Japanese and Korean Drama as TV-Viewable DVDR's - Alphabetical by Title -- As of: Fri May 22, 09:01:00
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1572 "Ace wo Nerae! Live Drama" TV 1 - 3 A7 Curious Violet
NHK's live version of the "Aim for the Ace!" classic shoujo manga and anime. This is truly one of the best drama versions of a manga/anime that I've seen. Approx. 2:17:00 total. Std Prem
1573 "Ace wo Nerae! Live Drama" TV 4 - 6 A7 Curious Violet See 1572. Approx. 2:18:00 total. Std Prem
1574 "Ace wo Nerae! Live Drama" TV 7 - 9 A7 Curious Violet See 1572. Final disk. Approx. 2:18:00 total. Std Prem
1320 "The Adventures of Mrs. Park" Movie A7 Curious Violet
First movie in this 2 Korean movies disk. A young boy relates the amazing string of events which caused his mother to find a new husband. Starring Ahn Sung-gi & Shim Hye-jin. Also with additional movie "Rhapsody". This movie approx 1:42:00, entire disk approx 3:23:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1142 "Affairs of the Heart" Set 1 (Live) A5 Curious Violet Two Romantic Korean TV Movies: (1) "Beauty and the Beast" and (2) "I Wish You Were Dead". Satellite-sourced video. (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Approx. 3:26:00 total. Std Prem
1365 "All About Eve" 1 - 4 A7 Curious Violet
This Korean soap opera is about a young TV newswoman in Seoul. Her life is already complicated enough, but a rival appears who is out to get her job, and her man. Good acting. Satellite-sourced hardware-encoded video. Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles. Approx. 2:26:00 total. Std Prem
1366 "All About Eve" 5 - 8 A7 Curious Violet See 1365. Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles. Approx. 3:26:00 total. Std Prem
1367 "All About Eve" 9 - 12 A7 Curious Violet See 1365. Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles. Approx. 3:26:00 total. Std Prem
1368 "All About Eve" 13 - 16 A7 Curious Violet See 1365. Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles. Approx. 3:26:00 total. Std Prem
1369 "All About Eve" 17 - 20 [end] A7 Curious Violet See 1365. Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles. Approx. 3:26:00 total. Std Prem
1739 "Atsuhime" 1 & 2 A8 Curious Violet
The Taiga Drama for 2008, "Atsuhime", aka "Atsu Hime", or "Princess Atsu", begins. The first episode of "Atsu-Hime" is extended length. A satellite transmission fault occurs about 3/4ths through episode 1 causing loss of over a minute of video, but a note explaining the missing action is inserted. Atsuhime is the story of a girl whose personal will and strength leads her country at a time of weakness in the Tokugawa Shogunate. After a long military epic, "Furinkazan", a story of a princess is a nice change. Subtitled in English. Approx. 1:50:00 total. Std Prem
1741 "Atsuhime" 3 - 5 A8 Curious Violet See 1739. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1742 "Atsuhime" 6 - 8 A8 Curious Violet See 1739. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1747 "Atsuhime" 9 - 11 A8 Curious Violet See 1739. If you insist on skipping the episodes covering her childhood, this would be the volume to start with. Atsu-Hime is selected as consort of the shogun. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1748 "Atsuhime" 12 - 14 A8 Curious Violet See 1739. Princess Atsu encounters resistance to her presence in Edo as she enters training for her new position. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1750 "Atsuhime" 15 - 17 A8 Curious Violet See 1739. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1751 "Atsuhime" 18 - 20 A8 Curious Violet
Atsu-Hime marries the shogun. Unfortunately, about 10 minutes of episode 20 at the beginning were lost and could not be reconstructed from other sources. The loss was not significant and all the key scenes involving preparation for the marriage and the marriage itself are intact. See 1739. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1752 "Atsuhime" 21 - 23 A8 Curious Violet See 1739. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1753 "Atsuhime" 24 - 26 A8 Curious Violet See 1739. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1754 "Atsuhime" 27 - 29 A8 Curious Violet See 1739. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1757 "Atsuhime" 30 - 32 A8 Curious Violet See 1739. Note: Ep. 32 is from broadcast instead of satellite. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1767 "Atsuhime" 33 - 35 A8 Curious Violet See 1739. Note: A 3 minute piece of episode 35 was patched from another source with a few missing subtitles, all the rest is complete and satellite quality. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1768 "Atsuhime" 36 - 38 A8 Curious Violet See 1739. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1769 "Atsuhime" 39 - 41 A8 Curious Violet See 1739. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1772 "Atsuhime" 42 - 44 A8 Curious Violet See 1739. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1773 "Atsuhime" 45 - 47 A8 Curious Violet See 1739. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1774 "Atsuhime" 48 - 50 A8 Curious Violet Final Disk. Note: Ep. 48 is missing a minute directly preceding the introductory credits but it included no new material. See 1739. Final disk. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Another note: yes, it is planned to begin listing the next series TenChiJin shortly. Std Prem
1609 "Attack Number One" Live Drama 1 - 3 A5 Curious Violet
This 2005 TV series from TV Asahi actually uses the same actresses who were such a sensation in the live action "Ace wo Nerae!" - Aya Ueto and Ayana Sakai. More exciting high school drama, this time with women's volleyball. Approx. 2:57:00 total. Std Prem
1610 "Attack Number One" Live Drama 4 - 7 A5 Curious Violet See 1609. Approx. 3:04:00 total. Std Prem
1611 "Attack Number One" Live Drama 8 - 11 A5 Curious Violet See 1609. Final disk. Approx. 2:50:00 total. Std Prem
1319 "Baby Sale" Movie A7 Curious Violet
First movie in this 2 Korean movies disk. A romantic comedy, starring Choi Jin-sil, Lee Gyung-yung, and Ki Min-hyuk. Also with additional movie "The Little Monk". This movie approx 1:27:00, entire disk approx 3:06:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1126 "The Beauty in Dream" Movie (Live) A7 Curious Violet A touching movie about a 12 year old Japanese-Korean girl, Yume, who encourages her adult friends to pursue the dreams that make them happy, but the greatest fear of her friends is that Yume will die from the strange disease that killed her mother. With Ha Hee Ra, Lee Kyoung Young, Jung In Sung, and Song Jae Ho. Also with second movie "White Valentine". Two movies, approx 3:10:00 (Korean & Japanese ("Beauty in Dream") and Korean ("Valentine") with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
883 "Beijing Chinese Restaurant" Movie (Live) A8 Curious Violet (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) A young man's determination inspires a famous old restaurant to try to find a way to survive a crisis. With Kim Seok-hoon and Myung Se-bin. 1:33:00 Std Prem
970 "The Blue Within You" Movie (Live) A7 Curious Violet An advertising freelancer with a mystery obsession tries to train a talented but unstable young woman to be his partner in business in this strange movie. With Ahn Sung-gi, Kang Su-yeon, 1:46:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
931 "Christmas in August" Movie (Live) A7 Curious Violet A schoolgirl falls in love with a photographer who conceals the fact that he is dying. Video: 3-4 momentary glitches. 1:36:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1385 "Dear Papa" 1 - 4 [complete] A7 Curious Violet An excellent 4-episode series in which a divorced father is driven to taking drastic steps to get treatment for his son, who is dying of leukemia. Much better than average performances by Jeong Bo-Seok, Yu Seung-Ho, and the lovely Park Ji-young. Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles. Approx. 3:22:00 total. Std Prem
1613 "Densha Otoko" Live Drama 1 - 4 A6 Curious Violet
