Good news for fans of Japanese film as a couple big titles are getting the English-friendly treatment.

First up, Accuracy of Death - the Takeshi Kaneshiro starring remake of Death Takes A Holiday, later remade in Hollywood as Meet Joe Black - has arrived with minimal fanfare and even less advance notice on English subtitled DVD in Hong Kong. This one just popped up as available today with no advance warning whatsoever. The film won a lot of love on the festival circuit so Kaneshiro fans will want to take a look.

Up next is Still Walking, the latest from acclaimed director Hirokazu Kore-Eda. Hiroshi Abe stars in this one and after a foray into lighter territory with Hana, this looks to be a return to the more serious fare where Kore-Eda made his name, as he returns to themes of life and death. This one gets a subtitled release in Japan in January and though that's a good long while away, preorders are being accepted now.