Video Recording collection - The Japan Foundation

Japan Foundation, Sydney, Library
Video catalogue (VHS, DVD) – Indexed by call number
System requirements:DVD (Region 4, PAL); dual layer; anamorphic
(16:9) presentation; English soundtrack in 5.1 Dolby Digital, Japanese
soundtra
Language: Feature soundtracks in English or Japanese with optional
English subtitles.
Rating: OFLC rating: MA15+, including Strong violence.
Summary: "Ten years have passed since war changed the face of Japan; a
Japan which now burns with the fire of civil unrest. Fueled by rampant
crime and poverty, a well-armed anti-government group has risen
amongst the people with the intent of stopping the government through its
terrorist plots. To combat this group, an elite group of heavily-armored
soldiers was formed. Trained like dogs, these men were to combat the
growing unrest with extreme and severe prejudice - these men were the
Capitol Police. However, when Constable Fuse, a member of the Capitol
Police, hesitates to kill a young courier, he is forced to face his own
humanity and ultimately decide - is it better to live as a chained dog Or
die a free man" -- FROM CONTAINER.
Call Number: 778.77 OSH 1
Title: Ghost in the shell [videorecording] / directed by Mamoru Oshii.
Publisher: [Collingwood, VIC.] : Madman Entertainment, c1995
Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD, PAL, region 4) (82 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
and
Language: Feature soundtrack in English or Japanese with optional
English subtitles.
Rating: OFLC rating: M 15+, including Medium level violence, Low
level coarse languag
Summary: "In a world caught up in the grip of information overload,
where artificial inteligence is more than the read things and cyborg cops
spend their lives surfing on an electronic sea of living data, only the
Ghost - the indefinable who is alive and who is a creation of the Net." --
FROM CONTAINER.
Call Number: 778.77 OSH 2
Title: Ghost in the shell 2 [videorecording] : innocence / excective
producer Mitsuhisa Ishikawa ; script and directed by Mamoru Oshii.
Edition: Double DVD special ed.
Publisher: [Collingwood, Vic.] : Madman Entertainment, [2006].
Physical description: 2 videodiscs (DVD) (feature length 95 min.) :sd.,
col. ;4 3/4 in. Video Recording
System requirements:Disc 1: DVD-9 (Region 4, PAL); dual layer;
anamorphic wide screen (16:9) presentation; English soundtrack in 5.1
Dolby Digi
Language: Disc 1: Feature soundtracks in English or Japanese with
optional English subtitles, English closed-captions; Au
Rating: OFLC rating: M, Moderate animated violence, Moderate coarse
language.
Summary: ""Ghost in the shell 2: innocence" is the story of a solitary
cyborg who desperately wants to hold on to what's left of his humanity, in
a world where the worth of the human soul is fading almost into
obscurity." -- From container.
Call Number: 778.77 OTO
Title: Akira / directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. [videorecording]
Edition: special edition
Publisher: [Collingwood, VIC.] : Madman Entertainment
Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD, PAL) (124 min.) :sd., col. ;4 3/4
in. Video Recording
System requirements:DVD-9 (Region 4, PAL); dual layer; Anamorphic
(16:9) presentation; New English soundtrack in 5.1 Dolby Digital,
Original En
Language: Feature soundtrack in English or Japanese with optional
English subtitles.
Rating: OFLC rating: M15+, including High level violence.
Summary: "In 1988, the landmarklAkira film AKIRA, by director
Katsuhiro Otomo, defined the cutting eddge of Anime around the world.
By today's standards, AKIRA remains a landmark achievement in cel
animation and retain the explosive impact of its highly detailed animation
and its intensely violent sage of power and corruption. Madame and
Manga Entertainmant proudly present this classic film, completely
restored and digitally re-mastered." -- FROM CONTAINER.
Call Number: 778.77 OTO
Title: Steamboy [videorecording] / directed by Katsuhiro Otomo.
Publisher: [Australia] : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment [distributor],
2005.
Physical description: 2 videodiscs (DVD, PAL, region 4) (feature length
121 min.) :sd., col. ;4 3/4 in. Video Recording
System requirements:Region 4, PAL
Language: Language options: English and Japanese. Subtitle options:
English, English captions, Greek, Arabic, Croatian, C
Summary: A retro-styled sci-fi adventure set in Victorian England, about
a young boy who must use a mysterious and powerful metal ball to fight
evil, redeem his family and save the city from destruction.
Call Number: 778.77 OTO 1
Title: Otogi zoshi [videorecording] = Otogi zōshi. [1. Legend of the
magatama] / original story by Production I.G and NTV ; chief writer,
Yoshiki Sakurai ; director, Mizuho Nishikubo ; animation
production, Production I.G.|Otogi zoshi [videorecording] = お 伽 草 子
/ original story by Production I.G and NTV ; chief writer, Yoshiki
Sakurai ; dire
Publisher: [Collingwood, Vic.] : Madman Entertainment, [2005].
Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (feature length 125 min.) :sd.,
col. ;4 3/4 in. Video Recording
System requirements:DVD-9 (Region 4, PAL); dual layer; full frame
original ration (4:3) presentation; English soundtrack in 5.1 Dolby Digital,
Language: Feature soundtracks in English or Japanese with optional
English subtitles. DVD extras soundtrack in Japanese w
Rating: OFLC rating: M, including Moderate violence.
Summary: The first 13 episodes are set in Heian-Period Japan during a
time of famine and widespread disease. The imperial court orders
Minamoto no Raikō to bring back the magatama jewels, which have the
power to restore the well-being of the city but are now in the hands of
tribes and clans who are opposed to the court. As Raikō is sick and
confined to his bed, his sister Hikaru pretends to be Raikō and sets out on
a journey to recover the jewels accompanied by her loyal servant Tsuna.
Call Number: 778.77 PEA 1
Title: Piecemaker = Pīsumēkā kurogane. 1, Innocence lost
[videorecording] / directed by Tomohiro Hirata.|Peacemaker = ピー
スメーカー 鐵 ; 1, Innocence lost [videorecording] / directed by
Tomohiro Hirata.|
Publisher: [Collingwood, VIC.] : Madman Entertainment, [2005].
Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD, PAL, region 4) (feature length
100 min.) :sd., col. ;4 3/4 in.+ 1 booklet (8 p. : col., ill.
System requirements:DVD-9 (Region 4, PAL); dual layer; full frame
original ratio (4:3) presentation; English soundtrack in 5.1 Dolby Digital,
J
Language: Feature soundtracks in Japanese or English with optional
English subtitles.
Rating: OFLC rarting: M15+, including Medium level violence.
Summary: "For 15-year-old Tetsunosuke Ichimura, childhood innocence
has given way to a blinding thirst for revenge. Haunted by the vicious
slaying of his parents, Tetsu decides to seek out the Shinsengumi, an elite
group of swordsmen sworn to protect the capital. The Shinsengumi are
engaged in a brutal conflict with the Choshu rebels, the same ruthless
killers who murdered Tetsu's parents. In the name of justice and against
the will of his older brother Tetsu desperately hopes to join the
Shinsengumi. But an incident late one night forces him to face reality.
The Shinsengumi show themselves capable of the same brutality as his
parents' murderers. Wading through a sea of espionage, intrigue, and
flowing blood, the young boy must decide whether to shed his humanity
and become a demon of the Shinsengumi, or to relinguish his hatred and
become a Peacemaker in the spirit of his father." -- FROM CONTAINER.
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