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.
Pony Canyon
7 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 3 in 4K4 in HD1 more for audio only
Films where Pony Canyon's release is the pick. How picks are made
Films where Pony Canyon's release is the pick. How picks are made
3 in 4K
Best video release on UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · 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.
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · 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.
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · 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
4 in HD
Best video release on Blu-ray or HD streaming · by Letterboxd rating
1 for audio only
The best audio is Pony Canyon's; the video and English-friendly picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating
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