Based on a supposedly true story, this was made into a movie, tv series, manga, and other media. The story is about an otaku who prevents a drunk from harassing a young woman on a train. The shy and awkward otaku consults his online internet friends for advice in how to date the young woman. As his drama unfolds, all of Japan's otakus begin to cheer him on. In this version, the subtitles, which were originally crude and full of spelling and grammar errors, are spell-checked and reformatted. Approx. 2:57:00 total. Std Prem
1614 "Densha Otoko" Live Drama 5 - 8 A6 Curious Violet See 1613. Approx. 3:04:00 total. Std Prem
1615 "Densha Otoko" Live Drama 9 - 12 A6 Curious Violet The final episode is number 11. However, the series was such a sensation that a second "special ending" was made, episode 12. You could describe the second ending as more of a humorous ending than an alternate ending. See 1613. Final disk. Approx. 2:50:00 total. Std Prem
1327 "Ditto" Movie A7 Curious Violet
First movie in this 2 Korean movies disk. I thoroughly enjoyed this fantasy in which a schoolgirl finds a radio which receives transmissions from a boy in the future. Stars Kim Ha-neul, Yu Ji-Tae, Park Yong-woo, and Ha Ji-won. Also with "Show Show Show". This movie approx 1:51:00, entire disk approx 3:39:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1265 "Doctor Bong" Movie A7 Curious Violet 2nd movie in this 2 Korean movies disk: the young son of a philandering dentist goes on a campaign to get his dad to finally settle down with a wife. Also with second movie "Ghost Mom". This movie approx 1:30:00, entire disk approx 3:11:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
880 "Doctor K" Movie (Live) A8 Curious Violet A brilliant surgeon's bizarre behavior attracts the curiousity of a female colleague. 1:41:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
834 "Drama Theatre 71: Murphy's Law" (Live) A8 Curious Violet A man and a woman find they are competing for the same job, but they also begin to become friends. 1:50:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Also with "72: Watching with Angry Eyes" Std Prem
834 "Drama Theatre 72: Watching with Angry Eyes" (Live) A7 Curious Violet A woman must come up with a new idea for a murder mystery, and she draws it from real life. 1:50:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Also with "71: Murphy's Law" Std Prem
867 "Drama Theatre 73: Mr. Cleanman" (Live) A8 Curious Violet A mobile apartment cleaner gets involved with a client. 1:50:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Also with "74: Testing a Future Daughter-in-Law" Std Prem
867 "Drama Theatre 74: Testing a Future Daughter-in-Law" (Live) A8 Curious Violet A mother decides to see if her son has picked the right bride. 1:50:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Also with "73: Mr. Cleanman" Std Prem
911 "Dreams" Movie (Live) A8 Curious Violet A Buddhist priest becomes obsessed with a beautiful woman who is about to marry. Based on the traditional Korean story "Samkookyoosa". With Ahn Sung-ki, Hwang Shin-hye and Jung Bo-Seok. Recommended. 1:32:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1531 "Emperor of the Sea" 1 - 4 A8 Curious Violet
The greatest of the Shilla Kingdom (676~935AD) historical dramas yet produced by KBS, this production rivals and often surpasses the quality of NHK tiaga dramas like "Musashi" and "Yoshitsune", especially with regard to the size of the cast, the incredible naval scenes, and the shots at remote Chinese locations. The story is about the rise to naval power of a former slave, Jang Bogo, played by Choi Soo Jung. Intricate, exciting battle scenes combine with intense plot development plus some romantic interest as well. Also stars Chae Si Ra, Song Il Kook, Soo Ae, and Kim Heung Soo. The video is reprocessed and optimized for display on TV, with custom formatted subtitles appearing BELOW the video, not over it. This series took about 3 months to reformat and correct the many problems with the subtitles, script, and video, but the result is a set of what may be the most spectacular Korean adventure series ever made. DISCOUNT APPLIES: the last 2 disks of the series will be free, if you get the whole set. Approx. 3:46:00 (Korean with specially formatted English Subtitles) Std Prem
1532 "Emperor of the Sea" 5 - 8 A8 Curious Violet See 1531. Approx. 3:46:00 (Korean with specially formatted English Subtitles) Std Prem
1533 "Emperor of the Sea" 9 - 12 A8 Curious Violet See 1531. Approx. 3:46:00 (Korean with specially formatted English Subtitles) Std Prem
1534 "Emperor of the Sea" 13 - 16 A8 Curious Violet See 1531. Approx. 3:46:00 (Korean with specially formatted English Subtitles) Std Prem
1535 "Emperor of the Sea" 17 - 20 A8 Curious Violet See 1531. Approx. 3:46:00 (Korean with specially formatted English Subtitles) Std Prem
1536 "Emperor of the Sea" 21 - 24 A8 Curious Violet See 1531. Approx. 3:46:00 (Korean with specially formatted English Subtitles) Std Prem
1537 "Emperor of the Sea" 25 - 28 A8 Curious Violet See 1531. Approx. 3:46:00 (Korean with specially formatted English Subtitles) Std Prem
1538 "Emperor of the Sea" 29 - 32 A8 Curious Violet See 1531. Approx. 3:46:00 (Korean with specially formatted English Subtitles) Std Prem
1539 "Emperor of the Sea" 33 - 36 A8 Curious Violet See 1531. Approx. 3:46:00 (Korean with specially formatted English Subtitles) Std Prem
1540 "Emperor of the Sea" 37 - 40 A8 Curious Violet See 1531. Approx. 3:46:00 (Korean with specially formatted English Subtitles) Std Prem
1541 "Emperor of the Sea" 41 - 44 A8 Curious Violet See 1531. Approx. 3:46:00 (Korean with specially formatted English Subtitles) Std Prem
1542 "Emperor of the Sea" 45 - 48 A8 Curious Violet Free disk for those getting the whole set. See 1531. Approx. 3:46:00 (Korean with specially formatted English Subtitles) Std Prem
1543 "Emperor of the Sea" 49 - 51 [end] A8 Curious Violet Final volume. Free disk for those getting the whole set. See 1531. Approx. 3:46:00 (Korean with specially formatted English Subtitles) Std Prem
1270 "The Extra" Movie A7 Curious Violet First movie in this 2 Korean movies disk. Two out-of-work actors decide to try to use their acting ability to become con men. Starring Lim Chang-jung, Na Han-il, Park Jun-hee, Kim Won-hee, Chung Cho-shin, Yoon Moon-shik, and Lim Ju-wan. Also with second movie "Scent of a Hero". This movie approx 1:30:00, entire disk approx 3:11:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
891 "Festival" Movie (Live) A7 Curious Violet A family attempts to carry out a full formal Korean funeral for their recently departed matriarch, amidst memories and recriminations. Directed by Im Kwon-Taek. 1:51:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
962 "First Love" Movie (Live) A7 Curious Violet Korean romantic movie. A shy student actress falls in love with her drama teacher and is overwhelmed by the experience. Sensitively done. I've gotten emails from viewers of this movie asking me to recommend it for people who love romantic movies. With Kim Hye-soo and Song Young-chang.1:53:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1290 "The Foreigner" Movie A7 Curious Violet First movie in this 2 Korean movies disk. This movie has also gone by the title "Taekwondo". A Korean Taekwondo instructor living in Poland forms a friendship with a desperate Polish man and a beautiful Polish woman. Starring Ahn Sung-Ki, Pawel Burczyk, Ewa Gawrylulk. This movie was a cooperative production between Korean and Polish producers. Also with second movie "Mr. Iron Palm". Mature viewers. This movie approx 1:30:00, entire disk approx 3:11:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1686 "Furinkazan" 1 & 2 A8 Curious Violet
NHK's samurai drama for 2007 begins. Furinkazan is about a lone warrior in search of a master. He sets himself on a path to become a great military strategist. This new series has a lot of action in it, and it initially reminded me of "Musashi". The first episode is an extra-long one. Subtitled in English. Approx. 1:49:00 total. Std Prem
1691 "Furinkazan" 3 - 5 A8 Curious Violet
