nana, just to clarify:  Hong Kong DVDs are non-coded DVDs manufactured in Hong Kong.  The reason that I specify them separately is that you will can only find them in a store that specializes in Hong Kong DVDs - they wouldn't be available in a local Blockbuster or online at Amazon, for example.

DVDs are coded differently according to regions.  The US is Region 1, UK  is Region 2, etc. , and you can't play a DVD outside your region unless you have a region free player.  But a Hong Kong DVD will play in any region because they are non coded.

By the way, in addition to Oshima being Japanese, Anh Dung Tran is also Vietnamese/French.

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