Wow, what a kind thing to say. I am truly honored to receive your lovely comment. I have never received any communication or contact from The Criterion Collection. Though that would be really lovely and a kind of dream come true, ultimately I suppose the most important thing are the films themselves. Nonetheless, your comment means the world to me and I am so filled with happiness to read it. Thank you very much, and best regards to you, from Tokyo.
Hi, what an amazing collection. I really like your videos the passion and detail is absolutely brilliant. I've been on the verge of building my own Criterion Collection and your videos have imspired me to now go for it. Do you have any tips where I could find the out of print releases? Also not sure if you mind but could we also connect bia email and I can update you as to how my collection is getting on? I'm definitely going to start this collection project now. Thank you so much for makj g these videos and inspiring me.
I just bought my first two criterion films: Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel and Rushmore. Watching movies on The Criterion Channel got me into starting a collection.
Your collection is second to none my friend. You could spend hours just looking through the shelves! I hope you have enjoyed getting everything sorted and in the one place. I know I love getting it all organised.
Hi Daisuke, I’m wondering how you learned to speak English so fluently. It is a real pleasure listening to your eloquent descriptions of your collection.
Hello Running on Empty! So, I was born in Japan but I spent most of my childhood in the United States and the United Kingdom, and so I grew up speaking English and Japanese. Thank you very much for your kind comment! I am very honored to read it.
I am a huge, huge criterion guy. I tend to lean towards the bluray releases. I own approximately 400 criterions and about 2,000 non-criterion blurays. I totally relate to your thoughts and feelings towards cinema and I am so glad I found your channel! I am quite envious of your collection. I hope to one day have every criterion release. Its a tall order, but its one of my lifetime goals! Keep doing what you're doing and thank you for sharing your love of cinema!
Thank you so much for leaving a comment here also, DarkKnightFanBoy. This is very kind of you. And it sounds like you have such a great and vast collection! You have 2000 non Criterion blu rays?! This is so impressive.
I think you are the most positive and nice person in the whole Internet, and I love to watch your tube. I love to collect movies as well, I've started many years ago, my first movie on DVD was "Seven" (I had plan to get "Fight Club" as the first movie, but it wasn't available in the shop at the time). Right now I've basically sold my DVD collection, cause after getting my own apartment the space for stuff suddenly got limits, but I started to buy blu-rays. First my idea od collecting was to only buy movies and TV-Show I've already seen and love to rewatch and revisit, but last year I found out that Criterion is starting to expand into the Region 2, where I am located, co I've started getting some Criterions, either ones I've heard about, but haven't seen (Fisher King, Stalker) or the ones I've seen but loved (Royal Tenenbaums, 12 Angry Men). But I also got many of the titles as a blind buy, just because it looked interesting. Now I have 21 Criterion titles in my collection, some of them are still to be seen, but so far I haven't been disapointed in any of the movies. :)
This is the ULTIMATE Criterion Collection Closet! Celebrities should come to your place instead of the other one! Much respect for your dedication and passion for good cinema.
Dear Nima, wow, what a kind thing to say! I am very honored! Thank you so much for your lovely comment. It has put a big smile on my face. Cheers to you, from Tokyo. Cheers my friend.
Ur collection is truly astounding. A true Heaven for cinema fans. I know that some people are ashamed of their collections of various items, and I truly truly hope that this is not the case with you. You should be very incredibly proud of this and I really hope you are, my friend.
Your collection looks amazing Daisuke! I've been binging your videos in which you discuss each Criterion, starting at spine number 1. You always appear both knowledgeable about film, as well as altruistic towards the film community in general. I very much look forward to seeing many more videos from you in the future! 😊
Thank you so much for the kind words! I really appreciate it so much! Again, I think it is a great time to be a film lover right now, and while there is much turmoil still in the community regarding FilmStruck, it is still an exciting time at least in terms of physical media. I hope it lasts for many years. And it is my pleasure and honor to be able to share with people like you, but more importantly, it is my pleasure and honor to be able to learn from you and be continually inspired by you and the rest of the community. I look forward to our continuing conversations about all things cinema!
Daisuke, thank you for sharing. I’ve been binge watching your videos over the last couple days as they are precisely what I’ve been looking for (the reviews). Clear and to the point. I also consider the “collecting” aspect of it to be part of the hobby. I’ve had various collections of odd things since O was a child. First rocks, then Lego, then Pokémon cards, DVDs, HD-DVDs, and then... vintage synthesizers. Let me help you feel better about the money you’ve spent: a decent analog synth produced from 1969-1989 typically sells from $400-$40,000 USD. Most of the desirable ones being $1,000-$4,000. Each make/model has some unique feature or arrangement of components, or user interface, or even historical provenance that makes them ALL worthwhile. I’d imagine that in just those three decades a good 5-900 “variants” were made. And I’ve seen guys who have hundreds... Imagine the cost. And then... they have to be repaired/maintained like automobiles. I’ve recently had to give up on the hobby. I reached about 20, most of which are the cheapest around... and still I’ve realized what a vortex it had become. So now I am back to blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray. Which leads me to my question for you. If Criterion decides to jump to 4K or even assuming they skip that and wait for 8K, or maybe have a digital store with lossless 4K/8K downloads... will you bite the bullet and jump in? I personally collect on a slim budget and I have some slight anxiety over this thought. I almost wish the smaller labels could make some sort of negotiation with the consumer - buy a hard copy now, get a discount on any future digital upgrades (completely new restoration/supplements not withstanding). Have you thought about this much? I know you went through it once already. Apparently there is some disagreement to the true resolution of film... I read a Polaroid white-paper that claimed 35mm = 4K and 65mm = 8K. Now I’m hearing those numbers have doubled. Regardless... the expanded color space and dynamic range seem to be giving notable improvements to films like 2001: A Space Odyssey. Again, thank you for sharing! - Benjamen
Dear Benjamen, thank you for your kind and insightful comment! First, let me say that I am very impressed with your collecting history, regarding synthesizers! Now, as to your question regarding the possibility of the Criterion Collection in the future, I think that, yes, I would consider getting into the 4K format if Criterion took that plunge. I am perfectly open to that, but I should add the caveat that I am not necessarily pushing for it. I know that Criterion will need to follow the dictates of the market going forward if it hopes to have financial sustainability going forward, and so that is fine with me. I do appreciate that digital downloads are also an aspect of consumption in today's market, and so I think that this could be a possibility if approached right, and, as you suggest, it could provide a cost-effective alternative for collectors like you and me. Personally, at this point in time, I do not rely upon any digital downloads and so I admit that I am not directly affected. However, I am perfectly open to such a way to consume media. As for the debate regarding 4K or 8K presentations and the nature of the film watching experience, I have thought a little about it, and while I haven't come to any specific conclusion yet, I am fine with 4K and 8K presentations generally speaking.