See 1686. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1697 "Furinkazan" 6 - 8 A8 Curious Violet See 1686. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1701 "Furinkazan" 9 - 11 A8 Curious Violet See 1686. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1703 "Furinkazan" 12 - 14 A8 Curious Violet See 1686. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1705 "Furinkazan" 15 - 17 A8 Curious Violet See 1686. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1706 "Furinkazan" 18 - 20 A8 Curious Violet See 1686. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1715 "Furinkazan" 21 - 23 A8 Curious Violet See 1686. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1717 "Furinkazan" 24 - 26 A8 Curious Violet See 1686. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1718 "Furinkazan" 27 - 29 A8 Curious Violet See 1686. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1721 "Furinkazan" 30 - 32 A8 Curious Violet See 1686. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1723 "Furinkazan" 33 - 35 A8 Curious Violet See 1686. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1728 "Furinkazan" 36 - 38 A8 Curious Violet See 1686. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1733 "Furinkazan" 39 - 41 A8 Curious Violet See 1686. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1735 "Furinkazan" 42 - 44 A8 Curious Violet See 1686. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1737 "Furinkazan" 45 - 47 A8 Curious Violet See 1686. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1738 "Furinkazan" 48 - 50 A8 Curious Violet See 1686. Final disk. This disk also includes a short subtitled preview for the next Taiga Drama, "Atsuhime". Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:43:00 total. Std Prem
1348 "Gangwondo" Movie A7 Curious Violet
First movie in this 2 Korean movies disk. Alternate title "The Power of Gangwon Province". When two girls take a vacation in Gangwondo, romance follows. Starring Baek Jong-Hak, Oh Yoon-hong, Kim Yoo-suk, Chun Jae-hyun, Park Hyun-young, Lim Sun-young, Park Jyun-hwa, and Cho Kwang-jae. Also with "Sopyonje". This movie approx 1:51:00, entire disk approx 3:39:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
877 "Gate of Destiny" Movie (Live) A8 Curious Violet
The Korean royal family and a swordsman escape Japanese assassins by entering a magical gate into the future, with their pursuers following them. A very dark and violent movie with a heroic-mystical atmosphere. Starring Kim Min-jong, Kim Sung-lim, Lee Kyung-young, Jang Dong-Jik, Cho Seon-mook, Jang Ji-yeon, Lee Ki-young, Doeko Young-jae, Lee Ki yeorl. 1:32:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) (Mature viewers) Std Prem
952 "The General's Son 1" Movie (Live) A6 Curious Violet
Popular Korean "Godfather" movie trilogy directed by Im Kwon-Taek. A young man finds ways to survive during the 1940's Japanese occupation of Korea by joining an underground gang and rising to prominence. This movie trilogy is considered a classic of modern Korean cinema. 1:41:00 (Korean & Japanese w/ English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
953 "The General's Son 2" Movie (Live) A6 Curious Violet Second movie in the popular Korean "Godfather" movie trilogy. 1:41:00 (Korean & Japanese w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
954 "The General's Son 3" Movie (Live) A6 Curious Violet Third movie in the popular Korean "Godfather" movie trilogy. 1:41:00 (Korean & Japanese w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1265 "Ghost Mom" Movie A7 Curious Violet First movie in this 2 Korean movies disk: a young mother dies a tragic death, but she reappears, to the surprise of her former husband. Also with second movie "Doctor Bong". This movie approx 1:41:00, entire disk approx 3:11:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1323 "Hug in the Dark" 1 - 4 A7 Curious Violet
This 16-episode series is about a prosecutor's office, a powerful politician, undercover operatives, and intrigue. In a lot of ways it is a Korean "film noir" drama. Starring Kim Seung-woo, Lee Young-ae, Choe Min-sik, Kim Hyun-ah, An Jae-uk, and An Jeong-hun. Satellite-sourced video, hardware encoded. (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Approx. 2:26:00 total. Std Prem
1324 "Hug in the Dark" 5 - 8 A7 Curious Violet See 1323. (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Approx. 2:26:00 total. Std Prem
1325 "Hug in the Dark" 9 - 12 A7 Curious Violet See 1323. (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Approx. 2:26:00 total. Std Prem
1326 "Hug in the Dark" 13 - 16 [end] A7 Curious Violet Completes the series. See 1323. (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Approx. 2:26:00 total. Std Prem
966 "If the Sun Rises in the West" Movie (Live) A7 Curious Violet Korean romantic movie. A crossing-guard who wants to become a baseball umpire falls in love with a starlet. Their romance seems hopeless, but luck seems to be on their side. 1:46:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1506 "King of the Wind" 1 - 4 A7 Curious Violet
A remarkable Korean melodrama based on the events during the latter part of the reign of Korean King Youngjo, 21st king of the Joson dynasty in the mid-1700's, and his stormy relationship with his son, the mentally unstable Prince Sado. The story is based on history and the surviving text written by the crown princess, "The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong". At this time, Korea was split into two political factions, the Noron and the Soron, both working with and against the monarchy in a bid for civil power. The story revolves around Prince Sado who is torn between his cruel father and the relentless Noron, plus the intrigue of an unscrupulous court lady who schemes to gain power in the court even over the Queen. In this series, the story is played out very intricately, showing in detail the intrigue in the palace and the character of the historical figures. Note that this is a true melodrama, not an action epic like the Japanese taiga dramas, so there is only a limited amount of swordplay. Discount applies: final disk is free to those who have ordered the rest of the series. Stars Park Keun-Hyung, Jung Hye-Sun, Im Ho, Hong Reena, Yoon Son-ha, Kim Ji-Yeon. See these actual images from the disks: Approx. 3:26:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1507 "King of the Wind" 5 - 8 A7 Curious Violet Approx. 3:26:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1508 "King of the Wind" 9 - 12 A7 Curious Violet Approx. 3:26:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1509 "King of the Wind" 13 - 16 A7 Curious Violet Approx. 3:26:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1510 "King of the Wind" 17 - 20 A7 Curious Violet Approx. 3:26:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1511 "King of the Wind" 21 - 24 A7 Curious Violet Approx. 3:26:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1512 "King of the Wind" 25 - 28 A7 Curious Violet Approx. 3:26:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1513 "King of the Wind" 29 - 31 A7 Curious Violet Approx. 2:34:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1514 "King of the Wind" 32 - 34 [end] A7 Curious Violet Free disk for those getting the whole set. Final volume. Approx. 2:34:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1576 "Komyo Ga Tsuji" 1 & 2 A8 Curious Violet
NHK's taiga drama for 2006. Discount applies - final two disks are free to those who have ordered the whole set. "Koumyou Ga Tsuji" is based on a popular novel which tells the true story of Yamauchi Kazutoyo and his wife Chiyo in the Warring Era of Japan. Yamauchi rises from the lowest status of an unemployed samurai soldier to the lofty position of provincial lord by his wise choices in rendering service to the key warlords of the time: Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa. Episode 1 is an extra-long introductory episode. Episodes are followed by a video segment showing historical background and modern travelogue. Subtitled in English. Approx. 1:55:00 total. Std Prem
