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Koichi Yamadera

Koichi Yamadera

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Koichi Yamadera

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Koichi Yamadera is a Japanese voice actor and radio personality, known for voicing Jim Carrey and Eddie Murphy in the Japanese language releases of their respective films. In 2006, he divorced voice actress Mika Kanai. His most notable characters are Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop (1998) and the subsequent follow up film Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001), Beerus from the longstanding Dragonball franchise, and the modern day voice of Inspector Zenigata of the longstanding Lupin the Third franchise after the retirement of the previous voice actor Gorō Naya and first appearing in the role in Lupin the Third: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid (2011)

Kiki's Delivery Service poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

2014 Japan  Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

4K restoration shown in IMAX cinemas

Best Video:

2014 Japan "Hayao Miyazaki Collection" Studio Ghibli Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Japanese audio: 2014 Japan "Hayao Miyazaki Collection" Studio Ghibli Blu-ray

English dub (Disney): 1998 US Disney LaserDisc

2003 Disney DVD has better sounding vocals despite altered music and sound effects

Releases from 2010 onward have the original music and sound effects, but distorted vocals

English dub (Streamline): 1996 Japan LaserDisc, available in Ghibli Aa Ippai Collection boxset

Additional Info:

2012 US Disney Blu-ray has dubtitles.

Best English-Friendly:

2014 Japan  Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

4K restoration shown in IMAX cinemas

Best Video:

2014 Japan "Hayao Miyazaki Collection" Studio Ghibli Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Japanese audio: 2014 Japan "Hayao Miyazaki Collection" Studio Ghibli Blu-ray

English dub (Disney): 1998 US Disney LaserDisc

2003 Disney DVD has better sounding vocals despite altered music and sound effects

Releases from 2010 onward have the original music and sound effects, but distorted vocals

English dub (Streamline): 1996 Japan LaserDisc, available in Ghibli Aa Ippai Collection boxset

Additional Info:

2012 US Disney Blu-ray has dubtitles.

Ghost in the Shell poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Bandai Japan 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Bandai Japan 4K Blu-ray > Lionsgate US 4K Blu-ray, more accurate images

Best Audio:

Bandai Japan has the correct song over the end credits

Best English-Friendly:

Bandai Japan 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Bandai Japan 4K Blu-ray > Lionsgate US 4K Blu-ray, more accurate images

Best Audio:

Bandai Japan has the correct song over the end credits

Pokémon: The First Movie poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:
  • 2017/2020 Australia 4 disc set for 5.1 audio and Pikachu's Vacation in OAR (this set is nearly impossible to find)

  • 2016 WB Steelbook 1-3 Collection for theatrical aspect ratio

  • 2000 snap case DVD for commentary and special features

Best Video:
  • 2016 WB Steelbook 1-3 Collection

  • 2017/2020 Australia 4 disc set for OAR of Pikachu's Vacation

Best Audio:
  • 2017/2020 Australia 4 disc set for 5.1 lossless audio on film

  • 2016 WB Steelbook only has 2.0 Stereo audio

  • 2000 snap case DVD for 5.1 audio and commentary track

Best English-Friendly:
  • 2017/2020 Australia 4 disc set for 5.1 audio and Pikachu's Vacation in OAR (this set is nearly impossible to find)

  • 2016 WB Steelbook 1-3 Collection for theatrical aspect ratio

  • 2000 snap case DVD for commentary and special features

Best Video:
  • 2016 WB Steelbook 1-3 Collection

  • 2017/2020 Australia 4 disc set for OAR of Pikachu's Vacation

Best Audio:
  • 2017/2020 Australia 4 disc set for 5.1 lossless audio on film

  • 2016 WB Steelbook only has 2.0 Stereo audio

  • 2000 snap case DVD for 5.1 audio and commentary track

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best Video:

Avex 2025 Blu-ray (improved detail, tint and more)

Best Video:

Avex 2025 Blu-ray (improved detail, tint and more)

Millennium Actress poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best Video:

Anime Limited 4K Blu-ray is cropped to stabilize the images, and the colors are very washed out but debatable which version is the correct one https://slow.pics/c/cOUtJde0

Best Video:

Anime Limited 4K Blu-ray is cropped to stabilize the images, and the colors are very washed out but debatable which version is the correct one https://slow.pics/c/cOUtJde0

Paprika poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray is very smeary with the upscaling but has correct aspect ratio and very good HDR grade.
Britain Blu-ray has wrong colors, and Sony 2007 Blu-ray is the worst (encoding and AR)
See professorwho's review

Paprika poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray is very smeary with the upscaling but has correct aspect ratio and very good HDR grade.
Britain Blu-ray has wrong colors, and Sony 2007 Blu-ray is the worst (encoding and AR)
See professorwho's review

Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Discotek Blu-ray

Best Video:

Discotek Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Discotek Blu-ray

Best Video:

Discotek Blu-ray

7 films

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