Hello Daisuke. I just recently discovered your YT channel and became an instant fan. I’m in awe of your vast film collection and your devotion to it is truly admirable. I’ve been collecting Criterion and other boutique label DVDs/Blu-rays for more than a decade. Though it would be impossible for me to reach even half of what you got. I consider myself somewhere between a casual and serious collector. 🥂
Hello and thank you so much for your kind words and for stopping by. I appreciate it very much. You are very very kind. I hope you are well and cheers. by the way, what are some of your favorite films?
Im always impressed not only at your collection, but your knowledge and passion. Let alone the will to share your love of movies around. And on top youre the most proper and sweet person currently on youtube. its a pleasure to watch you go through your film collection with such care and thoughtfulness. I own around 1000 discs, 300 of them are Criterions. Keep up the ggod deed! Regards from a chilean fan
Hello and wow, thank you so much for your very kind words. You are very kind indeed. I hope you are well and warmest regards and happy holidays my friend.
Thank you so much for your kind words. Yes, I think the physical media format in general wonderfully provides the resources that can help in an exploration of the works themselves. Cheers my friend and I hope you are well.
As a collector, i salute you sir. I have only dipped a toe in the Criterion pool, but i am a completionist when it comes to Masters of Cinema and Indicator. At first i was horrified by mixing Blu Ray and DVD, but i can see the logic as its number based.
Hello again. Thank you for commenting here as well! I am very honored. So, I applaud you sir for being an MoC and Indicator completionist. This is awesome. I am not MoC DVD complete by any stretch of the imagination, though I do have the blu rays and dual format releases, with THE LAST WALTZ hopefully arriving soon.
Thank you so much for your comment. Yes, I think that, while I think it is great that many people focus on blu rays (because of the strength of the format, etc.), there is a lot of value in many of the DVD titles from Criterion.
@@DaisukeBeppu agreed. I have found some rare criterions on DVD and my most priced in the collection so far are Blood for Dracula and Flesh for Frankenstein, and some other titles. I feel its even better to buy some titles twice once for blu ray and dvd, so there is something of value in there once they go out of print.
Thank you, vlad. Yes, as I suggested in the video, it is not the best, most ideal situation to have the non-Criterion titles "hidden away" like this, but this is due to my lack of physical space at the moment. But this arrangement could change later down the line depending on my mood and how I want to engage with the films that I have. And yes, I will try to make a video about the other label titles when I can! Thank you so much my friend! I hope you are well.
Good to see the collection behind your videos in order. It somewhat drove me crazy but not in a negative way more in a way of wanting to organize it just for fun in order to have an excuse to look at them. I find myself reorganizing my collection due to this reason.
Daisuke Beppu I do enjoy it. It’s always great to find someone who loves film and enjoys talking about the films they love. I defiantly enjoy collecting films from the Criterion Collection as well as from other companies like Kino, Arrow among others.
I've been waiting for this video for a long time. Very nicely organized. I myself am a very broad collector with titles of movies that I like to very interesting obscure and eclectic films including films that are generally considered "bad" because they can be very educational for me as well as humorous to me.
I love this, because I think you and I are very similar like this. I too like "bad" films, or at least, I would like to think that I would give such films a chance upon first watch. That being said, I have a strong hunch that your collection is very interesting, much more interesting that mine! Best regards my friend.
wonderful insight to your collection sir. It is an amazing sight. Space is such an issue for collectors. I usually just buy films that pique my interest but thanks to you I've been exposed to 88films, shameless and other labels. So much so that I have rearranged my shelves in spine numbers for criterion, eureka masters of cinema, 88 films, shameless and indicator and have separated my arrows and steelbooks. I'm not a completist, for example, I'm not into cannibal movies but I certainly would love to get 80% of criterion releases. I do tend to try and get as many films from a certain director or actor. I'm on a fritz lang and vincent price binge at the moment. I'm the same with music, I have about 1500 albums and tend to buy all the releases from an artist to see the career arc. Crazy, I know. Take care Daisuke.
I knew you had a great music collection, but I didn't realize that the number of your albums was about 1500! That is very impressive! That is amazing!!!
Impeccable condition they're in!! I've been collecting Criterion since 2005, have roughly 600, and only DVD, last biggie was The Complete Jacques Tati, next will probably be The Dekalog. You're a model collector man!
Hey Daisuke, this is just amazing! It's my dream to have this kind of room in the future. Organizing shelves is actually one of my favorite things to do, I just love to do it. I usually organize my blu-rays in alphabetical order, but I put Arrow, MoC and Criterion blu-rays next to each other in spine number order.
Hi Daisuke! Happy November! I hope you and your family had an enjoyable Halloween. I wanted to respond to your question "What type of collector are you?". That is an interesting and very involved question. My collecting has certainly evolved over time. Once upon a time, I collected anything and everything. I find myself being a lot more concentrated now. I am a label collector. The two labels I collect are first and foremost Criterion, and secondly Arrow. I do pick up the occasional Shout/Scream Factory title as well. I am also currently working on completing my Walt Disney Treasures collection. I have 19 of 30 sets there. The other things I collect are exclusives (mostly from Target and Best Buy). Here is the breakdown of how my collection is organized: Walt Disney Treasures Criterion Collection Box Sets Arrow Video Digibooks Steelbooks Blu Ray/4K (My Shout/Scream Factory titles are in here) DVD VHS I do have a fairly large digital collection as well. A lot of the films I see in theaters, I will just pick up digitally, unless there is a must-have release. I also have a book collection that includes a lot of books on film and art. I am not as much of a hardcore book collector though. I hope that answers your question. I am always interested to see how and what people collect. Thanks as always! - David
Daisuke Beppu I do not. I do, however, separate Criterion films into box sets/Digipaks and then standard cases. Not sure what I’m going to do with “The Princess Bride” when I pick that up today. Haha!
