Rokuga Net

[chris neilson]

Nicheflix.com is the best source I'm aware of for renting Japanese films by mail in the US which haven't been released in Region 1 yet.  

 
On Wednesday, October 13, 2004, at 07:48AM, bulb at tc3net.com <bulb at tc3net.com> wrote:

>Does anyone know of any mail order Japanese rental video shops in 
>the states?
>
>Original Message:
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>From: Fergus MacDermot macdermotfergus at hotmail.com
>Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 08:25:34 +0000
>To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
>Subject: Re: Rokuga Net
>
>
>
>I get the rokuga.net service in the UK. One of the main reasons for 
>bringing 
>the court case (according to the bumpf sent out by 6ga.net) was that the 
>customers were able to copy music and music videos from the tv and 
>this was 
>the breach of copyright that was most offensive..
>
>My wife Maki (Japanese expat living in UK for 8 years) can't afford the 
>NHK 
>service as it is overpriced and the choice of programming is dreadful. 
>She 
>wants to watch the Variety programmes like SMAP SMAP, Takeshi's 
>various 
>things, Fushigihakken etc, not so much the rather tame and dull 
>offerings 
>from the Japan Satellite service.
>
>It is very surprising the TV channels don't offer something but then they 
>seem to have a thing about copyright in all forms.
>
>Fergus
>
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