Nobuhiko Obayashi Coming to France on Blu-Ray [Announcement]

Hello and welcome to today’s update. No review or editorial this week due to work obligations, but I did not want to leave an empty weekly slot on the blog, so I thought that I would share some positive news with enthusiasts of Japanese Cinema out there.

That is to say, Yoan Orszulik- a contributor at Monsieur Bobine and Furyosa- has recently informed me that France-based distributor Spectrum Films is going to release two(!) Nobuhiko Obayashi’s features on Blu-Ray.

The titles in question are School in the Crosshairs (a.k.a The Aimed School) and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. I have already reviewed both films because these were released in the UK by Third Window as part of a limited release boxset. Consequently, it is a bit sad that we are not going to get new Obayashi’s titles in Europe this year, but if you missed the Third Window collection set, then you still have the chance to get two titles which Obayashi made for the Kadokawa company.

In addition, it should be emphasised that School in the Crosshairs and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time are going to be released separately, not as a dual disc package. Therefore, you need to prepare your wallet for possible extra shipping costs. With regard to releases themselves, you can read the official info on the distributor’s site.

It appears that the movies are going to have classic theatrical covers with English as well as Japanese titles on the front. As for the special features, I am not fluent in French but it is easy to infer from the description that some (if not many) bonus materials are going to be the same as the ones from the Third Window set. Nevertheless, Yoan Orszulik and Aurélien Gouriou-Vales from Monsieur Bobine did manage to prepare two original interviews.

There is no information about English subtitles on these releases, so it is safe to assume that we can only expect French translations. The movies are going to be available on the 19th of October, so basically next week. Below, you can watch the original trailers.

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