English on Japanese DVDs

**Mycernius** · Jun 1, 2006, 03:51

Just a quick question. Do home- market Japanese DVDs come with English sub-titles as standard? I ask this because I have several home market Japanese DVDs (Ocean Waves, Kourei, Chakushin Ari 2 are a few) and they all seem to come with English sub-titles. I wondered if the same is for others or is it just done for films? Region is not a problem, as Japan is region 2 and so is Europe, plus my DVD is multi-regional

Da Monstar · Jun 7, 2006, 07:31

I saw your topic was pretty left alone to die.

I'll try to answer your question with as much as I know.
If you want the official newly released DVD's from Japan, it is highly possible that there will be no Subtitles what so ever featured. Though it is possible to get a cheaper version online aswell, though the chance of this being a bootleg disc is at about 99% (bootleg being a copy of an original DVD, though sometimes with additional subtitles but in a lower DVD resolution quality)

At the moment I'm looking for the j-dorama "1 litre no Namida", its was released about 2 months ago on yesasia.com without subtitles, and at a very spicy price (But totally worth it in my opinion) but was some time earlier released on another moviesite zoommovie.com at a much lower price and with subtitles (Apperantly the site has gone down during the last weeks, perhaps it was a smart move to rethink buying from them)

But if you by "Home-market" dvd's mean Japanese DVD's shipped to england and released in stores, I would say, It is possible...

to summarize.. I know shitz about this problem u might be having

, but I would say to you, if it doesn't state on the cover that it includes English subs then it dont. If you don't have a chance at looking at the cover, you just need to think if the movie is so good that it is worth watching without subs.

**Mycernius** · Jun 8, 2006, 00:05

Cheers for your reply. Like I said I have a couple of home market Japanese DVDs and they all have English subtitles, just wondering if they all did. When I said Home Market I was refering to those sold in Japan or on Amazon.co.jp.
As for bootleg, you can usually tell these as they are region 3 because they are mostly done in Hong Kong.

yukio_michael · Jun 8, 2006, 00:38

I'll add a question here. Do region 2 Japanese DVD's include subtitles in Japanese, say for the hearing impaired, the same as if they were sub-titled English movies?

I'm most interested in reading the script of the film in Japanese, rather than the loose English translations.

leonmarino · Jun 8, 2006, 01:13

I'm afraid many of the DVD's in Japan have no subtitles whatsoever.. Not even Japanese subtitles.

When I buy DVD's I always look for subtitled ones, not for myself but so I can watch with friends. So far, most of the DVD's I saw were without subtitles.. Even the oh so popular "Sengoku Jieitai 1594" (or whatever) and "Densya Otoko".. "Yaji and Kita the Midnight Pilgrims" on the contrary does have subtitles! I have already enlightened many of my friends with it

Jun 1, 2006, 03:51	#1
Mycernius The Hairy Wookie Join Date: Feb 4, 2005 Location: Hometown of George Eliot Age: 39 Posts: 3,229 Blog Entries: 2	English on Japanese DVDs Just a quick question. Do home- market Japanese DVDs come with English sub-titles as standard? I ask this because I have several home market Japanese DVDs (Ocean Waves, Kourei, Chakushin Ari 2 are a few) and they all seem to come with English sub-titles. I wondered if the same is for others or is it just done for films? Region is not a problem, as Japan is region 2 and so is Europe, plus my DVD is multi-regional __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe... Remember the Siruis Cybernetic Corportations motto: Share and Enjoy

Jun 7, 2006, 07:31	#2
Da Monstar Booyah! Join Date: Sep 25, 2005 Location: Denmark Age: 21 Posts: 269	I saw your topic was pretty left alone to die. I'll try to answer your question with as much as I know. If you want the official newly released DVD's from Japan, it is highly possible that there will be no Subtitles what so ever featured. Though it is possible to get a cheaper version online aswell, though the chance of this being a bootleg disc is at about 99% (bootleg being a copy of an original DVD, though sometimes with additional subtitles but in a lower DVD resolution quality) At the moment I'm looking for the j-dorama "1 litre no Namida", its was released about 2 months ago on yesasia.com without subtitles, and at a very spicy price (But totally worth it in my opinion) but was some time earlier released on another moviesite zoommovie.com at a much lower price and with subtitles (Apperantly the site has gone down during the last weeks, perhaps it was a smart move to rethink buying from them) But if you by "Home-market" dvd's mean Japanese DVD's shipped to england and released in stores, I would say, It is possible... to summarize.. I know shitz about this problem u might be having , but I would say to you, if it doesn't state on the cover that it includes English subs then it dont. If you don't have a chance at looking at the cover, you just need to think if the movie is so good that it is worth watching without subs. __________________ If you're not already embarassed by your own sad ******* existence, then I assure you, nothing I can ever do or say is going to make you blush. -Randal Graves (the Clerk)

Jun 8, 2006, 00:38	#4
yukio_michael Koyaniskatsi Join Date: Mar 8, 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, Penn. Age: 38 Posts: 1,990	I'll add a question here. Do region 2 Japanese DVD's include subtitles in Japanese, say for the hearing impaired, the same as if they were sub-titled English movies? I'm most interested in reading the script of the film in Japanese, rather than the loose English translations. __________________ (flickr: pgh, japan & korea, santa cruz ) (blog: eyesonthewires) (j-rock) Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. -Eric Hoffer.

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Jun 8, 2006, 00:05	#3
Mycernius The Hairy Wookie Join Date: Feb 4, 2005 Location: Hometown of George Eliot Age: 39 Posts: 3,229 Blog Entries: 2	Cheers for your reply. Like I said I have a couple of home market Japanese DVDs and they all have English subtitles, just wondering if they all did. When I said Home Market I was refering to those sold in Japan or on Amazon.co.jp. As for bootleg, you can usually tell these as they are region 3 because they are mostly done in Hong Kong.

Jun 8, 2006, 01:13	#5
leonmarino Back Join Date: May 19, 2006 Location: Rotterdam - ロッテ Posts: 1,070	I'm afraid many of the DVD's in Japan have no subtitles whatsoever.. Not even Japanese subtitles. When I buy DVD's I always look for subtitled ones, not for myself but so I can watch with friends. So far, most of the DVD's I saw were without subtitles.. Even the oh so popular "Sengoku Jieitai 1594" (or whatever) and "Densya Otoko".. "Yaji and Kita the Midnight Pilgrims" on the contrary does have subtitles! I have already enlightened many of my friends with it