for the price, well, the criterion might be a bit cheaper, but not by
> > much.
> >
> > David Lewis
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>