Hi Daisuke. Great video as usual. It was fascinating to see both your Criterion LD collection (in the previous video) and your DVD/Blu-ray collection after your massive cleanup and reorganization. I really liked results. You did ask your viewers to comment on or share their Criterion collecting style. That made me think about my own collecting philosophy. For me, I really get interested when Criterion releases a particular film that I’m very fond of. And it’s even more of a bonus when they do something really special with a release. For example, my very first foray into Akira Kurosawa occurred when I was a Senior in High School in 1994. I took a class called Fiction and Film. My teacher introduced us to the films of Akira Kurosawa specifically Throne of Blood and Ran. Then I explored more films of Kurosawa on my own. I was particularly fond of Kagemusha. For years it was only available in the 160 min international cut on VHS and later DVD from CBS/FOX home video. So of course when Criterion came out with their release I had to get it. And even better they released the 180 min Japanese Cut. So that was a special release for me. Another special release for me was Howard Hawks’ Red River. When I was a child, I would visit my grandfather every Sunday and he would fire up his Sony Beta Max machine and show movies to me and my younger brother. One film that I remember vividly was watching Red River. So when I grew to adulthood, I bought Red River on VHS and later DVD. But for years I longed for a Blu-ray version. So of course when Criterion announced their release I was ecstatic. And again, Criterion went above and beyond. Not only did they include the pre-release version (beautifully restored) which was the only version I had ever seen since childhood, but they included an incredible reconstructed Theatrical Version plus the Borden Chase novel. Just an outstanding set made even greater by nostalgia and my passion for the film. So for me, I really am attracted to those Criterion releases of films that mean a great deal to me on a personal level. That being said, I also enjoy going outside my personal favorites and exploring the collection to learn more about film and different directors. I have been renting the Criterion films on iTunes and then if I really enjoy the film I will purchase the Criterion Blu-ray. Ok I think I went way too long here but your video and question inspired me. Lol.
Wow... you know, this is such a lovely coincidence, because for me too, for some time there I only knew the international version of KAGEMUSHA, and so when I saw the Japanese version for the first time, it was so stunning (especially when I saw the scene with Takashi Shimura). Also there were some slight differences in editing and music cues, and so it felt in many ways like a different film. Now, of course, the Japanese version has become the standard version for me, but your comment has reminded me of this time of my life, when I was a teenager, and I was just beginning to explore Kurosawa films myself. I haven't thought about this in such a long time, but your comment has reminded me of this great memory. Thank you so much for this.
Daisuke Beppu yes, I remember I was so surprised to see Takashi Shimura in the Japanese version, even in a small role. I believe it was the last time this great actor appeared in a Kurosawa film. And I agree the Japanese version is stunning. I place it in my top 3 personal favorite Kurosawa films along with Throne of Blood and Seven Samurai. I really like the booklet in the Kagemusha Criterion release. To see many of Kurosawa’s paintings that he did while waiting for financing shows his genius but also his frustration in not being able to film his movie until later. I also like that Kagemusha was an original story and screenplay with historical characters. I think the films that he made that were based on original scripts turned out to be the most purely cinematic.
Looks great, what passion and stamina to have collected them all. As a non us buyer, I know all about the work, money and frustrations, that come with trying to collect the wonderfull Criterion discs, it is such impressive work. Pure blood and sweat and eating instant noodles many days in a row. ha ha. Thanks for sharing this.
Ahh yes my answer to your question, I have just started my Criterion collection, i´m getting close to 100 titles, to get the discs here in Sweden its just very hard and very expensive(each title is close to 50 dollars). I have picked and chosen some favorites and titles I really want. From now on I just will buy the UK releases. A huge collection(around 400 blu rays) mostly Masters of cinema and Arrow have come on sale in a local second hand shop, Masters of cinema looks amazing and they have around 25 titles that cross Criterion.
Thank you for the comment... yes as you are obviously well aware, it does take an extra bit of patience to deal with the issues of overseas shipping and the like. I have had the occasional damaged item (but as of yet I have not had any item that has been lost). Surprisingly enough, though, the most difficult times I have had has been when ordering directly from Arrow. There are times when packages never arrive or it takes such a long time for a package to arrive. I have never had any issue when ordering directly from 88 Films or Eureka. Also Indicator has usually been really good. Alas, I am not able to order things directly from Criterion. But when I ordered through Barnes & Noble some time back, the packages would always arrive about 1 or 2 months after order, which was really bad. So, now I just resign myself to making orders via Amazon US, which usually gives me the best overall service.
Great seeing your collection and how well you have it organized. Like how you have maximized the space you have available. Would say I lean more toward a casual collector. On criterion like to stick with blu. AM also into Scream/Shout Factory releases. Mainly like to add films to my collection that are of interest to me. Do branch out to discover more films that wouldn't normally be on my radar. A big thank you, to you Daisuke for introducing me to so many films. You really helped me in my foreign film exploration.
Not at all, my friend. I wouldn't be here at all if it weren't for enthusiastic film lovers like yourself, who continually push me and inspire me. It is I who should be thanking you!
