Importing King Kong vs. Godzilla?

[Pkmatrix]

I'm interesting in buying a copy of the Japanese cut of King Kong vs. Godzilla. What release should I go for? Are there any foreign releases with English subtitles, or should I just expect it to be Japanese-only no matter where I buy it?

[Legion1979]

If you want an official release you have no choice but to buy the Japanese bluray, which doesn't have subtitles.

[Space Hunter M]

If you want an official release you have no choice but to buy the Japanese bluray, which doesn't have subtitles.

And even if you DO go with an unofficial release, you get the VDK subs, which don't really translate the dialogue at all and just bullshit half the lines.

The Japanese BD is okay for its wealth of audio options, but it has awful brown grading and still uses the LD transfer for four minutes of the first reel.

[Pkmatrix]

Ah, okay, I figured the Toho BD would be the best official release. I was just hoping there'd also be an official Australian or Singaporean release with English subs I might be able to pick up instead, but since that seems not to be the case I'll just go get the Toho BD. Thanks!

[ILL GREEN]

I bought DVDR from ebay a few years back and the quality was immaculate. Also the subtitles appeared to be on point, kinda harsher dialogue than the US dub but on point.

[Goji]

No matter how "immaculate" it was, a DVD-R bootleg sourced from the R2 DVD is still not a better option than an official HD release featuring a (mostly) new scan, despite that new transfer's problems. The subtitles had to be the VDK ones (which are the only ones in circulation), which like SPM mentioned, are not exactly good.

[gvamp]

Are the VDK subs sourced from James Ballard's Tokyo Monsters subbs? When I purchased the R2 DVD 11 years ago I reburnt it using those subs and they where good.

[ILL GREEN]

No matter how "immaculate" it was, a DVD-R bootleg sourced from the R2 DVD is still not a better option than an official HD release featuring a (mostly) new scan, despite that new transfer's problems

Supposedly you can mention these "official HD release" alternatives?

[Space Hunter M]

No matter how "immaculate" it was, a DVD-R bootleg sourced from the R2 DVD is still not a better option than an official HD release featuring a (mostly) new scan, despite that new transfer's problems

Supposedly you can mention these "official HD release" alternatives?

lol can you not spot the multiple references to the Region A Japanese BD release in previous posts?

Are the VDK subs sourced from James Ballard's Tokyo Monsters subbs? When I purchased the R2 DVD 11 years ago I reburnt it using those subs and they where good.

And I explained why they aren't. They aren't a representation of what's actually said whatsoever.

Lately, it seems that the sea level has risen considerably. This is caused by the melting of ice in the Arctic. But why is the ice melting? To find the answer, let's have a look at this chart.

Until recently, it was thought that we came from a combination of amino acids. This caused life to form at the beginning of time. But, why did it begin this way? Please focus on the picture over there...

[NSZ]

Lately, it seems that the sea level has risen considerably. This is caused by the melting of ice in the Arctic. But why is the ice melting? To find the answer, let's have a look at this chart.

Until recently, it was thought that we came from a combination of amino acids. This caused life to form at the beginning of time. But, why did it begin this way? Please focus on the picture over there...

... Well, that's a night and day difference.

[Goji]

Supposedly you can mention these "official HD release" alternatives?

..What? I'm obviously talking about the Japanese Blu-ray release from last year.

[Zarm]

Are the VDK subs sourced from James Ballard's Tokyo Monsters subbs? When I purchased the R2 DVD 11 years ago I reburnt it using those subs and they where good.

And I explained why they aren't. They aren't a representation of what's actually said whatsoever.

Lately, it seems that the sea level has risen considerably. This is caused by the melting of ice in the Arctic. But why is the ice melting? To find the answer, let's have a look at this chart.

Until recently, it was thought that we came from a combination of amino acids. This caused life to form at the beginning of time. But, why did it begin this way? Please focus on the picture over there...

So, that section was just translated afresh to make that comparison, but is the only section that has been?

[MechaMinya]

I just ordered the official Toho Blu-ray. From where can I find an accurate translation in English? I would like to follow along while watching. Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to provide!