1577 "Komyo Ga Tsuji" 3 - 5 A8 Curious Violet See 1490. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1579 "Komyo Ga Tsuji" 6 - 8 A8 Curious Violet See 1490. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1585 "Komyo Ga Tsuji" 9 - 11 A8 Curious Violet See 1490. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1599 "Komyo Ga Tsuji" 12 - 14 A8 Curious Violet The first two minutes of episode 14 were patched from another source; the remainder is all from satellite. See 1490. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1602 "Komyo Ga Tsuji" 15 - 17 A8 Curious Violet Episode 15 has a very short patch, otherwise all are satellite quality. See 1490. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1603 "Komyo Ga Tsuji" 18 - 20 A8 Curious Violet Episode 19 had to be taken from an internet source, 18 & 20 are satellite quality. See 1490. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1606 "Komyo Ga Tsuji" 21 - 23 A8 Curious Violet
See 1490. This volume begins the story of the fall of Akechi Mitsuhide, leading to the incident at the temple of Honno-ji. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1617 "Komyo Ga Tsuji" 24 - 26 A8 Curious Violet This volume covers the aftermath of the battle between Hideyoshi and Mitsuhide. Episodes 25 and 26 are from the KICU source, 24 is from satellite. Fortunately the satellite receiver is now repaired so such patches should be unnecessary or minimized in the future. See 1490. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1618 "Komyo Ga Tsuji" 27 - 29 A8 Curious Violet See 1490. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1624 "Komyo Ga Tsuji" 30 - 32 A8 Curious Violet
See 1490. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1632 "Komyo Ga Tsuji" 33 - 35 A8 Curious Violet See 1490. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1639 "Komyo Ga Tsuji" 36 - 38 A8 Curious Violet See 1490. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1646 "Komyo Ga Tsuji" 39 - 41 A8 Curious Violet The death of Hideyoshi. See 1490. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1663 "Komyo Ga Tsuji" 42 - 44 A8 Curious Violet The Battle of Sekigahara. See 1490. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1671 "Komyo Ga Tsuji" 45 - 47 A8 Curious Violet Free disk for those getting the whole set. See 1490. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1673 "Komyo Ga Tsuji" 48 - 49 [end] A8 Curious Violet Free disk for those getting the whole set. Final disk. See 1490. Subtitled in English. Approx. 1:55:00 total. The drama which followed Komyo ga Tsuji in 2007 was "Furinkazan". Its first disk is #1686. Std Prem
988 "The Life of the Hollywood Kid" Movie (Live) A7 Curious Violet The dramatic life of a young man who idolizes Hollywood movies. 1:54:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1319 "The Little Monk" Movie A7 Curious Violet
Second movie in this 2 Korean movies disk. This story is about a young boy at a Buddhist monastery. Starring Kim Tae-jin, Kim Ye-ryung, Kim Min-gyo, Oh Yung-soo, and Chun Mu-song. Also with additional movie "Baby Sale". This movie approx 1:39:00, entire disk approx 3:06:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
985 "The Man With a Wagging Tail" Movie (Live) A7 Curious Violet Amusing movie about a blind man who exchanges bodies with his seeing-eye dog and is adopted by a beautiful woman with whom he falls in love. 1:49:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1290 "Mr. Iron Palm" Movie A7 Curious Violet 2nd movie in this 2 Korean movies disk. A young and slightly naive Korean karate student arrives in Los Angeles searching for the girl he loved 5 years before. I liked this movie much more than I expected I would, mostly because of the love story, the slightly ironic tone and the streetwise characters the lovestruck Korean runs into. Stars In Pyo-Cha, Yun Jin Kim, Kwang Jung Park, Charles Chun, and Angelines Santana. Also on the same disk: second movie "The Foreigner". Mature viewers only due to adult dialog. This movie approx 1:41:00, entire disk approx 3:11:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1135 "Musashi" TV 1 - 3 (Live) A5 Curious Violet
2003 NHK Taiga Drama (multi-ep historical TV novel) based on the true life of the master of swordsmanship, Musashi Miyamoto, who also became an author, artist, and teacher. It stars Ichikawa Shinnosuke as Miyamoto Musashi. Also featured: Fujita Makoto, Emori Toru, Nakamura Kankuro, Nakamura Tamao, and Miyazawa Rie. These 3 eps were re-encoded to standard TV format from VCD, the only source available to me. Full quality satellite eps begin with ep 7. Discount applies: final two disks are free to those who have ordered the rest of the series. The complete series comprises approximately 37 hours of excellent samurai drama. This disk approx. 2:19:00 total. All disks in this series are Japanese w/ English Subtitles. Std Prem
1136 "Musashi" TV 4 - 6 (Live) A6 Curious Violet See 1135 for synopsis. These 3 episodes were taken from low-quality video source. After this disk, the video returns to high quality satellite-sourced video. Approx. 2:06:00 total. Std Prem
1137 "Musashi" TV 7 - 9 (Live) A7 Curious Violet See 1135 for synopsis. Satellite-sourced video. Approx. 2:06:00 total. Std Prem
1139 "Musashi" TV 10 - 12 (Live) A7 Curious Violet See 1135 for synopsis. Satellite-sourced video. Approx. 2:06:00 total. Std Prem
1140 "Musashi" TV 13 - 15 (Live) A7 Curious Violet See 1135 for synopsis. Satellite-sourced video. Approx. 2:06:00 total. Std Prem
1145 "Musashi" TV 16 - 18 (Live) A7 Curious Violet See 1135 for synopsis. Satellite-sourced video. Approx. 2:06:00 total. Std Prem
1152 "Musashi" TV 19 - 21 (Live) A8 Curious Violet See 1135 for synopsis. Satellite-sourced video. Approx. 2:06:00 total. Std Prem
1153 "Musashi" TV 22 - 24 (Live) A8 Curious Violet See 1135 for synopsis. Satellite-sourced video. Approx. 2:06:00 total. Std Prem
1160 "Musashi" TV 25 - 27 (Live) A8 Curious Violet See 1135 for synopsis. Satellite-sourced video. Approx. 2:06:00 total. Std Prem
1162 "Musashi" TV 28 - 30 (Live) A8 Curious Violet See 1135 for synopsis. Satellite-sourced video. Approx. 2:06:00 total. Std Prem
1163 "Musashi" TV 31 - 33 (Live) A8 Curious Violet See 1135 for synopsis. Satellite-sourced video. Approx. 2:06:00 total. Std Prem
1164 "Musashi" TV 34 - 36 (Live) A8 Curious Violet See 1135 for synopsis. Satellite-sourced video. Approx. 2:06:00 total. Std Prem
1181 "Musashi" TV 37 - 39 (Live) A8 Curious Violet See 1135 for synopsis. Satellite-sourced video. Approx. 2:06:00 total. Std Prem
1190 "Musashi" TV 40 - 42 (Live) A7 Curious Violet See 1135 for synopsis. Satellite-sourced video. Approx. 2:06:00 total. Std Prem
1211 "Musashi" TV 43 - 45 (Live) A7 Curious Violet See 1135 for synopsis. Satellite-sourced video. Approx. 2:06:00 total. Std Prem
1219 "Musashi" TV 46 - 48 (Live) A7 Curious Violet Free disk for those getting the whole set. See 1135 for synopsis. Satellite-sourced video. Approx. 2:06:00 total. Std Prem
1223 "Musashi" TV 49 - 50 [end] A8 Curious Violet Free disk for those getting the whole set. See 1135 for synopsis. The final 2 episodes are combined into a single extra-length episode. Satellite-sourced video. Approx. 1:00:00 total. Std Prem
960 "My Love, My Bride" Movie (Live) A7 Curious Violet Korean comedy-drama about the ups and downs of one couple's relationship through courtship and marriage. Park Joong-hoon, Choi Jin-sil, Kim Bo-yeon. 1:51:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1154 "No More Tears" 1 - 3 (Live) A7 Curious Violet
Korean romantic drama. Satellite-sourced video. (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Approx. 2:26:00 total. Std Prem
1155 "No More Tears" 4 - 6 (Live) A7 Curious Violet See 1154. (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Approx. 2:26:00 total. Std Prem
1156 "No More Tears" 7 - 9 (Live) A7 Curious Violet See 1154. (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Approx. 2:26:00 total. Std Prem
1157 "No More Tears" 10 - 12 (Live) A7 Curious Violet See 1154. (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Approx. 2:26:00 total. Std Prem