What an amazing collection! Thank you for showing what you have and also for sharing your ideas about collecting. The question: "Why the heck are you doing this?" is one I'm asked by practically everyone I know, except for my fellow collectors on CZcams and Facebook. I can't call myself a casual collector, nor am I a completist (with the exception of a few favorite actresses, etc.). My film interests are varied. Kind of all over the place. I love old Hollywood studio classics and not-so-classics, the Universal horror films, serials, low budget science fiction from the 1950s, Film Noir, Italian horror of the 1960s, cult movies, and so many other things. As for Criterions, I have a nice, growing collection, but I am not interested in films simply because they are out on Criterion. I usually buy what I already know something about, or what I'm quite sure I will appreciate. But I also get adventurous sometimes when the 50% off sales roll around and challenge myself with something I know little about. Most of the time I'm pleasantly surprised, but sometimes not. When I don't like a Criterion (examples: Naked Lunch, Dazed and Confused) I'm happy to give them away to friends rather than try to sell them. I do the same with non-Criterion films. So for me, none of this is about monetary value. Just personal interest and learning more about the cinema. One of my favorite things to do is search for obscure items online, many of which aren't available on commercial, remastered DVDs or Blu-rays, but on the DVD-R format. While some of these may have less than perfect visual quality, the important thing for me is to be able to see the film and have it on the shelf. As for choosing DVD or Blu-ray, I am still very impressed and satisfied with the quality of most DVDs, especially those in the Criterion Collection. So I usually get a Blu-ray only if no DVD is available. My Blu-ray collection is actually very small, and I would never consider replacing all of my DVDs with Blu-rays. There are a few that I have replaced, however, and it's usually because of the extra features. I think I've gone on way too long here. Hope I haven't put you to sleep!!
Hello, my friend. Thank you so much. First of all, please let me thank you so much! I have subscribed to your channel, and I am very, very impressed. You are so obviously a film enthusiast and you know so much!! I seem to recall from one of your videos that you had mentioned film school, and so I wonder if this means that you either teach/taught at film school or attended film school? Either way, it sounds like you have so much knowledge! I look forward to learning from you and hearing your insights! Your comment here is fantastic for many reasons. I love your approach to film, which is "film centered" rather than "label-centric". This is such a great thing, and so this means that you are focused on the films and that means that your collection crosses many labels because you are into the quality of the content. This is the ideal approach for me, and it is one that I hope that I can aspire to one day. For now, I think that I need to rely on, say, getting all the Criterions, and this is because I have a "collector itch", but I think more fundamentally, for me, I always feel that it is hard for me to break out of my own film bubble and I think that were it not for Criterion, I would not buy the films that I have otherwise purchased because they are in the CC. So, I look to the CC as my own sort of "curator", and so this helps me going forward. Of course, I totally appreciate the point that, by focusing only on CC for the most part, I have in turn created another kind of "CC-focused bubble" so to speak, and so that in itself is something that I am trying to remedy every day. That is the wonderfully frustrating (or frustratingly wonderful) thing about cinema--for every one film that I watch, I know that there are thousands and thousands of films out there that I have not seen or perhaps will not ever see. And the CC is of course only one small portion of the entirety of all cinema, which I always have to remember to acknowledge. Which is why I love to rely on great film enthusiasts like you to help me along with my own film education. Having discovered your channel, I am very happy indeed! Thank you so much! And I must say here as well that, as much as I love the blu ray format, I think that the DVD approach is such a great approach too. And I think I mentioned this in a comment in one of your videos, but sometimes the DVD release can be more worthwhile than the corresponding blu ray release. It is a pleasure to read your comment, and I have one of your videos playing in the background right now. I am listening with great interest. I look forward to talking with you again, my friend.
@@DaisukeBeppu Let me apologize for taking so long to respond to you here, but for some reason I didn't see this reply until today. It must have escaped my radar! Thank you for the kind words and thank you for subscribing to my channel. Allow me to clarify concerning the film classes I've taken. I take non-credit classes at an organization affiliated with the University of Illinois, which is located in my city. The organization is called Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), and it's for people over age 50. They offer courses on art, literature, history, language, etc. And some film classes. So, no, I haven't attended film school, although I wish I had! Most of the classes I've taken were taught by a film scholar/critic named Chuck Koplinski, who is extremely knowledgeable and enthusiastic about film, and he's a big inspiration in my life. If you're interested, here's a link to my Letterboxd page where you can see the lists of film classes I've taken: letterboxd.com/grey1951/ I think your idea of collecting all of the Criterion films is fascinating! Believe me, I completely understand that "collector's itch" you mentioned. And I think your idea of the CC as a "curator" is a good one. Certainly the CC covers so many different genres and directors that you have a virtual film school waiting for you on your shelves. There are so many things I don't know about the cinema. So many areas I haven't explored. For example, I know next to nothing about classic Japanese cinema. I've read a little about the works of Ozu and Kurosawa and some others, but have yet to see any of their films. So I still have a lot to learn, and I have to wonder if I will live long enough to learn it all. I have seen some contemporary Japanese horror films and find them to be very impressive. My favorite is a film called KAIRO aka PULSE. Maybe these films don't interest you. But I notice you've posted videos discussing the works of Dario Argento, so maybe there are other horror films you find worthwhile. I need to start trying to catch up with some of your archives. Thanks again for connecting with me on CZcams, and I look forward to communicating with you in the future.
Again nicely presented good sir 👍 Like you, I also like to keep my DVD’s and blu rays together as it’s easier to find what I’m looking for ! Still staggered at the sheer scope of you’re collection 👍
My friend, I gotta ask... approximately how many titles do you have in your collection? I think you must have a lot, based on what I know! And I am always very happily jealous of your collection!
Daisuke Beppu Right now, I own 572 movies on both Blu Ray & DVD ! That’s just the movies and not including all of the other Blu Rays and DVD’s for Television shows, WWE Wrestling, Formula 1 Racing, Documentaries, Music and Stand Up Comedy 👍
Wow...what a great collection Daisuke. I am a casual collector of all DVD or blu Ray labels. Have been doing so since 2003. My collection is small, only about 200 discs. But I tend to gravitate towards movies from the 90’s, the era I grew up in. I also prefer physical media. I have subbed to your channel. Thanks.
