'Subtitle This'. Special, Part 2.

Here we are again then, six months down the line and going through the archives looking at the films of interest... this serves as a reminder of what we've covered more than anything else, though the primary intention is to point those films out to potential licensees as a way of saying that out of all that we've written about, these look the most interesting, all said and done.

For those that read on (and decide to contribute to the comments below) I will give those 5 films which I think are of most direct interest to myself in no particular order, and I encourage everyone else to do the same. Thanks.

Argetine Hag. Genius Party. The Matsugane Potshot Affair. Maiko Haaaan!. Umoregi.

Hate to have to remind anyone, but remember this is a list drawn up by one individual that covers material written about by various individuals within this site; it is not a list intended to go too far into the realms of distorting individual taste for the sake of others, not as much as it is the most obviously interesting stuff which both is of interest to me, the original writer, and to what I personally feel is a waiting audience. This requires being a member of the writing staff and making visible contributions on a regular basis (often repeatedly about the same films, though not necessarily) and selecting, according to individual taste, films you want to make more visible to the people that read the site.

Alternatively, and since there were some cries of "It's only a blog!" when Twitch first appeared, there's both the opportunity (as always) to select additional things you think are of some interested to yourselves and to others simultaneously - give me a top 5 of the lists I provide here, or make such a list to include other films written about around here (or not, as the case may be) and post them in the comments - or, you can start your own site and pick out films on a regular basis, I suppose.

Unless people are vocal about what they feel particularly stands out, companies will doubtless lead their own decisions completely independantly, and the issues which plague us all will perpetuate unless discussed in an open and obvious fashion. I am still amazed at the revolving issues that have gone of for many years which are still unresolved to the point that they've become walls which we can't get past in order to approach other issues we often dare not mention, and I'm still amazed at peoples attempts to pigeonhole and isolate films in a stereotypical fashion which leads to dead-ends rather than a broadening market.

Yes, as a lone voice, I realise any given individual might as well paint their key issues on a sandwich board and walk around the streets of any large city - you'll just as quickly look insane, and that's how I feel when I come around to discussing issues - so please, as with here in this post, make yourselves heard. The lists of titles shown here are only one small part of the picture which will make our possible choices for us, everyone that has an opinion on the films selected will add another small part to the effect we can have; so, the more the merrier, two heads are better than one, etc...

Of interest, includes 50 new additions :

