catalogue of video recordings (vhs, dvd) - The Japan Foundation

Japan Foundation, Sydney, Library
Video catalogue (VHS, DVD) – Indexed by call number
Language: Feature soundtracks in English or Japanese with optional
English subtitles.
Rating: OFLC rating: MA15+, including high level violence, Adult themes.
Summary: Pop-idol singer Mima Kirigoe a.k.a. Mimarin quits her
struggling girl-group CHAM to pursue a career as an actress, despite
the protestations of her agents and numerous fans. Her initial resolve
is tested when she receives a fax labeling her a "traitor", but she
stubbornly presses on, landing a small role in the sexy television
murder mystery, Double Bind. When one of her agents is injured by a
letter-bomb meant for her, and the website called "Mima's Room"
starts publishing intrusively intimate details about her daily existence,
Mima finds herself caught in a downward spiral of paranoid delusion
and regret, struggling to separate fantasy from reality, past from
present. As her world fragments into a hallucinatory nightmare, Mima
must battle her own inner demons, and protect herself from an
obsessed stalker, who is violently murdering her associates.
Call Number: 778.77 KON
Title: Tokyo godfathers | directed by Satoshi Kon.
Publisher: [Australia] : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment Australia,
c2004.
Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (88 min.) :sd., col. ;4 3/4 in.
Video Recording
System requirements:DVD- (Region 4, PAL); dual layer; widescreen
presentation; Japanese soundtrack in 5.1 Dolby Digital and 5.1 dts,
Spanish soundtrack in 5.1 Dolby Digital.
Language: Feature soundtracks in Japanese and Spanish with optional
English, English Captions, Greek, Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Danish,
Dutch, Finish, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish,
Slovene, Sewdish, Turkish, Portuguese and Spanish.
Rating: OFLC rating: M15+, including Low level violence, Adult themes.
Summary: Tokyo Godfathers centers on three homeless people: Hana,
a flamboyant ex-drag entertainer; Gin, an alcoholic former bicycle
racer; and Miyuki, a sullen teenage runaway. Their tenuous existence
becomes more chaotic when they set out to find the parents of an
abandoned baby on Christmas Eve. They scream insults as they
confront the lies they've told each other--and themselves--about the
past. Yet they remain curiously endearing and even noble. All three
care passionately about the abandoned infant, and they love each
other, although they're loath to admit it.
Call Number: 778.77 KON
Title: Whisper of the heart | director Yoshifumi Kondo ; general
producer Hayao Miyazaki ; production Studio Ghibli.
Series title: Studio Ghibli collection
Publisher: [Collingwood, Vic.] : Madman Entertainment, [2006].
Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (feature length 111 min.) :sd.,
col. ;4 3/4 in.+ 1 leaflet. Video Recording
System requirements:DVD-9 (Region 4, PAL); dual layer; anamorphic
wide screen (16:9) presentation; English soundtrack in 5.1 Dolby Digital,
Japanese soundtrack in 5.1 Dolby Digital.
Language: Feature soundtracks in English or Japanese with optional
English subtitles, English closed-captions.
Rating: OFLC rating: PG, including Mild themes.
Summary: "Shizuku Tsukishima is a bit of a book-worm, spending her
last summer vacation in junior high school reading and translating
popular foreign music into Japanese. With aspirations to one day
become a writer, Shizuku can't help but notice that the name Seiji
Amasawa appears on every one of the books she borrows from the
library. Through a series of curious and magical incidents, she comes
to meet Seiji and discovers he has dreams of becoming a famous
violinmaker in Italy. While their life-long goals pull them in two different
directions, Shizuku and Seiji are determined to remain true to their
strong feelings for on another." -- FROM CONTAINER.
Call Number: 778.77 MAD 1
Title: Madlax. 1 | director Koichi Mashimo ; produced by Victor
Entertainment.
Publisher: [Collingwood, Vic.] : Madman Entertainment, [2005].
Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (feature length 100 min.) :sd.,
col. ;4 3/4 in. Video Recording
System requirements:DVD-9 (Region 4, PAL); dual layer; anamorphic
wide screen (16:9) presentation; English soundtrack in 5.1 Dolby Digital;
Japanese soundtrack in 2.0 Dolby Digital.
Language: Feature soundtracks in English or Japanese with optional
English subtitles.
Rating: OFLC rating: PG, including Mild animated violence, Mild themes,
Mild coarse language.
Summary: The country of Gazth-Sonika has been engaged in a civil
war for more than a decade, struggling to stay afloat amidst attacks
from the anti-government faction known as Garza. With lies and
corruption seeping into the political food chain, a mysterious book in
one young girl's possession may be the only key to uncovering the
truth and bringing an end to the war. This book, however, is sought by
many. And when the invincible agent Madlax is hired to protect those
in search of its truth, Gazth-Sonika dispatches a ruthless soldier to
make sure that truth stays in the darkness! -- From publisher's web
site.
Call Number: 778.77 MIY
Title: Kiki's delivery service | directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
Series title: Studio Ghibli collection
Publisher: Collingwood, VIC : Madman Entertainment, c1989
Physical description: 1 videodisc (ca. 103 min.) :sd., col. ;4 3/4 in.+
Chapter note. Video Recording
System requirements:DVD-9 (Region 4, PAL); dual rayer; anamorphic
wide screen (16:9) presentation; English soundtrack in 2.0 Dolby Digital,
Japanese soundtrack in 2.0 Dolby Digital.
Language: Feature soundtracks in English or Japanese with optional
English subtitles.
Rating: OFLC rating: G.
Summary: Kiki leaves her family and flies off to a faraway city where
she starts her own business as part of learning her craft as a witch. As
her job opens up a world of fun-filled escapades and new friendships,
Kiki discovers that the confidence she needs to overcome the
challenges of growing up is within herself and not in her magic.
Call Number: 778.77 MIY
Title: Laputa : castle in the sky | directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
Series title: Studio Ghibli collection
Publisher: [Collingwood, VIC.] : Madman Entertainment, c1986
Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD, PAL, region 4) (125 min.) :sd.,
col. ;4 3/4 in.+ Leaflet. Video Recording
System requirements:DVD-9 (Region 4, PAL); dual layer; anomorphic
wide screen (16:9) presentation; English soundtrack in 2.0 Dolby Digital,
Japanese soundtrack in 2.0 Dolby Digital.
Language: Feature soundtracks in English or Japanese with optional
English subtitles.
Rating: OFLC rating: G.
Summary: "It's a world out of time. A world where a young boy's
dreams soar as high as the mythical floating island known as Laputa.
Pazu's dreams are about to be realized, when Sheeta, a young
princess and government escapee, literally floats down from the skies,
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