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I posted a link to the upcoming Japanese edition of the blockbuster Korean war film Taegukgi - now in limited release in US theaters, by the way - over on the Movie Blog a couple weeks back, but cautioned at the time that an equally impressive, and much cheaper, Korean edition was sure to hit the books soon. And here it is. Tin case, three discs, photo book, post cards, a stack of special features - unfortunately no subtitles on the special features - and then the film itself with a lovely widescreen transfer and English subtitles. All for under twenty five bucks.

Have I mentioned recently how much I love Korean DVDs? Because I do. Hands down the best quality for the dollar in the international film world and they always have enough bells and whistles to keep the most serious collector geek buzzing happily along for weeks.

It's already available for pre-order at DVDfromKorea but I'm going to suggest you hold off until it gets into the system at YesAsia. YesAsia's sticker price will be slightly higher but between their free shipping offer and the fact they've got shipping centers in the US, Canada and the UK - meaning that you never get dinged for customs charges - they tend to come out the cheapest by a decent margin. I'll keep my eyes open for it to turn up in their system and post the release date as soon as I get it.

The American website for the film - complete with a list of theaters screening the film - is available here.