Page 1 of does anyone know when kill bill region 1 is available

I heard feb and then april. But Now i`m completely confused.

april - check dvdsoon they have it for sale right now for around £12ish delivered.

More importantly, when it the japanese version out and where can I get it?

why japanese version?

from what i heard, the japanese version had english subs thru-out except the bit where uma is speaking japanese - these bits have no subs (from imdb.com)

wonder how they will do that for the dvd?

Why would it have english subtitles in Japan, surely it would have jap subs which could be turned off on the DVD.

i was talking about the version released in theaters

Well, anyway the R1 and R2 versions are out on April 19th.

This is from www.melonfarmers.com. Don`t know if it will mean that the DVD will have similar changes tho ... but worth checking ...

"Privileged audiences in Japan, you`re in for a treat. Quentin Tarantino knows that we can take what he dishes out better than American or European audiences, so he`s come up with an exclusive version of Kill Bill that is more vibrant and visceral than what the rest of the world is seeing.

The Japan version, which will also be screened in other Asian countries, is only a minute or two longer than the American one, but according to producer Lawrence Bender, it packs a bigger punch. There are a few extra shots in different scenes, the anime sequence of O-Ren Ishii`s (Lucy Liu) childhood is longer, and the entire House of Leaves scene, where the Bride (Uma Thurman) slices and dices the Crazy 88, remains in color throughout (as opposed to cutting to black and white and then back to color in the American version). In addition, the dedication in the opening credits to the late Kinji Fukasaku, the king of ultraviolence and one of Tarantino`s great influences, is not included on the American version.

Of course, images of dismembered corpses falling en masse into a bloody pool have more impact in color than in black and white, but while Bender admits the Japan version is more violent than the American one, he maintains that all the changes were made in the name of style and aesthetics.

According to Bender, Tarantino had wanted to make a Japan version of Kill Bill from the beginning, out of respect to both the culture that inspired a considerable amount of the film`s content and the land where much of the film`s first installment takes place. Also, the version is a salute to the Japanese who worked on the film`s crew and cast, including Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba, who plays Okinawan swordmaker Hattori Hanzo.

Americans just can`t take as much as the Japanese, Bender admits."

Region 1 available....13/04/2004.

Why not wait `til the spec edition with both films and then some? :)