On May 23, Warner Home Video Japan will release Japanese movie "Wild 7",
the 2011 live action adaptation of Mikiya Mochizuki's classic action manga,
on 3 versions:
3-disc limited Premium Edition (BDx1 + DVDx2),
1-disc regular editions of BD and DVD.
English subtitles are to be included in all 3 versions,
so I think it's worth mentioning here.
(I guess English subtitles are available for the movie only,
not for the supplements, though.)
Being a Warner movie that has English subtitles,
probably the movie will be released in the US/UK soon.
I hope what I write here serves as a preview of what you can expect for the international releases.
Although region code is not mentioned in the WHV Japan's product pages,
Amazon Japan claims BDs are Region Free,
while DVD edition is locked to Region 2.
The specs of BD and DVD #1 in the Premium Edition seems to be identical to the separate releases, so the DVDs in PE are likely locked to Region 2.
The specs of PE from WHV's official product page:
BD
Codec: MPEG 4 AVC
Video: CinemaScope
Audio: Japanese dts-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles: Japanese / English
DVD #1:
Video: CinemaScope
Audio: Japanese 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: Japanese / English
Special features:
BD and DVD #1 (same as the 1-disc editions):
- Teaser trailer
- 3 TV spots
- Theatrical trailer
DVD #2:
- "Making Data File"
- All about Hiba: Behind-the-scenes of Eita's action scenes
- Maru-chan's first movie (a documentary following actor/singer Ryûhei Maruyama who played Pyro)
- Secret gadgets of Wild 7 and interviews
- Deleted scene(s)
- Roll numbers on Clapperboard: Long version
- Roll numbers on Clapperboard: Making
- Speeches on the premiere screening event
- Speeches on the opening day
Added to above, Amazon Japan claims "initial press only" items will be included in the packages:
PE:
- A miniature replica of the press sheet (32 pages)
- A set of 9 postcards featuring cast
- Another postcard newly illustrated by original manga artist Mikiya Mochizki
BD / DVD regular editions:
- A set of 3 postcards featuring cast (Hiba, Sekai, Pyro)
I haven't seen this movie so I can't tell about the movie itself.
But based on the names attached to the project,
and the trailer available on the official website of the movie,
my expectation is rather low.
The soundtrack CD by Kenji Kawai:
CD single (with promo video DVD) of the end title song by L'Arc-en-ciel:
Other incarnations of "Wild 7":
DVD boxset of 1972 live action TV series:
DVD of 1994 direct-to-video anime version:
Some DVDs of 2002 TV anime version entitled "Wild 7 - another" seem to be OOP.
