Yoji Yamada - dvd region help

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> Here are three Yamada Yoji films on DVD, available from
> Five Star Corp. in Hong Kong. All three have English 
> subtitles. Some also have Chinese subtitles.
> 
> I checked some sources in Japan, and some "classic" films have
> subtitles in Japanese (because of poor sound quality, or for the
> hearing-impaired, etc.), but I saw none apart from Tasogare Seibei
> with English subtitles, but Tasogare Seibei requires a Region 2 DVD
> player, or one that is genuinely completely code-free.
> 
> At Georgetown Univ. on the first try we got a DVD player that was
> supposedly code-free, but it actually showed Chinese and Korean DVD's,
> not Japanese ones.
> 
> You may perhaps be able to find these three titles at a source nearer
> to you. The description for title 1) is straight from Five Star, which
> gives no description for the other two.
> 
> Five Star's URL is:
> 
> http://store.fivestarlaser.com/cgi-bin/ecommerce/search.html?id=Aob8Vv9Y
> 
> These are the three Five Star has:
> 
> 1) Learning Circle , The (Encoded) (Gakko 2)
> 學校 2 
> The learning Circle a film by Yamada Yoji and a follow up to his 1993 hit
> A Class To Remembered, is a moving story about the daily life of teacher 
> and students at a high school for mentally-handicapped children. In this
> film, Yamada has depicted vividly and with genuine emotion the dreams and
> expectations he has for all schools and teacher: Education is much more
> than merely minting students who are easy for schools and teachers to
> handle.
> 
> 2) Tora San's Good Samaritan (Encoded) 
> 男人之苦之奮鬥篇
> (no description) 
> 
> 3) Tora San, Our Lovable Tramp (Encoded) 
>
男人之苦之男人真命苦
> (no description)
> 
> These are all encoded for Region 3, so you'd best consult with a
> specialist
> for technical advice on what equipment you'd need to show them, especially
> if
> you'd like to show them in a large-screen situation. You can reset
> computers
> to play Region 3 DVD's, but you can only reset them two or three times
> before
> they permanently play only the region you last set them for.
> 
> Five Star may also have Tasogare Seibei, but it will be for Region 3.
> 
> Hopefully some other member of this list can guide you to some more
> US-friendly versions, and/or more titles.
> 
> Sorry this was all I could find. Hopefully someone else may be able to be
> more helpful.
> 
> M. McCaskey
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bernst_m at bellsouth.net" <mbernst at emory.edu>
> Date: Friday, July 9, 2004 12:59 pm
> Subject: Yoji Yamada
> 
> > Dear All,
> > 
> > I'm wondering if anyone has any info on the availability in the 
> > U.S. of
> > english subtitled, 35mm prints of Yoji Yamada's films.
> > 
> > I'm hoping to put together a three film series this fall to build 
> > upon the
> > attention he received for TWILIGHT SAMURAI.  I'm hoping to show 
> > one TORA-SAN
> > (perhaps the very first), one GAKKO, and A DISTANT CRY FROM SPRING.
> > 
> > I will very much appreciate any guidance or information.
> > 
> > Sincerely,
> > 
> > Matthew Bernstein
> > 
> > 
>