DVD/Video rentals in Tokyo

[Eija Niskanen]

I live in Koenji, and Avis was at least still around last summer.

On 10/27/06, Mark Nornes <amnornes at umich.edu> wrote:
> One of the best rental stores I've seen in Japan is in Waseda, an
> upstairs shop around the corner from one of the Tozai line exits.
> You'll find it if you look. One of its strengths is lengthy runs of
> famous directors. You'll need a VHS deck, which you can pick up
> cheap  at second-hand at pawn shops.
>
> Markus
>
>
>
> On Oct 27, 2006, at 5:26 AM, J.sharp wrote:
>
> > Talking of obscure stuff like Adachi's Josei Guerrilla, I
> > discovered all
> > these films and some ultra weird oddities (and not just Japanese)
> > in the
> > ultimate cult rental shop, Auviss in Koenji (or was it Nakano - my
> > memory
> > fails me...).
> >
> > With this and the two Tsutaya outlets in Shinjuku and Shibuya, I
> > basically
> > managed to see everything I wanted (and not just Japanese - there's
> > nothing
> > like these places in the UK - absolutely amazing).
> >
> > Also, you should visit the Book Off discount used book store chains
> > occasionally for cheap secondhand DVDs as well.
> >
> > Enjoy your stay!
> >
> > Jasper
> >
> >
> >
> > --------- Original Message --------
> > From: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> > To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-
> > state.edu>
> > Subject: Re: DVD/Video rentals in Tokyo
> > Date: 26/10/06 21:25
> >
> >>
> >>   It's not really a video rental store per se, but you should
> >> check out
> >> JANIS in Ochanomizu (www.janis-cd.com) - its mostly a cd rental shop
> >> (and probably about the best one in Japan, in my opinion), but they
> >> have a rather small but solid selection of offbeat films in the back,
> >> pretty much the kind of stuff you'd expect a rock store to carry - I
> >> think they've got about everything Terayama made, some quirkier
> >> interesting pink films old and new, some smaller documentaries, stuff
> >> like Adachi's &quot;Josei Guerrilla&quot;, etc etc.  Like I said,
> >> very
> > small,
> >> but a welcome break from Tsutaya (and if you're a music fan, prepare
> >> to be amazed).  It's also a pretty short trip from anywhere in
> >> central
> >> Tokyo.
> >>
> >>  -Nate
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 10/27/06, Mitch Cullin &lt;fpunk at yahoo.com&gt; wrote:
> >> &gt; Hi,
> >> &gt;
> >> &gt; I'm hoping a few people on the list here might be able
> >> &gt; to help me out.  My partner &amp; I are moving to Tokyo in
> >> &gt; December.  Since we're bringing a region-free DVD
> >> &gt; player with us but can't take our beloved DVD
> >> &gt; collection, we were wondering where the best DVD
> >> &gt; rental places are in Tokyo.  We'll be living fairly
> >> &gt; close to both Ikebukuro and Shinjuku, so any
> >> &gt; suggestions for rental places in those areas that
> >> &gt; offer an extensive, diverse, quirky collection of
> >> &gt; films would be greeted with resounding cheers.
> >> &gt;
> >> &gt; Many thanks in advance,
> >> &gt; Mitch Cullin
> >> &gt;
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