1158 "No More Tears" 13 - 14 (Live) A7 Curious Violet See 1154. (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Approx. 2:26:00 total. Std Prem
1159 "No More Tears" 15 - 16 [end] (Live) A7 Curious Violet Final disk. See 1154. (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Approx. 2:26:00 total. Std Prem
984 "The Organ in My Heart" Movie (Live) A7 Curious Violet A woman remembers her school days in a small village when she got a crush on a new teacher. A very nostalgic movie showing life in a Korean country school in the 50's. An alternate translation of the title is "The Harmonium in My Memory". With Lee Byung-heon, Lee Mi-yeon, and Jeon Do-yeon. 1:36:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
910 "Outrageous Gentlemen" Movie (Live) A7 Curious Violet A wry look at the lives of some Seoul police detectives as they must cope with everything from assassinations to stolen bikes. With Choi Jong-won and Yang Taek-jo. 1:41:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
955 "Pisces" Movie (Live) A6 Curious Violet A young woman who loves movies about doomed love affairs helplessly finds her life moving in the same direction as she becomes obsessed with a famous musician. Starring Lee Mi-yeon, directed by Kim Hyung-tae. 1:48:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1320 "Rhapsody" Movie A7 Curious Violet
Second movie in this 2 Korean movies disk. A soldier's love story. Starring Jang Dong-Jik, Kim Yoo-suk, Park Yea-Jin, Park Geun-hyung, Jung Dong-hwan. On the same disk: additional movie "The Adventures of Mrs. Park". This movie approx 1:41:00, entire disk approx 3:23:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1313 "Rose of Versailles [Berusaiyu no Bara]" Live Movie N8 Curious Violet
Amazingly, a movie was made in Europe, in English, based on Riyoko Ikeda's story, then released in Japan but nowhere else. It became a rarity. When the DVD was released, no R1 release was done, so this disk is available on our list. The movie is not bad, and contains a stunning parade of costumes. Approx. 2:05:00. English dialog, no subtitles. Std Prem
1203 "Sailor Moon Live Drama Series" TV 1 - 5 A7 Curious Violet
This drama version (not animated) of the Sailor Moon story is better than the usual "from anime" series. What a sight to see these five enthusiastic actresses in their Sailor Senshi outfits! Monsters are a mixture of rubber-suit figures and computer graphic animation. For this TV-viewable DVDR version of these series, we specially filtered the video giving very nice results. Full Japanese soundtrack with English subtitles. No commercials included. Approx. 2:04:00 total. Std Prem
1204 "Sailor Moon Live Drama Series" TV 6 - 10 plus Special A7 Curious Violet Includes the "making of" special. See 1203. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1205 "Sailor Moon Live Drama Series" TV 11 - 15 A7 Curious Violet See 1203. Approx. 2:01:00 total. Std Prem
1206 "Sailor Moon Live Drama Series" TV 16 - 20 A7 Curious Violet See 1203. Approx. 2:01:00 total. Std Prem
1235 "Sailor Moon Live Drama Series" TV 21 - 26 A7 Curious Violet See 1203. Approx. 2:27:00 total. Std Prem
1269 "Sailor Moon Live Drama Series" TV 27 - 31 A7 Curious Violet See 1203. Approx. 2:27:00 total. Std Prem
1287 "Sailor Moon Live Drama Series" TV 32 - 36 A7 Curious Violet See 1203. Approx. 2:07:00 total. Std Prem
1308 "Sailor Moon Live Drama Series" TV 37 - 41 A7 Curious Violet See 1203. Approx. 2:07:00 total. Std Prem
1330 "Sailor Moon Live Drama Series" TV 42 - 46 A7 Curious Violet See 1203. Approx. 2:07:00 total. Std Prem
1349 "Sailor Moon Live Drama Series" TV 47 - 49 [end] A7 Curious Violet End of series. Also includes 12-minute special, "Dance Lesson". See 1203. Approx. 1:27:00 total. Std Prem
1270 "Scent of a Hero" Movie A7 Curious Violet 2nd movie in this 2 Korean movies disk. A young man's talent at street brawling causes him to be recruited by underground crime, but he takes part only in order to provide for his beloved sister. Starring Kim Seung-woo, Myung Sae-bin, Jo Min-ki, and Jang Sae-jin. Also on the same disk: second movie "The Extra". This movie approx 1:41:00, entire disk approx 3:11:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
939 "Seventeen" Movie (Live) A7 Curious Violet This is a Korean "teen movie" about a pair who are in love but who get into big trouble with some older students. 1:41:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
980 "Shall We Kiss?" Movie (Live) A7 Curious Violet A mousy reporter finds it hard to believe that the office playboy might really be as interested in her as he seems to be. Excellent acting makes this a good romantic comedy-drama. With Choi Ji-woo, Ahn Jae-wook, Lee Kyung-Young, and Yoo Hae-Jung. 1:36:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1355 "Shinsengumi Keppuroku" (1998) 1 - 3 A5 Curious Violet
This shorter version of the Shinsengumi story showed on TV Asahi in 1998. Its approach looks very different from the current NHK series. Much of the elaborate period detail and personal storylines are bypassed, making this version more an action adventure, which is more exciting because of the faster pace. Starring Watari Tetsuya, Murakami Hiroaki, Nakamura Shunsuke, and Amami Yuki. This is a CV reprocessed version based on the Hawaiian TV station broadcast. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1356 "Shinsengumi Keppuroku" (1998) 4 - 6 A5 Curious Violet See 1355. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1357 "Shinsengumi Keppuroku" (1998) 7 - 9 A5 Curious Violet See 1355. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1358 "Shinsengumi Keppuroku" (1998) 10 [end] A5 Curious Violet Final episode. See 1355. Subtitled in English. Approx. 0:46:00 total. Std Prem
1250 "Shinsengumi" 1 - 3 A8 Curious Violet
This is the 2004 NHK taiga drama, about 37 hours of samurai drama in 49 episodes. Discount applies: final two disks are free to those who have ordered the rest of the series. The story is about the period in Japan at the end of the Tokugawa shogunate, as Japan came into contact with the rest of the world. A band of young samurai is formed by the regime to keep the peace between factions. In order to be an effective team of secret agents, assassins, and an elite strike force, the group developed a code of behavior and allegiance, violation of which would lead to death. Starring Katori Shingo as Kondo Isami, with script written by author Mitani Koki. Satellite-sourced video, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1263 "Shinsengumi" 4 - 6 A8 Curious Violet See 1250. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1268 "Shinsengumi" 7 - 9 A8 Curious Violet
See 1250. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1277 "Shinsengumi" 10 - 12 A8 Curious Violet See 1250. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1286 "Shinsengumi" 13 - 15 A7 Curious Violet See 1250. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1305 "Shinsengumi" 16 - 18 A8 Curious Violet
See 1250. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1316 "Shinsengumi" 19 - 21 A8 Curious Violet See 1250. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1328 "Shinsengumi" 22 - 24 A8 Curious Violet See 1250. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1342 "Shinsengumi" 25 - 27 A8 Curious Violet See 1250. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1359 "Shinsengumi" 28 - 30 A8 Curious Violet Note: on this disk, the final 9 minutes of episode 28 are missing. Fortunately the raid on Ikedeya occurs on the beginning of the episode and nothing important is missed. The action of episode 28 is also summarized at the beginning of episode 29. See 1250. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1372 "Shinsengumi" 31 - 33 A8 Curious Violet See 1250. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1383 "Shinsengumi" 34 - 36 A8 Curious Violet See 1250. NOTE when you watch this one: the 3 eps. are not in the right order - the order of eps. on the disk is #36, #35, #34. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1389 "Shinsengumi" 37 - 39 A8 Curious Violet See 1250. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1393 "Shinsengumi" 40 - 42 A8 Curious Violet See 1250. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1407 "Shinsengumi" 43 - 45 A8 Curious Violet See 1250. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1419 "Shinsengumi" 46 & 47 A8 Curious Violet Free disk for those getting the whole set. See 1250. Approx. 1:35:00 total. Std Prem
