Pony Canyon

8 films on Best Blurays

Based in JapanFounded 1966ponycanyon.co.jp ↗

A Tokyo music, anime and video company owned by Fuji Media Holdings, Pony Canyon took its current name in 1987 when Pony merged with Canyon Records. Its home-video arm puts out Japanese Blu-rays of domestic films and anime alongside licensed Hong Kong and Hollywood titles, some on 4K UHD. These are Japanese-market discs, so English subtitles and extras vary by release.

Aliases: pony canyon

A Summer at Grandpa's (1984)

Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best Video:

Japan Pony Canyon Blu-ray

Video Notes:

2K restoration but not English-friendly

3.9

Ring (1998)

Director: Hideo Nakata

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2019 Arrow Blu-ray or Japan Pony Canyon Blu-ray

3.6

Shanghai Noon (2000)

Director: Tom Dey

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Japan Pony Canyon Blu-ray

Infernal Affairs (2002)

Directors: Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion US Blu-ray or Umbrella Australia 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Maybe Umbrella Australia 4K Blu-ray (FiM encode), Plaion Germany 4K Blu-ray, or Pony Canyon Japan 4K Blu-ray. All other existing 4K Blu-rays have terrible compression: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=21423337&postcount=173

The master is heavily DNR'd.

Best Audio:

Original 5.1 from Jokers France 4K Blu-ray or Criterion US Blu-ray or older Blu-rays

4.0

xXx (2002)

Director: Rob Cohen

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Theatrical Cut: US Sony 15th Anniversary Blu-ray (4K restoration) or Japan Pony Canyon Blu-ray (higher bitrate)?
Director's Cut: Sony DVD

Best Audio:

Theatrical: US Sony 15th Anniversary Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Theatrical: US Sony 15th Anniversary Blu-ray for the 24 bit DTS HD 5.1?

Infernal Affairs II (2003)

Directors: Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion US Blu-ray or Umbrella Australia 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Maybe Umbrella Australia 4K Blu-ray (FiM encode), Plaion Germany 4K Blu-ray, or Pony Canyon Japan 4K Blu-ray. All other existing 4K Blu-rays have terrible compression: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=21423337&postcount=173

The master is heavily DNR'd.

Best Audio:

Original 5.1 from Jokers France 4K Blu-ray or Criterion US Blu-ray or older Blu-rays

3.7

Infernal Affairs III (2003)

Directors: Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion US Blu-ray or Umbrella Australia 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Maybe Umbrella Australia 4K Blu-ray (FiM encode), Plaion Germany 4K Blu-ray, or Pony Canyon Japan 4K Blu-ray. All other existing 4K Blu-rays have terrible compression: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=21423337&postcount=173

Best Audio:

Original 5.1 from Jokers France 4K Blu-ray or Criterion US Blu-ray or older Blu-rays

3.3

100 METERS (2025)

Director: Kenji Iwaisawa

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Netflix Streaming

Best Video:

Japan Pony Canyon Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Japan Pony Canyon Blu-ray for original 7.1 mix

Netflix Streaming for English dub

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