Argentine Hag (aka 'Arubaba'); from Grasshoppa! with Koji Yakusho.
Akokuro; by Tsukasa Kishimoto.
Analife.
Angels Egg; by Mamori Oshii.
Bishonen (by Takashi Miike).
Bakushi; by Ryuichi Hiroki.
Bad Brains.
Big Bang Love, Jeuvenile A (by Takashi Miike).
Catchball; with Susuma Terajima and Nao Omori.
Cicak Man; Malaysian Super Hero Movie.
City Without Mercy; by Wilson Yip.
Cat-Eyed Boy (aka 'Nekome Kozo'); by Noboru Iguchi.
Captain Tokio; by Kazushi Watanabe.
Clash of Egos.
Chocolate (by Pankaew).
Death Note : The Last Name; Subbed HK Likely.
Dead Daughters (by Ruminov).
Dukun.
Executive Koala & Kani Goalkeeper (Dir. of 'Calamari Wrestler').
Exte (by Shion Sono).
Faith; by Weerasethakul.
Female (Unsubbed in Japan - needs R1).
Five Tailed Fox; Korean Animation.
Fresia - Icy Tears / Bullet Over Tears; by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri.
Genius Party; by Studio 4C.
Ghost Train; by Takeshi Furusawa.
Gods Left Hand, Devils Right Hand; R2 Japan DVD is unsubbed.
Ghost Son; by Lamberto Bava.
Ghost Station; by Ssipapak, , director of 'Buppa Rahtree'.
Howling Arrow (by Sammo Hung); R3 HK likely.
Hazard (by Shion Sono, Dir. of 'Suicide Club').
Into A Dream; by Shion Sono.
I'm A Cyborg, But That's O.K; by Park Chan-Wook.
It's Only Talk; by Ryuichi Hiroki.
Island of the Living Dead; by Bruno Mattei.
Jade Warrior.
Kyoshin (aka 'Mirrored Mind)|; by Sogo Ishii.
Kissho Tennyo; by Ataru Oikawa.
Kitaro (aka 'Gegege No Kitaro'); Yokai Movie!
KIKYÛ KURABU, SONOGO; by Shion Sono.
Kikareta Onna; by Masashi Yamamoto, with Sora Aoi.
Kuchisake Onna (aka 'A Slit-Mouthed Woman'); by Koji Shiraishi.
Kantoku Banzai; by Takeshi Kitano.
Love and Honour; by Yoji Yamada.
Loft (by Kiyoshi Kurosawa); (R2 J scheduled Feb 07; no english subtitles).
La Terza Madre (by Dario Argento); long-awaited final part of Three Mothers Trilogy follows 'Suspiria' and 'Inferno'.
Mushishi (aka 'Bugmaster'); by Katsuhiro Otomo; likely for the USA.
Matsugane Potshot Affair, The; by Nobuhiro Yamashita.
Monster (Anime series).
Magicians, The (by Song Il-Gon, Dir. of 'Spider Forest', 'Git / Feathers in the Wind',).
Maiko Haaaan!; written by Kankuro Kudo.
Nyoker (aka 'The District').
Oh! My Zombie Mermaid.
Protege; by Derek Yee.
Po Jun (by Wilson Yip); sub-sequel to 'SPL / Sha Po Lang'.
Pleasure Factory; by 'Beautiful Boxer' director Uekrongtham.
Pavillion Salamandre, The; with Jo Odagiri.
Ryu Ga Gotoku : Gekijo-Ban (aka 'Like A Dragon'); by Takashi Miike.
Sukiyaki Western Django; by Takashi Miike.
Shinju Elegy (aka 'Double Suicide Elegy').
Shin Kaidan Zangyaku Hideo.
Sisei; by Hisayasu Sato.
Sanctuary; by Takahisa Zeze.
Shisei; by Takahisa Zeze.
Sperm, The; by Wantha.
Sad Vacation; by Shinji Aoyama with Tadanobu Asano.
The Good, The Bad and The Weird; by Kim Jee-woon.
Thirteen Beloved; Thai Horror.
Terrorist; by Adachi.
Taitei No Ken; by Yukihiko Tsutsumi.
Trackman; by Pavel Ruminov.
Tachiguishi Retsuden (aka 'Lives of the Fast Food Grifters'); by Mamoru Oshii.
Taiyo No Kizu (aka 'Scars of the Sun'); by Takashi Miik).
This Violent Land; by Peter Chang, with Jet Li, Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro.
Umoregi (aka 'The Buried Forest').
Woman Transformation (aka 'Yokai Kidan'); by Toru Kamei.
Wispering of the Gods, The.
Whispering of the Gods.
Waru; by Takashi Miike.
Yume Juya (aka 'Ten Nights of Dream'); Many top J-Horror Directors on this Anthology movie.
Yo-yo Girl Cop; by Kenta Fukasaku.

Licensed, released, available, or coming soon; in total, 67 films :
These have been covered here at Twitch since September 2004.