1424 "Shinsengumi" 48 & 49 [End] A8 Curious Violet Final disk. This disk is free to anyone who has paid for the rest of the series. See 1250. Approx. 1:45:00 total. Std Prem
1633 "Shooting for the Stars" 1 - 4 A7 Curious Violet
This 16-episode Korean miniseries features several big Korean drama stars including Yu Oh-sung, Park Sun-young, Kang Suk-woo, Oh Yeon-soo, Kim Bo-sung, and Suh Yu-jung. In the story, a young man is given a job in a Korean talent agency. He finds out his employer treats new singers rather badly, and he rebels against the company policy. After being fired, he swears he will succeed on his own, so he begins looking for some talent he can manage as a maverick producer. This series is beautifully photographed and with some of Korea's loveliest female co-stars. Approx. 3:10:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1634 "Shooting for the Stars" 5 - 8 A7 Curious Violet See 1633. Approx. 3:10:00 total. Std Prem
1635 "Shooting for the Stars" 9 - 12 A7 Curious Violet See 1633. Approx. 3:10:00 total. Std Prem
1636 "Shooting for the Stars" 13 - 16 A7 Curious Violet Completes the mini-series. See 1633. Approx. 3:10:00 total. Std Prem
1327 "Show Show Show" Movie A7 Curious Violet
Second movie in this 2 Korean movies disk. This is a rather nostalgic movie about what it was like being a teenager in Korea in the late 70's. "Show Show Show" was a popular TV show of the time. Starring Yu Joon-sang, Park Sun-young, Lee Sun-Gyun, and Ahn Jae-hwan. Also with "Ditto". This movie approx 1:48:00, entire disk approx 3:39:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1627 "The Silver Knife" Movie A7 Curious Violet
First movie in this 2 Korean movies disk. Based on a true story, this teen comedy-drama is about a country girl raised by a protective father who carries a family heirloom with her, a silver knife, to protect her chastity. But when she goes to college in Seoul, her friends try to loosen her up - without getting knifed. Starring Shin-ae, Oh Ji-ho, Yoon Da-hoon, Song Seon-mi. Also with second movie "Trying to Tie the Knot". This movie approx 1:31:00, entire disk approx 3:15:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
870 "Something to Die For" movie (Live) A8 Curious Violet A young woman who takes a job at a bank because she likes playing with money is kidnapped by bank robbers along with an enormous amount of cash. 1:28:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1348 "Sopyonje" Movie A7 Curious Violet
Second movie in this 2 Korean movies disk. In this award-winning movie, a young woman chooses to leave her family and become a travelling singer of Korean folk songs. Starring Kim Myung-gon, Oh Jung-hae, and Kim Kyu-chul. On the same disk: "Gangwondo". This movie approx 1:48:00, entire disk approx 3:39:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1337 "Sorekara no Musashi" 1 - 3 A5 Curious Violet
The equivalent English title would be "Further Tales of Musashi". This is the KIKU-subtitled 13 episode 1996 miniseries based on the book by Katsukiro Kouyama, whose classic samurai novel acted as a sequel to Eiji Yoshikawa's original novel "Miyamoto Musashi." This Curious Violet version DVD set used the original source video, the same being sold by Samurai World Video, and did a complete reprocess on it, restoring its original untelecined frames, while correcting for the original's ugly VHS-EP chroma shift, degraded contrast, and severe luminance reflections due to improper cabling. The result is so superior it looks like a different version. The process required approximately 18 hours computer time per episode. Despite this, the video remains only a "5" on my tough rating system. See an unretouched before-and-after frame from the series here. A very intense, fast paced story, the lead role acted in a spirit of dignified machismo by Kinya Kitaoji. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1338 "Sorekara no Musashi" 4 - 6 A5 Curious Violet See 1337. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1339 "Sorekara no Musashi" 7 - 9 A5 Curious Violet See 1337. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:20:00 total. Std Prem
1340 "Sorekara no Musashi" 10 - 11 A5 Curious Violet See 1337. Subtitled in English. Approx. 1:35:00 total. Std Prem
1341 "Sorekara no Musashi" 12 - 13 [end] A5 Curious Violet Completes the series. See 1337. Subtitled in English. Approx. 1:35:00 total. Std Prem
876 "Spring Dramas: A Very Special Gift" TV Movie (Live) A8 Curious Violet A family matriarch learns that her children are more interested in her money, and decides to teach them a lesson. Two-part Korean TV-movie. 1:39:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
875 "Spring Dramas: Today's Menu" (Live) A8 Curious Violet A lonely man with a daughter meets a lonely woman with a son, but the two families aren't easy to join together. Two-part Korean TV-movie. 1:39:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
929 "Taking a Walk" Movie (Live) A7 Curious Violet Oddball Korean slice-of-life movie about a group of friends who like to make music together. 1:41:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1775 "Tenchijin" 1 - 3 A8 Curious Violet The Taiga (Samurai) drama for 2009. Note: Ep. 1 had to be taken from an alternate source, but it is high quality. The rest are all satellite quality as usual. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
1776 "Tenchijin" 4 - 6 A8 Curious Violet See 1775. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:25:00 total. Std Prem
878 "Toshiie and Matsu" 1 & 2 (Live) A8 Curious Violet
Toshiie meets Matsu and begins serving Oda Nobunaga. SPECIAL COMBINATION DISCOUNT: the series is 21 disks long, but beginning immediately all those who get the complete "Toshiie & Matsu" series will only be charged for 16 disks - that is, the last 5 disks are free. (You don't have to get the series all at once, but the 5 free disks will always be the last 5.) The video quality for most of this series is exceptionally good, due to the low compression and there being only two episodes per disk. The 5 free disks offer is meant to offset the inconvenience of ordering more disks compared to most of the other drama series here. 1:43:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
884 "Toshiie and Matsu" 3 & 4 (Live) A8 Curious Violet Toshiie fights in a desperate battle. 1:30:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
907 "Toshiie and Matsu" 5 & 6 (Live) A8 Curious Violet Toshiie becomes Nobunaga's closest confidante. 1:30:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
908 "Toshiie and Matsu" 7 & 8 (Live) A8 Curious Violet Nobunaga assigns his men the task of constructing a fort within enemy territory, but all attempts seem doomed. A new plan comes from an unexpected source. 1:30:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
930 "Toshiie and Matsu" 9 & 10 (Live) A8 Curious Violet Hideyoshi ("Monkey") becomes more influential and successful; the vassals balk at a plan to enter Kyoto; Toshiie learns of a conspiracy to assassinate Nobunaga; Toshiie and Hideyoshi have an angry argument. 1:30:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
937 "Toshiie and Matsu" 11 & 12 (Live) A8 Curious Violet Toshiie is ordered to take over the town of Arako and its castle, which are ruled by his own brother, Toshihasa and his ninja-trained wife, Tsune. 1:30:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
942 "Toshiie and Matsu" 13 & 14 (Live) A8 Curious Violet Toshiie receives a large fief for his victory in battle. A mountain garrison of monks opposes Nobunaga's advance. 1:30:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
