“Hana Yori Dango Final: The Movie” finally coming to DVD… but without English subtitles

This will mark the first time I’ve ever bothered posting anything about a DVD release without English subtitles or an English-language audio track—but after being asked literally hundreds of times if I know when the first Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers) movie will be available on DVD since posting about it here back in June, I guess it’s an important thing to announce.

TC Entertainment will be releasing a Standard Edition and Premium Edition on December 19, 2008. Both versions are region 2, NTSC, 16:9 letterboxed, DVD9 with Japanese Dolby 5.1 and stereo audio. Includes Japanese subtitles only.

Standard Edition
Retail price: 3,990 yen
Pre-order at CDJapan

1 disc. Includes 131 min. theatrical version of the movie and trailers.

Premium Edition
Retail price: 9,975 yen
Pre-order at CDJapan

3 discs. Comes in a collector’s travel case and the first pressing includes 5 postcards. The main disc includes the 131 min. theatrical cut of the movie and trailers. Bonus discs include the 160 min. director’s cut version, 32 min. of unreleased scenes, making-of footage, event footage, cast interview, special TV program for the movie, and more.

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