Dear Mandeep Banwait, thank you very much for your kind comment. This is really such a nice thing to read. And I really admire you for your focus with respect to your own collection. I always believe that the most important thing is quality rather than quantity, and also it sounds like you have tailored your focus to the types of films that you gravitate towards the most. This is excellent. May I ask, for example, what films you like? I am always interested to hear the favorite films of viewers, and so if you have a free moment... there is no hurry, of course. Best regards. Daisuke
@@DaisukeBeppu Hello Daisuke...yes, I try my best to buy the films I have enjoyed in the past and wil rewatch again. I like sci films (Alien/Aliens, Back to the Future,Terminator) and also 90's action films (less CGI the better). However lately I have started to evaluate classics from the 60s and 70's as well. Actors of that generation were so enigmatic imo. Thanks.
I just got Rififi and Come and See for Christmas to start my Criterion Collection. You and Elliot Coen have influenced me to start collecting the Criterion Collection.
When I was younger I collected punk records including Japanese bands like Confuse, Kuro, Battle of Disarm and Disclose. In the late 90's/early 00's I started collecting MMA DVD's and was a completist for UFC & Pride FC and would buy select titles for other companies like Rumble on the Rock, King of the Cage, Shooto, Pancrase, K1 ect. SAKURABA!!! I had iver 300ish titles. A small amount of Pro-Wrestling DVD's. FLAIRwooooo!!! KOBASHI !!! Over a year ago I started collecting B-D/4K. I have a $110 bi-weekly budget. $40 at Best Buy (or other retailer), $30 online (Amazon, Hamilton books) and last $40 to save for future sales from boutique labels like Criterion, Twilight Time, Warner Archive etc. There are exceptions to the way I spend it but going to far over budget is not allowed. For example on Black Friday I might spend all of my budget at Best Buy. Criterion: They are awesome, I have just shy of 40 titles, last sale I bought 18 titles and this sale only 8ish titles. Zero desire to buy every title but interested in seeing the majority of them. Long Post, ooops. ps totally off subject, did/do you ever watched MMA or pro-wrestling? Do you ever watch Sumo? Takanohana !!!!! Tochinoshin!!!!
Oh, my father when he was alive was really into sumo. I know it only very casually, and of course by watching the news on TV (especially regarding Takanohana this year!). Unfortunately I don't watch MMA or UFC and Pride that much. When I was younger, I used to watch the WWF (when it was called the WWF), and I was such a fan. This was around the time that the Undertaker was just introduced, there was Jake the Snake Roberts and Typhoon was still Tugboat and there was the Bushwackers, Mr. Perfect, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, The American Dream Dusty Rhodes, Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase. Also this was the time that Macho King Randy Savage returned to being Macho Man (after his loss to the Ultimate Warrior right? in that retirement match, right?), and then he proposed to Elizabeth in the squared circle. I still remember that moment as a kid ("Elizabeth... will you marry me??" And then she says "OOOH YEAAAH"). I stopped watching wrestling around the time that the WCW was growing and the NWO and all that.
A presentation as elegant as your enviable collection. And I admire your language. Few people these days speak so well. My insatiable passions are literature and film. I wonder if you have watched them all. It is a dream to me to have such a collection. I simply cannot afford it. Yet I have hundreds of movies on my hard desk, that I've been collecting for some years, including many Criterions. The Criterion still lacks great movies and I think it's biased towards French and Japanese cinema. Answering your question, I'm kind of obessive-compulsive "best-of" collector. During my childhood I used to collect coins and draw the flags I could see on TV or in books (before the Internet era). A few years ago I started collecting movies (mostly classics, both Hollywood and non-Hollyood), as well as books (mostly literature) and music. I keep only the movies I like or think I'll watch again in future. Literature and movies are for me one way of re-living the past.
Hello Gray Rainbow and thank you so much for your kind words and comments. And, thank you for your complimentary words on my collection. I think that in terms of quality and quantity, there are so many other people out there, on CZcams and elsewhere, that have bigger and better collections than I do. Also, I don't have many new release modern films, which is a flaw for me I think. As for your question, as of now, yes I have seen everything that I am fortunate to have. Now, I am not at all able to understand everything that I have seen, and I am not at all fully understanding of all the intricacies of all theses films, which means that I need to rewatch a great many more of them before I can even begin to hope to "scratch the surface" on them. But, as far as seeing them, yes, I am very fortunate to have been able to have done so, but it took a long time. By the way, I love your way with words! "Literature and movies are for me one way of re-living the past." What a great phrase!
@@DaisukeBeppu Thank you, sir. You are not only very polite and cultured but also humble. So far I haven't seen anyone on CZcams who speaks better than you about films. And similarly, I have watched a lot of movies which I couldn't fully understand or whose greatness I couldn't really appreciate (e.g. Seven Samurai), especially those movies that are culturally alien to me (I'm Syrian). Additionally, most of my movies are pre-2000. My favourite film decades are the 70s and 90s.
i just recently started collecting Criterion, i hadn't heard of them until i did a search here on youtube for a collection of one of my favorite films Zatoichi, i wanted to get all the films together, and Criterion had a bluray/dvd collection! now i have Zatoichi,Lone Wolf and Cub, The Samurai Trilogy. it pales in comparison to your wonderful collection,...but it's a start. i am looking forward to getting more from them! great vid! on a side note i have Godzilla : the Showa-era films 1954-1975 incoming!
Hello Lugnut 73, and welcome to the world of Criterion! I hope you enjoy your Criterion journey. And yes, it sounds like you like Japanese cinema in particular. And I hope you enjoy that great Godzilla set!! What are some of your favorite Japanese films?
@@DaisukeBeppu thanks, i'm a huge godzilla fan,and samurai film fan. my favorite would have to be the Zatoichi films. there are some that i'd like to watch, Lady Snow Blood i haven't seen. what would you suggest? i wouldn't mind checking out other genres.
My organization system is kind of similar to yours. Earlier this year I redid my DVDs and Blu-ray’s because I didn’t really have a system and wanted to organize them better. I first went through to get rid of any duplicates and any films I didn’t really want anymore because they were something I liked as a teen but now don’t. Next I took everything off the shelves and organized by groups like putting the Disney Animated Canon in release order, Pixar in release order, the Disney sequels, the Disney live actions divided by classic and modern, horror films together, tv shows together, special box sets like tins, anime, holiday films and my tokusatsu. When I start doing CC I plan to do these in spine order since it makes sense with the system I made.
