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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. 61 1-Apr-09
Japan Foundation, Sydney, Library Video catalogue (VHS, DVD) – Indexed by call number Call Number: 778.77 PUF 1 Title: Hi hi Puffy Ami Yumi. 1, Let's go! [videorecording] / series created by Sam Register ; supervising director, Darrell Van Citters ; producer, Ashley Postlewaite. Publisher: [Collingwood, Vic.] : Madman Entertainment, [2007]. Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (feature lenght 90 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 2.0 Dolby Digital, Language: Feature soundtracks in English or Japanese with optional English subtitles. Rating: OFLC rating: G. Summary: "Hop on the bus and jam with Puffy Ami Yumi, Japan's biggest pop group, as they take on animated adventures all over the world." -- FROM CONTAINER. Call Number: 778.77 RAN 1 Title: Ranma 1/2, the movie. 1, Big trouble in Nekonron, China [videorecording] / screenplay by Shigeru Yanagawa, Shuji Iuchi, Ryota Yamaguchi. Publisher: [Collingwood, Vic.] : Madman Entertainment, [2005], c1991. Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (feature length 74 min.) :sd., col. ;4 3/4 in. Video Recording System requirements:DVD-5 (Region 4, PAL); single layer; full frame original ratio (4:3) presentation; English soundtrack in 2.0 Dolby Digital, Language: Feature soundtracks in English or Japanese with optional English subtitles. Rating: OFLC rating: PG, including Medium level violence. Summary: It's just another day at the Tendo anything-goes martial arts training hall. That is, until a strange girl named Lychee arrives to settle a score with martial arts master Happosai. Call Number: 778.77 SAM 1 Title: Samurai champloo. Volume 01 [videorecording] = Samurai chanpurū. Volume 01 / director Wantanabe Shin'ichirō ; produced by Fuji Television.|Samurai champloo. Volume 1 [videorecording] = サムライチャンプルー. Volume 1 / director Shinichiro Watanabe ; produced by Fuji Television.| 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 sound track in 5.1 Dolby Digital; Ja Language: Feature soundtracks in English or Japanese with optional English subtitles. Rating: OFLC rating: MA15+, including Medium level violence, Mature themes. Summary: Mugen's a buck wild warrior; Jin is a vagrant ronin. These two fiercely independent warriors can't be any more different from one another, yet their paths cross when Fuu, a ditsy waitress, saves them from being executed. She convinces them to help her find a mysterious samurai "who smells of sunflowers" and their journey begins. Call Number: 778.77 SCR 1 Title: Scrapped princess. 1 [videorecording] = Sukurappudo purinsesu. 1 / kantoku Masui Sōichi ; gensaku Sakaki Ichirō.|Scrapped princess. 1 [videorecording] = スクラップド・プリンセス. 1 / 監督増井壮一 ; 原作 [ 榊 ] 一郎 .| 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-5 (Region 4, PAL); single layer; full frame original ratio (4:3) presentation; English soundtrack in 2.0 Dolby Digital; Language: Feature soundtracks in English or Japanese with optional English subtitles. Rating: PG Summary: "Pacifica Cassul is known as the "Scrapped Princess." According to prophecy, she is the poison that will destroy the world on her 16th birthday. In order to avoid being killed, she must secretly wander the lands along with her two siblings who vow to protect the princess every step of the way. But being the scrapped princess means you must stay one step ahead of your enemy. Just how long will they journey before time runs out" -- From container. Call Number: 778.77 SPI Title: Spirit of wonder [videorecording] = Supiritto obu wandā / [excective producer Ryohei Tsunoda ; produced by Bandai Visual].|Spirit of wonder [videorecording] = スピリットオブワンダー / [excective producer Ryohei Tsunoda ; produced by Bandai Visual].| Publisher: [Collingwood, Vic.] : Madman Entertainment, [2006]. Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (feature length 97 min.) :sd. (multiple soundtracks with stereo), col. ;4 3/4 in. Video Recor System requirements:DVD-9 (Region 4, PAL); full frame original ration 4:3; dual layer; English sound track in Dolby stereo, Japanese sound trac Language: Feature soundtracks in English or Japanese with optional English subtitles. Rating: OFLC rating: PG, including Mild sexual references, Incidental nudity. Summary: "As young boys, Cooper, Gordon and Shepherd were enchanted by the theories of life on Mars published by Percival Lowell, one of the most influential people on the subject. Consequently, they formed a club called the "Scientific Boys Club" and it continues for 50 years to come. With the help of Gordon's daughter Windy and her husband Jack, the boys pursue their lifelong dream of traveling to Mars." -- FROM CONTAINER. Call Number: 778.77 STE 1 Title: Stellvia. Foundation 1 [videorecording] = Uchū no suteruvia / directed by Tatsuo Sato.|Stellvia. Foundation 1 [videorecording] = 宇宙のステルヴィア. directed by Tatsuo Sato.| Publisher: [Collingwood, VIC.] : Madman Entertainment, [2005]. Physical description: 1 videodisc (DVD, PAL, region 4) (feature length 100 min.) :sd., col. ;4 3/4 in. Video Recording System requirements:DVD-5 (Region 4, PAL); dual layer; full frame original ratio (4:3) presentation; English soundtrack in 2.0 Dolby Digital, J Language: Feature soundtracks in Japanese or English with optional English subtitles. Rating: OFLC rating: G. Summary: "In the year 2167, Mankind suffered a cataclysmic disaster as a massive wave of electromagnetic radiation from a nearby supernova washed over the Earth. Even in the face of this planet shaking event, mankind survived, pulling together to support each other in a time of crisis. The year is now 2326 and a new generation is preparing for the approaching Second Wave. One young girl, Shima Katase, departs for the space-pilot academy Stellvia, where she will learn how to protect the Earth and the family she loves." -- FROM CONTAINER Call Number: 778.77 SUG Title: Night on the Galactic Railroad [videorecording] Publisher: USA: Central Park Media 1995 Physical description: 115min Video Recording System requirements: VHS [PAL] Language: Soundtrack in Japanese with English subtitles. Call Number: 778.77 SUG Title: Origin [videorecording] : spirits of the past = Gin'iro no kami no Agito / animation studio, Gonzo ; directed by Keiichi Sugiyama.|Origin [videorecording] : spirits of the past = 銀色の髪のアギト. English & Japanese| Publisher: [Collingwood, Vic.] : Madman Entertainment, [2007]. 62 1-Apr-09
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