949 "Toshiie and Matsu" 15 - 17 (Live) A7 Curious Violet We switched to 3 episodes per disk since video quality was acceptable. Matsu feels compelled to give up her own baby to save her friend; Nobunaga executes a plot to destroy the Azai; Toshiie opposes Nobunaga's excessive cruelty towards his enemies. 2:08:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
1127 "Toshiie and Matsu" 18, 35, 36, 37, 38 (Live) ("make-up" disk) A4 Curious Violet Missing episodes 18 and 35-38 from VCD sources of the KIKU on-air tapes, low quality video. 3:40:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
959 "Toshiie and Matsu" 19 & 20 (Live) A8 Curious Violet Episodes 19 and 20. Equipment failure caused loss of episode 18, but we include a synopsis in this set. In addition, episode 18 is included on the "make up" disk number 1127 in lower quality video. Eps. 19-20 are on this disk and are full satellite quality. 1:30:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
961 "Toshiie and Matsu" 21 & 22 (Live) A8 Curious Violet Toshiie's oldest son converts to Christianity and refuses to go into battle; Nobunaga feigns madness as he plans a purge of disloyal vassals. 1:30:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
963 "Toshiie and Matsu" 23 & 24 (Live) A8 Curious Violet Princess Go returns to Matsu, her natural mother; Toshiie becomes a provincial lord at last. 1:26:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
971 "Toshiie and Matsu" 25 & 26 (Live) A8 Curious Violet The first half of the epic draws to a stunning and dramatic close. Matsu and O'ne quarrel and end their friendship; a disloyal vassal plots against Nobunaga as Toshiie and Hideyoshi are away on a military campaign, disturbing omens and portents lead to a terrible tragedy. 1:26:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
973 "Toshiie and Matsu" 27 & 28 (Live) A8 Curious Violet The country falls into squabbling factions as Toshiie struggles against despair and depression. Hideyoshi leads his army to extract revenge on Mitsuhide Akechi and tries to hand-pick a child successor to Nobunaga, but an enraged Toshiie confronts Hideyoshi, whom he suspects of complicity in the plot. 1:26:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
979 "Toshiie and Matsu" 29 & 30 (Live) A8 Curious Violet Toshiie is forced to surrender Princess Go as a hostage to Gonroku and prepare for war against Hideyoshi, though defeat seems certain. 1:26:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
983 "Toshiie and Matsu" 31 & 32 (Live) A8 Curious Violet Toshiie has a daughter held hostage by each of the two warring factions as he goes into a final battle against Hideyoshi. The great battle of Shizugatake decides the fate of the Maeda clan. 1:26:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
987 "Toshiie and Matsu" 33 & 34 (Live) A8 Curious Violet Free disk for those getting the whole set. Matsu desperately tries to avert war between the Sassa and the Maeda by arranging a marriage, but the conflict becomes inevitable. Toshiie and Hideyoshi find themselves in an uneasy and unequal sharing of power. 1:26:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
1128 "Toshiie and Matsu" 39, 40, 41 (Live) A7 Curious Violet Free disk for those getting the whole set. Toshiie rebels against the cruelty of Hideyoshi; Hideyoshi gets an heir but the baby is kidnapped by Oh-ne. 2:09:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
1129 "Toshiie and Matsu" 42, 43, 44 (Live) A7 Curious Violet Free disk for those getting the whole set. 20 minutes of episode 42 had to be patched using a VCD source. Otherwise, all the video is the original from-satellite video. 2:09:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
1130 "Toshiie and Matsu" 45, 46, 47 (Live) A7 Curious Violet Free disk for those getting the whole set. A band of young enforcers begins to seek out traitors to Hideyoshi; Toshiie is made guardian of Hideyori; the regent succumbs to an illness. 2:09:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
1131 "Toshiie and Matsu" 48, 49 [end] (Live) A7 Curious Violet Free disk for those getting the whole set. The series ends in high drama as Toshiie is urged by his nobles to assassinate Ieyasu, who is not willing to let the Maeda clan assume power. 1:44:00 (Japanese with English Subtitles) Std Prem
1146 "The Truth" 1 - 3 (Live) A7 Curious Violet
The best Korean romantic drama I've seen to date, starring Choi Ji-Woo, Ryu Si-Won, Park Sun-Young, and Son Ji-Chang. In this intricate story two girls who are best friends are torn apart by a web of lies and jealousies. The first 12 episodes are a flashback into the past immediately before a terrible car crash which hangs over the story like an unavoidable fate, in which the rich girl begins by forcing her friend to cheat on exams to get her into college, but then decides she wants her friend's boyfriend too. Very high melodrama with much better acting than average. Satellite-sourced video. (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Approx. 2:26:00 total. Std Prem
1147 "The Truth" 4 - 6 (Live) A7 Curious Violet See 1146. Satellite-sourced video. (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Approx. 2:26:00 total. Std Prem
1148 "The Truth" 7 - 9 (Live) A7 Curious Violet See 1146. Satellite-sourced video. (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Approx. 2:26:00 total. Std Prem
1149 "The Truth" 10 - 12 (Live) A7 Curious Violet See 1146. Satellite-sourced video. (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Approx. 2:26:00 total. Std Prem
1150 "The Truth" 13 - 14 (Live) A7 Curious Violet See 1146. Satellite-sourced video. (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Approx. 1:46:00 total. Std Prem
1151 "The Truth" 15 - 16 [end] (Live) A7 Curious Violet See 1146. Satellite-sourced video. (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Approx. 1:46:00 total. Std Prem
1627 "Trying to Tie the Knot" Movie A7 Curious Violet Second movie in this 2 Korean movies disk. This is a teen comedy in which a high school girl is told by fortune tellers that she will die unless she finds a boy who is the reincarnation of a certain ancient general and marry him before her 16th birthday. Starring Im Eun-gyung, Eun Ji-Won. On the same disk: "The Silver Knife". This movie approx 1:44:00, entire disk approx 3:15:00 (Korean with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
982 "Walking Up to the Sky" Movie (Live) A7 Curious Violet A pickpocket released from jail recruits a female pickpocket for a new gang and falls in love with her. With Bae Jong-Ok, Jung Bo-seok, Kang Seok-woo, Sang Ok-sook. 1:36:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1126 "White Valentine" Movie (Live) A7 Curious Violet
Romantic movie, narrated by the main character. With Park Shin-yang and Jeon Ji-hyun, directed by Yang Yun-ho. In this movie, a young girl who has never been in love meets an interesting young man who runs a small pet store Also with second movie "Beauty in Dream". Two movies, approx 3:10:00 (Korean & Japanese ("Beauty in Dream") and Korean ("Valentine") with simultaneous English & Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1450 "The Yagyu Conspiracy" 1 - 4 A5 Curious Violet
"Yagyu Ichizoku no Inbo" starring the great martial arts expert Sonny Chiba is one of the most-loved TV series in the opinion of many fans of the samurai epic. Rarely has a samurai series maintained such a high level of quality in the story, acting, and martial arts sequences. Originally shown in 1978 on TV Asahi, it also stars Etsuko Shiomi. This CV version is based on the old from-tape DVD set hawked by samurai video websites and others - but the video has been completely reworked, with the video converted back to native NTSC-film and with corrections for the color smear and distortion of the original. See these before-and-after screen captures to see the results: . Here are some small screen captures: . The original video is often rated by traders as "very good" which seems like an exaggeration. Theirs would have episodes ranging from "A4" to "A5" on our scale. The reprocessing could not do miracles, but it got all of the episodes well into the "A5" grade in our tough rating system except for ep. 36. (See ratings explanation ) CV spent two months working on this set. Subtitled in English. This disk approx. 3:04:00 total. Rev. 2. Std Prem