I’m not quite sure. I have 4 wooden bookshelves and I currently have them organized like this: Shelf 1 holds my leather bound books, comics and current unread books Shelf 2 holds books that I have read plus a couple of my nice TV boxsets that are shaped weirdly Shelf 3 holds more books I’ve read plus all my Doctor Who DVD’s and books along with my Tokusatsu shows Shelf 4 is the main movie shelf Each shelving unit is 5 shelves and almost all of them are filled. I also have a rolling shelving unit in my room that has 4 shelves total with two holding my games and two holding films and shows I’ve yet to watch. If I had to take a stab in the dark I’d say I have ~250-~400 since it would depend on if you consider seasons and volumes of a show as separate units or one unit split up. It also depends on on you’d categorize Mystery Science Theater since each episode is a film so would I count it as 1 show, 200+ films or 40 volumes? You can see my dilemma of how to count these up.
Hi, Daisuke! I'm curious at what point you decided to move from a casual collector into more of a completionist, if there was a particular turning point and if you can remember. Or maybe things happened more gradually? Everything looks great now, especially the eclipse series, those are such nice releases. I hope you're doing well! 😊
Hi Lindsey. What a great question. It is a bit of a long answer, and so I'll address in a future video if that is OK. But basically, several years back, there were a few events that took place (such as Criterion's announcement about the titles that would go OOP due to StudioCanal, and other events) that made me realize just how impermanent the situation of physical media really is. I was already a casual collector then, but these events made me want to become a more serious collector.
@@DaisukeBeppu I'm sure a lot of us would really enjoy a video along those lines. Did you ever delve deeper into this in any of your comment questions videos?
Wow I hope to get your level of completion! I have right now a little over a hundred Criterion’s with some of the bigger box sets. I don’t just collect Criterion. I try to get great films that I’ve read or heard about and I also try to complete all of a directors filmography.
Hello Trey and thank you so much for taking the time to comment here on this video! And I really admire and appreciate your approach regarding the filmography of a director.
Thank you very much for the excellent suggestion. though I cannot promise anything, at the very least I can say that I have spoken about other non-Criterion titles, and I will try to continue to do so my dear friend. Thank you again and warmest regards.
I have collected all Masters Of Cinema DVDs and Blu-rays although I haven't done all the variant artworks, or Blu-ray and Dual Format versions. The initial Blu-ray only releases I got, but then they switched to Dual Format. I'm also a completionist for 88 Films, BFI, Indicator, Signal One, Arrow and Artificial Eye (Blu-ray only for this, although I have quite a few of the DVDs I also have most of the Network Blu-rays (films) and DVDs. The Network DVDs I've been concentrating on are The British Films releases of which while I had a few, I was missing a lot. Most of them went down to #1.99 recently so now I only need about 20 or 25. I've definitely got a shortage of space with all my other titles, and while I'd like to double stack like you have, my shelves don't allow it What does take up a lot of space are all my steelbooks as I have practically every UK steelbook (except a few I wasn't interested in or unfortunately missed out on)
This is a very, very impressive comment. Thank you for sharing this! So, when you say, for example, that you are a completionist for BFI, then this must mean a large number of both blu rays and DVDs, right?! Even if this just meant blu rays, that would be a very impressive number. And I would apply the same observation to your Arrow and 88 Films, etc. Wow if this means only blu ray, but double Wow if this means both DVD and blu. Amazing either way. And you have the DVDs of the MoC!!! This is incredible!!!!! Absolutely incredible!!! Well done!!! Oh wait... while I am writing this reply to you, I have taken the liberty of visiting your CZcams page... wow!!!!!! this is amazing!!!!!!!!! You have an amazing collection!!!!!
I guess I fall on the casual-side, though being a cinephile means I collect from other labels beside Criterion-though Criterion makes up the bulk of my collection (at least the plurality). I am not too caught up on specs or format so I have no problem going for DVDs if they are cheaper, but if I really like a film I only have a DVD of I will upgrade it to Blu-Ray (especially If it has more supplements). I do own a few rare Criterion stuff that I inadvertently brought in the late-2000s to early-2010s when I started collecting Criterion, but most of the rare stuff is films I’m not interested in (two possible exceptions now being Port of Shadows and The Third Man).
Awesome collection. I love Criterion but it's more about what I like or what I fancy seeing regardless of their label that I prioritise. I have a variety of Criterion, Indicator, MoC, BFI & Arrow titles. I recently just bought Studio Canals boxset release of Jean-Pierre Melville's great works. It's a really nice set of six titles along with a 60-page booklet, but I'm a bit disappointed it doesn't include Le Samourai though. I need to upgrade to an All Regions Player so I can get the titles I love that are available in the US via The Criterion Collection but aren't available in the UK on BluRay like: Blow Up, The Asphalt Jungle, Days Of Heaven, Le Samourai etc.,
Hello my friend and thank you for your comment! And I love your approach to collecting, which seems to be focused more on the film rather than on the label. This is a great approach my friend!
Great film collection never knew what criterion was till I saw your channel I now have a massive collection of 5 criterion blu rays and hope to get more in july sale its a whole new world of movies
Thanks Daisuke yeah I do have many other movies 4k blu ray and dvd but still pretty new to criterion I like the quality and the supplements they do a good job
That's one serious collection. I thought I was bad but I've nothing on that. My no1 rule is I only buy films I either really want to own or really want to see. I always try & get the best possible copy available but I never constrain myself to any particular label. though it's always better when it's on a label I really like. Criterion is always my no1 preference though Masters of cinema - Arrow/academy - BFI - Indicator - Studiocanal ect are all great too.
Thank you so much my friend for your comment! Oh yes, you have a really great approach to collecting. Well done. Yes, I agree with you about the other labels--MoC, Arrow, BFI, Indicator, etc. are really great. Thank you so much for this my friend.
Hey Daisuke. Hope you and the family are well? What a great set up and phenomenal collection. I may also need to double stack titles. As for any collector, space becomes an issue.
Hello my friend! Yes, I am well, thank you for asking! How are you doing? I know you have a great method of storing DVDs and blu ray discs, which is something I think I may need to consider in the future!
