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Miyazaki Region 1 DVDs at Last?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bring-it-on dept.

PinkStainlessTail writes " Ain't It Cool has a "story" (or baseless rumor, it is AIC after all) claiming that Miyazaki's SPIRITED AWAY, CASTLE IN THE SKY (aka LAPUTA), and KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE will be released on 2 disc region 1 DVD sets from Disney in April of this year. The original story comes from comic artist Steve Bissette's message board. " Here's hopin'

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  1. Re:Teehee by Microlith · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yes, yours is a bootleg.

    Which means that neither Miyazaki nor Studio Ghibli recieved any compensation for their efforts.

    Thank you for being a hindrance.

  2. Re:Teehee by TokyoBoy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I have traveled to Japan a few times and lived there a couple times. The whole region thing is a real pain. I ended up getting a region-settable DVD player so that I can watch movies I pickup there. Its' a shame that one has to do so much just to watch movies made in another area that arn't and will probably _never_ be avaialble where they live.

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  3. regions by sckeener · · Score: 5, Insightful

    DVD regions just make me wish the MPAA was required to release Region 0 DVDs 2 years after the release of a movie anywhere.

    I hate their arguement that regions are needed to allow movies to be released in theaters before you can buy them. What I hate about the arguement is what about old movies?

    Why is Gone With The Wind: DVD Deluxe Collector Box Set (1939) a region 1 dvd? They've had 64 years to play it in every country.

    Of course their other arguement is regions protect prices. Region 1 dvds cost more. Well, if they are only going to release the DVD in one region anyway, why not put it in Region 0? If there's not enough of a market in other regions, then release it in region 0 and pool everyone together.

    sorry, I'm just annoyed by all the region stuff....

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    "Only one thing, is impossible for god: to find any sense in any copyright law on the planet." Mark Twain
  4. Re:Teehee by FurryFeet · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Thank you for being a hindrance.

    Be careful not to hurt yourself on the way down from your high horse.
    It would be a hindrance to buy bootlegs if someone was offering a legit product. Since Disney/Ghibli are not giving me a legal way to get them, I don't think I'm hurting them in getting bootlegs. If anything, I'm proveng them there's demand fot the movies and prompting them to release them.
    I bet you are also against abandonware and MAME.