1451 "The Yagyu Conspiracy" 5 - 8 A5 Curious Violet See 1450 for synopsis. Subtitled in English. Approx. 3:04:00 total. Rev. 2. Std Prem
1452 "The Yagyu Conspiracy" 9 - 12 A5 Curious Violet See 1450 for synopsis. Subtitled in English. Approx. 3:04:00 total. Rev. 2. Std Prem
1453 "The Yagyu Conspiracy" 13 - 16 A5 Curious Violet See 1450 for synopsis. Subtitled in English. Approx. 3:04:00 total. Rev. 2. Std Prem
1454 "The Yagyu Conspiracy" 17 - 20 A5 Curious Violet
See 1450 for synopsis. Subtitled in English. Approx. 3:04:00 total. Rev. 2. Std Prem
1455 "The Yagyu Conspiracy" 21 - 24 A5 Curious Violet See 1450 for synopsis. Subtitled in English. Approx. 3:04:00 total. Rev. 2. Std Prem
1456 "The Yagyu Conspiracy" 25 - 28 A5 Curious Violet See 1450 for synopsis. Subtitled in English. Approx. 3:04:00 total. Rev. 2. Std Prem
1457 "The Yagyu Conspiracy" 29 - 32 A5 Curious Violet See 1450 for synopsis. Subtitled in English. Approx. 3:04:00 total. Rev. 2. Std Prem
1458 "The Yagyu Conspiracy" 33 - 36 A5 Curious Violet I was able to replace the poor video in episode 36 of the Rev. 2 disk with better quality video, raising the quality rating from A4 to A5 for Rev. 3 of this disk. This disk can be identified by looking at the disk menu which includes a notation "Rev. 3"in the title. See 1450 for synopsis. Subtitled in English. Approx. 3:04:00 total. Rev. 3. Std Prem
1459 "The Yagyu Conspiracy" 37 - 39 [end] A5 Curious Violet
Final volume. See 1450 for synopsis. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:19:00 total. Rev. 2. Std Prem
1113 "Yamato Nadeshiko" 1 - 4 (Live) (Jem) A5 Curious Violet
This J-Drama is about a beautiful young woman (played by Matsushima Nanako) who is determined to escape her childhood poverty by marrying a rich man. So, she decides to become a rich man's idea of the perfect woman, a beautiful stewardess. Double-length (46 minute) episodes. Romantic J-drama. TV-format DVD Transcode. Video quality is lower due to poor video source. Approx. 3:10:00 (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) Std Prem
1114 "Yamato Nadeshiko" 5 - 8 (Live) (Jem) A5 Curious Violet Romantic J-drama: see 1113 for synopsis. Double-length (46 minute) episodes. TV-format DVD Transcode. Approx. 3:10:00 (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) Std Prem
1115 "Yamato Nadeshiko" 9 - 11 End (Live) (Jem) A5 Curious Violet Romantic J-drama: see 1113 for synopsis. Double-length (46 minute) episodes. TV-format DVD Transcode. Approx. 2:30:00 (Japanese w/ English Subtitles) Std Prem
1116 "Yesterday" 1 - 4 (Live) A8 Curious Violet
A 16-episode Korean romance miniseries. This sentimental love story is about a young man who encounters the grown-up girl he had fallen in love with as a boy 12 years earlier. Beatles songs of the 60's-70's are used throughout as background music. Approx 3:15:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1117 "Yesterday" 5 - 8 (Live) A8 Curious Violet See 1116 for synopsis. Approx 3:15:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1118 "Yesterday" 9 - 12 (Live) A8 Curious Violet See 1116 for synopsis. Approx 3:15:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1119 "Yesterday" 13 - 16 (Live) A8 Curious Violet See 1116 for synopsis. Approx 3:15:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1124 "Yesterday" 17 - 21 (end) (Live) A8 Curious Violet See 1116 for synopsis. Approx 4 hours (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem
1217 "Yome Wa Mitsuboshi" TV 1 - 4 A5 Curious Violet In this comedy, new bride Miyuki is about to marry the man of her dreams, only to see him whisked away on assignment in another country before her wedding vows. Poor Miyuki then moves in with her new family but finds they are all very eccentric characters. Then their family business fails and she is expected to take over somehow and save them. The title could be translated "The Perfect Bride". This video was taken from the KIKU Hawaiian TV subtitled version which has the best translation, but the video was somewhat marred by noise and nonlinear luminance. Several experiments were run to learn how to best clean up the video for this set, with each episode taking 8 - 15 hours of computer time to process, but the results were well worth it. There are 11 episodes on 3 disks total. Stars Yoshino Kimura, Go Morita, Masahiko Nishimura, Miyoko Asada, Isao Hashizume, and Ryuji Harada. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 3:15:00 total. Std Prem
1221 "Yome Wa Mitsuboshi" TV 5 - 8 A5 Curious Violet See 1217 for synopsis. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 3:15:00 total. Std Prem
1222 "Yome Wa Mitsuboshi" TV 9 - 11 [end] A5 Curious Violet See 1217 for synopsis. Japanese soundtrack, subtitled in English. Approx. 2:18:00 total. Std Prem
1432 "Yoshitsune" 1 - 3 A8 Curious Violet
NHK's 2005 Taiga drama, 49 episodes totalling almost 37 hours of samurai drama. This one is from Japan's tumultuous 12th century: the tale of the historic hero Yoshitsune. Discount applies: final two disks are free to those who have ordered the rest of the series. The story begins with his childhood, unaware that he is living as a pawn of the warlord who destroyed his own father's clan and enslaved his mother as a concubine. The boy grows, protected by monks, to legendary proficiency in martial arts. Destiny moves him in a path to avenge his family's destruction as he becomes the pivotal general in the war which is slowly brewing. This is in my opinion the best taiga drama from NHK in 5 years. Each episode is followed by a short travelogue showing places in Japan which are mentioned in the story. Highly recommended. English subtitled. Approx. 2:34:00 total. Std Prem
1440 "Yoshitsune" 4 - 6 A8 Curious Violet See Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:34:00 total. Std Prem
1465 "Yoshitsune" 7 - 9 A8 Curious Violet See 1432. Note: the first 8 minutes of episode 7 are lower quality video due to being patched from a different source. The rest of the disk is full A8 quality. Subtitled in English. Approx. 2:34:00 total. Std Prem
1468 "Yoshitsune" 10 - 12 A8 Curious Violet See 1432. Approx. 2:34:00 total. Std Prem
1473 "Yoshitsune" 13 - 15 A8 Curious Violet See 1432. Approx. 2:34:00 total. Std Prem
1486 "Yoshitsune" 16 - 18 A8 Curious Violet See 1432. Approx. 2:34:00 total. Std Prem
1499 "Yoshitsune" 19 - 21 A8 Curious Violet See 1432. Approx. 2:34:00 total. Std Prem
1501 "Yoshitsune" 22 - 24 A8 Curious Violet See 1432. Approx. 2:34:00 total. Std Prem
1515 "Yoshitsune" 25 - 27 A8 Curious Violet See 1432. Approx. 2:34:00 total. Std Prem
1521 "Yoshitsune" 28 - 30 A8 Curious Violet See 1432. Approx. 2:34:00 total. Std Prem
1528 "Yoshitsune" 31 - 33 A8 Curious Violet The final 35 seconds of ep. 33 had to be patched from a lower quality source, but all the rest is full satellite quality. See 1432. Approx. 2:34:00 total. Std Prem
1530 "Yoshitsune" 34 - 36 A8 Curious Violet See 1432. Approx. 2:34:00 total. Std Prem
1544 "Yoshitsune" 37 - 39 A8 Curious Violet See 1432. Approx. 2:34:00 total. Std Prem
1551 "Yoshitsune" 40 - 42 A8 Curious Violet The end of ep. 40 was patched from a lower quality source, the rest is satellite quality. See 1432. Approx. 2:34:00 total. Std Prem
1552 "Yoshitsune" 43 - 45 A8 Curious Violet See 1432. Approx. 2:34:00 total. Std Prem
1560 "Yoshitsune" 46 - 47 A8 Curious Violet Free disk for those getting the whole set. See 1432. Approx. 1:34:00 total. Std Prem
1563 "Yoshitsune" 48 - 49 [end] A8 Curious Violet Free disk for those getting the whole set. See 1432. Final disk. Approx. 1:34:00 total. Std Prem
957 "Zzang" Movie (Live) A6 Curious Violet A contemporary Korean high school drama. Starring Cha In-pyo, Hong Kyung-In, Song Yoon-a, 2002. 1:49:00 (Korean w/ English/Spanish Subtitles) Std Prem