Daisuke Beppu I am great thanks for asking. Started double stacking last night. It does free up some room!! Do you collect steelbooks or have any in your collection?
@@jamboshangotherandymolesmo5913, oh great question. I do have some steelbooks, but I don't make it a point to try to collect them. I think it was one of the things I did to place some limit or restriction on my own collecting. And so, I make it a point not to be too concerned (at least in the context of my own personal collecting) regarding steelbook editions or o-ring or slipcovers, etc. And so it is my way of trying to impose some kind of self control on my collecting habits!!! haha!! That being said, I LOVE LOVE LOVE collections out there where people have beautiful steelbook editions and beautiful mint slipcovers, etc.!!!! It makes me so jealous!!!!!!!
Great collection. I personally have only have Godzilla, and a few other Criterion box sets. I respect criterion but their movie library isn't really my cup of tea, I am more of a ARROW kinda guy, but your collection is the best I've seen for sure. I really am curious how the rest of your house looks. Housing isn't too big over here, I left my movie collection back in the states but seeing what you have done is an inspiration. :)
@@DaisukeBeppu The Godzilla Showa release was my first Criterion release and I knew nothing about criterion other than that they released some Akira Kurosawa blu rays. When I got it I thought it was great, but after studying up on Criterion (and you’re videos) I realize it was actually a pretty poor release compared to their other sets, but I also understand they seemed to have been limited due to the rights and whatnot. Im pretty disappointed they didnt have many of the old dubs, Save the Earth from Smog Monster is gone for example. So while it is the best release in the states from a technical aspect, its not a replacement from a nostalgic POV. Do you think Criterion will release a Heisei Era set one day?
@@DaisukeBeppu No prob man. I'm really digging your videos. I've recently saved your vid covering Dario Argento's work. Have not yet seen it, but very impressed. By any chance are you familiar with any of Gaspar Noe's work? Not so long ago he came out with Climax.
I love your collection and deep at heart I am tempted by the dedicated completist approach. But in the end the most important thing has to be the content and in particular the merits of the film or TV presentation followed by any extras as opposed to packaging. So although I have some double dipping that will be due to improved picture, sound or background information. And then once I have my storage issues sorted there will have to be a cull! As for ordering the stuff - that has to be according to title with Director boxsets under surname. Thee are no distinctions between DVD and Blu-ray, genre, date or media company let alone spine numbers. If I tried anything like that I would never find anything since apart from anything else I can seldom decide on genre categories and absolutely never remember who has released what or the original release dates of movies (which would come as little surprise to my History tutors)! the only two exceptions are my Shakespeare copies which are kept together and the Dr Who DVDs (and now Blu-rays) which are in date order.
WolfGratz... I love your comment. Because it gets at the heart as to why we all collect in the first place: the films themselves. This is the important thing. I must ask, by the way: are you Doctor Who complete in terms of all the DVD and blu ray releases?!! I only have the Tomb of the Cybermen and the Robots of Death.
@@DaisukeBeppu Apart from the last Dcotor's final appearance I'm afraid I have everything available (though I only have a few of the Big Finish audio productions). So that does mean i have a few I don't really rate that highly. So far as that goes I am indeed a completist. But then I have been following The Doctor since his first appearance back in November 1963 including the films with Peter Cushing. But having said that there are probably more productions of Mr Shakespeare on my shelves (though I continue to wait in hope rather than expectation for somebody to finally film Two Noble Kinsmen). PS A good choice of adventures there btw - and possibly my two favourite Doctors
Criterion is the only label I really collect. I have some Arrow releases, some Twilight Time, some Scream/Shout Factory, and some Plain Archive. But Criterion is what I love the most and have the most of. I guess I'm a casual collector. I have around 125 titles, including each film included in box sets. I'd love to have all of Criterion's releases but it's not a goal of mine. I just try to get Criterions as much as I can. Sure, there are some titles I have less interest in, but I'm willing to give them a try or second viewing.
+Bailee Walsh, thank you for the great comment! And I don’t have Plain Archive, and so you have a better Plain Archive Collection than I do!! Well done! 😃👍
Oh, by the way,, forgot to mention that I don't have any Twilight Time releases also, so there is another way that your collection is much better than mine! Well done my friend.
@@DaisukeBeppu I'm not a *huge* fan of Twilight Time but I have a good number of releases from them because those titles are only available on Region A/1 blu-ray from Twilight Time.
Do you usually buy all of these new or are you able to find them used sometimes at places such as thrift stores? I have about 10 criterion, all previously used. thanks!
Hello and thank you for your question. Yes, generally I get them new (usually with a little discount on Amazon). However, the Criterion used market is very healthy and often a less expensive alternative that is very good.
Greetings from Norway! ;) Truly a fantastic collection of cinema you have there. You are obviously very dedicated! Been following your videos for a few weeks now, and your passion is very inspiring. I find that collecting films is very fruitful. There are many aspects to what such a collection may grant. You have the physical aspect of owning something nice to display of course. But you also have the entertainment aspect when watching them. It can be stimulating in so many ways, and eventually teach you something, be extremely deep and make you look at life itself differently. But the experiences can also be shared with a friend or loved one, creating memories and deepen your relationship. And the threshold to enjoy a movie, at least some aspects of it, is not that high I feel. I’ve only just started collecting a bit. And must say I’m only a casual movie collector at the moment. I value Criterion, Arrow and 4K UHD (in general) equally atm. Unfortunately, only a small portion of The Criterion Collection has been released with region B (my region), so I’m not sure I’ll ever be a «serious» collector of those, like you are. Looking forward to get my Bergman’s Cinema soon though! I am wondering; how many of these did you watch? I find it a bit hard to find time to watch everything I want, unfortunately.. Cheers!
Thank you so much for your comment. You are very kind. To answer your question, yes, as of now, I have seen all the films that are currently in the Criterion Collection physical media catalog. But I totally understand what you say when you talk about how sometimes it is difficult to find time to watch all the films. I have been fortunate to have been able to watch a lot of these films from several years back, and so the process has been slow but ultimately very rewarding. Please note therefore that I did not watch all of these over the course of a short period of time, but, rather, it was a very long-term period. Also, as a result, I find myself not having time to watch other films, such as, for example, more recent mainstream film releases.
