Japan Flix. The online distributor of small budget Japanese cinema is broadening the avenues from which you can buy/rent their films.NEW YORK, NY - Over the next couple of months Japan Flix titles will be made available for rental or purchase through the Playstation Store and Zune Marketplace.Japan Flix (www.japanflix.com) is a new digital distribution venture started earlier this year that makes never-before-released Japanese films available for the first time in the United States and Canada. Until now, their catalog of titles has only been available through the iTunes Store."It was clear after speaking with our fans that we needed to make our films available through other outlets in addition to iTunes," says Japan Flix founder Teru Takayama.The initial offering of movies though Playstation and Zune will include popular titles such as Three String Samurai, Shisei: The Tattooer, and Perfect Education: 40 Days of Love.
If you're like me and could give a damn about owning an "iAnything" and subjecting yourself to the limitations of what you can do with what you buy/rent on iTunes this is good news. Now, if only I owned a Playstation or a Zune. Damn you technology!