Angel-A; licensed for the USA on Beson basis, R2 UK January 2007.
Aachi & Ssipak; R3 Korean with English Subtitles released.
Alatriste; certain for the USA.
Abandoned, The by Nacho Cerda); due for USA cinema release very soon.
Arrivederci Mi Amore, Ciao; by Michelle Soav, licensed for USA.
Buppa Rahtree & Rahtree Returns (R3 HK of 'Buppa Rahtree' has English Subtitles).
Banlieue 13 (R1 from Magnolia september 2006).
Banquet, the; HK and Korean DVDs have English Subtitles.
Bravestory; R2 J has English Subtitles.
Brylluppet (aka 'After the Wedding') : Susanne Bier; licensed for USA.
Colic; Singapore DVD has English Subtitles.
Daywatch (bekmambetov); certain for USA.
Dororo; Mangaesque Tezuka live-action with Anna Tsuchiya, licensed for USA.
Do you like Hitchcock? (Dario Argento, R1 from Anchor Bay (August 06)).
Dog Bites Dog; ** R3 HK Mid-October 2006
Death Note (by Shusuke Kaneko). ** Licensed for HK and released on DVD with English Subtitles.
Dorm; Thai dvd was unsubtitled, obscure Singapore DVD subbed. ** Licensed for HK / Tartan have USA rights.
Eli Eli Lema Sabachtani (by Shinji Aoyama, R2 J has English Subtitles).
Exiled (by Johnnie To); R3 HK came late 06.
Funky Forest (Nice No Mori) (R2 J has English Subtitles).
Five Centimetres per Second (by Makoto Shinkai); should be a given for R1 release.
Free Jimmy; being dubbed into english.
GITS : Solid State Society; licensed for the USA, due for R1 USA release July 2007.
Ghost of Valentine (by Sippapak, Director of 'Rahtree') **subtitled release out there!
Host, The (by Bong Joon-Ho); R3 Korean late 06, HK out too, UK DVD in March 07, USA release too.
Hana to Hebi / Flower & Snake (R3 HK and R1 USA now out).
ID (by Kei Fujiwara - same director as 'Organ', Japan Shock have licensed this.).
Ichigo no Kakera (R2 Japan DVD has English Subtitles).
Invisible Waves (by Ratanaruang); R3 HK October 16th 2006 with English Subtitles.
IDO (by Kei Fujiwara, sequel to 'Organ' licensed by Japan Shock).
Karaoke Terror; 'Synapse' licensed for USA.
Kaidan (by Hideo Nakata; Dir of 'Ringu'); likely to appear in the USA.
Linda Linda Linda; R1 USA due early May 2007.
Lakeside Murder Case (by Shinji Aoyama (with Koji Yakusho); factory boot available.
Meatball Machine; licensed for USA and released on R1 DVD late May 2007.
Memories of Matsuko (Dir. of 'Mamikaze Girls'). ** HK DVD released early January 07.
Mongol (Russian film, with Tadanobu Asano); licensed for USA.
Mercury Man; licensed for release in Canada.
Mushishi (by Katsuhiro Otomo); likely to appear in the USA.
Mirrorman : Reflex (R1 USA from MB in 2007).
Nightmare Detective (by Shinya Tsukamoto); numerous right sold include UK and USA.
Noriko's Dinner Table (by Shion Sono); likely for USA after 'Suicide Club' / licensed for USA now; R2 J w/subs 07.
Origin : Spirit of the Past; licensed for USA by FUNimation, R1 USA Feb 2007, R3 HK also out there as 'Agito'.
Paprika (by Satoshi Kon); due for USA release in 07, DVD to follow; R2 UK for early March or late May 07.
P (by Paul Spurrier); R4 Australian DVD has English Subtitles.
Princess; licensed for the UK.
Rampo Jigoku / Rampo Noir (R3 HK subtitled, R1 USA issued late 2006).
Retribution (by Kiyoshi Kurosawa); J-Horror Theatre, inevitable hopefully during '07, licensed by Lionsgate.
Rinne / Reincarnation (by Takashi Shimizu - R2 UK in August, R3 HK september 06 - R1 due soon in 2007).
Renaissance. by Christian Volkman; licensed for USA, R2 UK late November 06.
Sheitan; R1 USA and R2 UK editions around at this time.
Shutter; Licensed by Tartan for the USA and DVD date set.
Synesthesia (by Tomu Matsuura R3 HK has English subs, R1 USA also coming).
Silk. Licensed for HK and released on DVD now, singapore DVD has English Subtitles.
Taxidermia; Tartan have UK rights to this, confirmed, USA rights also with Tartan.
Time (by Kim Ki-Duk); R3 Korean late October 2006 has English Subtitles.
The Man in White (Subbed boot available now for first part, second part due soon).
Through the Mobius Strip; Thai DVD has English Subtitles.
Tekkon Kinkurito (Studio 4C); licensed for the USA by Sony.
Taxidermia; Licensed by Tartan for the USA.
Tales from Earthsea (by Goro Miyazaki); in 2008, perhaps.
Tokyo Zombie; licensed for the USA, due February 2007 but no sign of pre-order listings.
Tabunfire (aka 'Dynamite Warrior'); licensed for the USA.
Udon; R2 Japan DVD has English Subtitles, due Feb 07.
Volver (by Almodovar); USA release amongst many.
Zoo; unsubbed in japan : R1 Thai DVD has English subs, MB licensed for the USA and is due very soon.
Zombie Self-Defence Force; Subtitled Factory Bootleg is available.