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

Japan Foundation, Sydney, Library
Video catalogue (VHS, DVD) – Indexed by call number
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. Soundtrack on extras in Japanese with English
subtitles.
Rating: OFLC rating: M.
Summary: Once man and dragon were one... Across the land of
Earthsea, crops have failed and livestock is dying. Evil omens have
arisen and the balance of the world is in danger of tearing apart. In
search of the cause of this encroaching catastrophe, the Archmage
Ged meets Arren, exiled prince of Enlad, in flight from a nameless
Shadow. Coming to Hort Town, a city known for its dangerous streets,
they cross paths with Therru, an orphan girl. When Ged learns that his
rival, the wizard Cob, will attempt to open the door between the realms
of the living and the dead, a struggle to avert disaster begins.
Call Number: 778.77 MIY
Title: The castle of Cagliostro | directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
Publisher: Collingwood, VIC : Madman Entertainment, [2001.]
Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (ca. 109 min.) :sd., col. ;4 3/4 in.
Video Recording
System requirements:DVD-5 (Region 4, PAL); 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: PG, including Low level violence.
Summary: A thief steals a Count's fortune, and when he discovers a
young princess is involved, he summons his friends to perform an
impossible rescue.
Call Number: 778.77 MIZ
Title: Zaion : I wish you were here | director Seiji Mizushima.
Publisher: [Collingwood, Vic.] : Madman Entertainment, 2003, c2001.
Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (feature length 120 min.) :sd.,
col. ;4 3/4 in. Video Recording
System requirements:DVD-9 (Region 4, PAL); single layer; letterbox
widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; English soundtrack in 5.1 Dolby
Digital, Japanese soundtrack in 2.0 Dolby Digital.
Language: Feature soundtracks in English and Japanese with optionl
English subtitles.
Rating: OFLC rating: M, including Moderate animated violence.
Summary: "A meteorite crashes to Earth, bringing with it a deadly
virus known as M34 that infects humans, turning them into lethal
beast-like monsters. The world's top organisations gather to form the
organisation C.U.R.E., to combat the infectious disease. One
organisation, NOA, stands in the virus' destructive path by using
soldiers implanted with super nanotechnology to fight the vicious
disease. But as the virus continues to spread and mutate into different
strains, mankind's only hope may be a sixteen-year-old girl." -- FROM
CONTAINER.
Call Number: 778.77 MOR
Title: The cat returns | project concept by Hayao Miyazaki ;
production Studio o Ghibli ; director Hiryoyuki Morita.
Series title: Studio Ghibli collection
Publisher: [Collingwood, Vic.] : Madman Entertainment, [2005].
Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (feature length 75 min.) :sd.,
col. ;4 3/4 in.+ 1 leaflet. Video Recording
System requirements:DVD-9 (Region 4, PAL); single layer; anamorphic
widescreen (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. Soundtrack from making film
from DVD extra features in Japanese with optional English subtitles.
Rating: OFLC rating: G.
Summary: "Haru, a schooolgirl bored by her ordinary routine, saves the
life of an unusual cat, and suddenly her world is transformed beyond
anything she's ever imagined. Her good deed is rewarded with a flurry
of presents, including giftwrapped mice, and one very shocking
proposal of marriage - to the Cat's King"s son! Haru embarks on an
unexpected journey to the Kingdom of Cats where her eyes are
opened to a whole other world and her destiny is uncertain. To change
her fate she will need to learn to believe in herself, and in the process
she will learn to appreciate her everyday life. THE CAT RETURNS is a
magical animated adventure that will delight and inspire everyone." --
FROM CONTAINER.
Call Number: 778.77 MUS 1
Title: Mushi-shi. shi. 1 : the cure lies in the curse = Mushishi | animation
production studio, Art Land ; director, Hiroshi Nagahama.|Mushi
hi-shi.
1 : the cure lies in the curse = 蟲 師 | animation production studio,
Artland ; director, Hiroshi Nagahama.|
Publisher: [Collingwood, Vic.] : Madman Entertainment, [2007].
Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (feature length 125 min.) :sd.,
col. ;4 3/4 in.+ 1 booklet (10 p.). Video Recording
System requirements:DVD-9 (Region 4, PAL), dual layer; anamorphic
wide screen (16:9) presentation; English soundtrack in 2.0 Dolby Digital,
Japanese soundtrack in 2.0 Dolby Digital.
Language: Soundtrack options in English and Japanese. Optional
English subtitles.
Rating: OFLC rating: PG, including Mild themes.
Summary: Neither good nor evil, they are life in its purest form. Vulgar
and strange, they have inspired fear in humans since the dawn of time
and have, over the ages, come to be known as "mushi". The stories of
the Mushi and the people they effect are all linked together by a
traveling Mushi-shi, or "Mushi Master", who seeks rare Mushi sightings
and uses his shaman-like knowledge of Mushi to help the effected
people. What are the Mushi and what do they want?
Call Number: 778.77 MUS 2
Title: Mushi-shi. shi. 2 : the cure lies in the curse = Mushishi | animation
production studio, Art Land ; director, Hiroshi Nagahama.|Mushi-shi.
shi.
2 : the cure lies in the curse = 蟲 師 | animation production studio,
Artland ; director, Hiroshi Nagahama.|
Publisher: [Collingwood, Vic.] : Madman Entertainment, [2007].
Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (feature length 125 min.) :sd.,
col. ;4 3/4 in. Video Recording
System requirements: VHS [PAL]
Language: Soundtrack options in English and Japanese. Optional
English subtitles.
Summary: Neither good nor evil, they are life in its purest form. Vulgar
and strange, they have inspired fear in humans since the dawn of time
and have, over the ages, come to be known as "mushi". The stories of
the Mushi and the people they effect are all linked together by a
traveling Mushi-shi, or "Mushi Master", who seeks rare Mushi sightings
and uses his shaman-like knowledge of Mushi to help the effected
people. What are the Mushi and what do they want?
Call Number: 778.77 MUS 3
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