Lost in Translation DVD question

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Anyone with the DVD - does it have subtitles in English that translate the numerous Japanese conversations in the film? Or Japenese subtitles that actually subtle the Japanese? Just wondering, thanks.

― Oliver Wang (Oliver Wang), Friday, 13 February 2004 06:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Good question. Don't care.

― ModJ (ModJ), Friday, 13 February 2004 07:57 (twenty-two years ago)

No, but it has hungarian subtitling. Seriously, check Amazon.com, it'll probably show up in the technical details.

― nathalie (nathalie), Friday, 13 February 2004 08:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Nathalie,

Thanks for the tip but I doubt that kind of info would be in any technical details. Coppola makes it a point NOT to offer subtitles in the movie itself when the characters speak in Japanese - I'm just wondering if this carries over into the actual subtitling for the movie itself. My guess is "No" but I'm still waiting to rent a copy for myself to verify.

ModJ - thanks for nothing. You bored or what?

― Oliver Wang (Oliver Wang), Friday, 13 February 2004 09:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Either learn Japanese or Ask Momus.

― ENRQ (Enrique), Friday, 13 February 2004 09:51 (twenty-two years ago)

mine appears to have no subtitling at all. i think that the movie would not be as good if you knew what they were saying, but i suppose out of curiosity, after you had already seen it...

― ron (ron), Friday, 13 February 2004 15:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Do you really care what I am?

― ModJ (ModJ), Friday, 13 February 2004 16:03 (twenty-two years ago)

there's a DVD ALREADY??

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 13 February 2004 16:05 (twenty-two years ago)

It was released in the States in September, so sure.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 13 February 2004 16:09 (twenty-two years ago)

i got a pirate one in december

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 13 February 2004 16:29 (twenty-two years ago)

With a commentary by Momus

― ENRQ (Enrique), Friday, 13 February 2004 16:29 (twenty-two years ago)

i allow nothing related to momus in my home

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 13 February 2004 16:33 (twenty-two years ago)

This page has some translations:

http://cgi.monjunet.ne.jp/PT/honyaku/bin/hksrch.dll?Q=motoko+rich&D=149296&I=2

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Friday, 13 February 2004 16:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh God I mentioned M0mus twice in one thread. How low can I go?

― NRQ (Enrique), Friday, 13 February 2004 16:49 (twenty-two years ago)

By mentioning him a third time like you did just now?

"No wait, I said it! I said it again! Oh, oh..."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 13 February 2004 16:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Well that third time gives us some sort of intimation of how low you COULD go.

― Pete (Pete), Friday, 13 February 2004 16:52 (twenty-two years ago)

btw I'd never heard of M0mus b4 I came here. And I still haven't heard his stuff. See, by de-googling his name I don't feel quite so bad.

― NRQ (Enrique), Friday, 13 February 2004 16:54 (twenty-two years ago)

It would be awesome (and possibly somewhat slightly redeem the idiocy of this movie) if the close-captioning switched from english to kanji when the director was talking.

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)

it's not an idiotic movie

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 13 February 2004 17:26 (twenty-two years ago)

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