Sir this collection is amazing! I have been collecting blu rays for 4 years now, and i recently found out about criterion about 4 months ago. I currently have 4 criterion movies. And my question to you is, have you watched every movie in your collection?
Hi Daisuke, congrats on your beautiful collection, I really do hope that you enjoy it... It just struck me as I am watching this video... I know its going to sound strange but I think it will be interesting.... that you could in a way make a similar video of what they do in criterion closet... MAN YOU HAVE EVERYTHING, YOU HAVE THE CLOSET... so I think it might be really interesting to see you in a video have a bag (similar with the one they give to their guests in criterion closet) and you make YOUR picks that more or less would be as much as you can hold in the bag... what WOULD YOUR PICKS BE?!!! And of course talk about your picks, the reasons you choose them, what they mean to you... I HONESTLY BELIEVE WOULD BE VERY INTERESTING, especially from a person WHO HAS EVERYTHING... but most probably you would need another person to shoot you in this video. Please consider it... Take care.
Hello BELTENEBROSGR, thank you so much for your kind comment! This is such a surprise and a delight to read! Oh gosh, yes, I do know the Criterion Collection closet videos. I think those are great. I am not sure if I could ever make such a video, because I could never make something that is as good as the Criterion Collection! However, perhaps one day, I could do something, though I cannot promise anything. All the same, thank you so much for such a great suggestion, my friend. You are very kind and again, although I cannot promise anything, I will definitely consider it! Take care, and I hope to talk to you again very soon.
@@DaisukeBeppu Thank you for your answer Daisuke, you are also very very kind! Believe me when I say so that if you ever try to do a video like that it is very difficult to go bad on it, why? First of all it is very easy to see that in some "criterion closet" videos the standards are extremely low... I do get that the whole point of these videos are to have people being relaxed and behave like "kids in a candy store" which usually (and to our pleasure and theirs) they do, but you cannot have some living (and some of them have died) legends that literally are the reason they (criterion employees) work on the industry and not be able to have the sound ( which is more important than the video in these circumstances ) to such a low quality. Anyway, I am sure you understand what I am saying... Thank you for even considering it... whatever you do, have a great time.
Daisuke Beppu well you’ll be my role model and meter stick so I’ll be following your criterion activity and remain inspired to keep going on mine. Thank you
Hi, what an amazing collection. Your passion and detail is so inspirational, in fact you have inspired to actually go ahead and build my own collection now. Could I please ask how do I buy the out of print releases? Once again thank you so much for making these videos.
Hello Sports Supreme and thank you for the comment. I hope you enjoy your cinema journey! And regarding the out of print (OOP) titles, this is done through used markets, and online used markets, like eBay and elsewhere. Also, if you can find items in stores, that is even better. However, please be careful when shopping like this, and to make sure that the seller is trustworthy, etc.
Nice collection my man! Now the VHS you have at the bottom, are those Criterion as well? (Never knew they did VHS.) My collection is arranged differently. All movies up to 1970, including Criterion are alphabetical on a shelf in the dining room. Movies from 1970 to 1990 are alphabetical on a shelf in my living room by my TV (I like those the best!) And 1990 to present day are alphabetical on another shelf on the other side of my living room. My Criterion OOP are alphabetical on a glass shelf on my TV wall unit. Criterion from 1970 to present are alphabetical on a shelf right beside my TV, And boxed sets are neatly stacked in my wall units liquor cabinet. LOL As to duplicates, if I see one at a sale in good condition for say $3, I'll buy it and quickly take it to a second hand store where I can get $5 or more for it. And movies like The Tin Drum, although good, is one I don't look forward to seeing again. And chances are Criterion will always have that title, so I'll take that to 2nd hand as well after awhile. So I'm probably more of a Criterion fan than a collector really. Same with OOP titles that get reissued - out with the old and in with the new. Or if I wasn't too keen on it to begin with, just let it go for something else.
Thank you for noticing the VHS tapes! Yes, those are Criterion Collection VHS. As far as I am aware, while there were many titles that were released on the HVE name etc., LADY VANISHES and 39 STEPS and the THIRD MAN were the only ones that were released on Criterion Collection VHS releases. And what is more, there were two types of cover for each of these releases: a "silver" cover that matches the corresponding "silver" cover laserdisc release; and a "black" cover that also matches the corresponding non-silver cover laserdisc release. Also, I really admire your approach to your own collection. Very fascinating.
Hi Daisuke - Amazing collection and display. My CC is much smaller than yours i.e. around 100 titles. I tend to collect films I like or directors I favor. Being able to speak French, my collection has a strong Gallic feel (Melville, Truffaut, Godard, Malle, Chabrol, Resnais etc.). I do have a few Japanese titles from Kurosawa, Kobayashi, and Oshima. My collection is limited by budget rather than taste. I am very envious of your complete CC collection. Do you know how many complete criterion collections are out there?
Hello my friend! Thank you for your time again as always. I really appreciate it. I already know your collection is spectacular and you have some really great titles (including some very rare OOP titles!). As for other completionists, I know there are a few of them that I communicate with on Facebook. Of course, the term "completion" can mean different things to different people, and so there are people who are "blu ray complete", and others who are "best version complete" and others who are "DVD and blu ray complete", etc. So this can also depend on how one wishes to approach the hobby of collecting, which is what makes it very exciting.
Thank you so much, master25. So, yes, living in Japan and in Tokyo means that I have very limited space. So, this means that unfortunately, but temporarily, I have put my non-Criterion discs in places that are hidden away. It is not an ideal situation, but it is the best that one can do I think considering the lack of physical space. Still, the collection here occupies only about one-third of one small room in my apartment, and the rest of the rooms are for me and my family.
Hello, sir. My approach to Criterion collecting is somewhat different. Are you familiar with Piero Scaruffi's excellent website which includes a section on the best of cinema? I found a deep affinity with this man in several areas many years ago and I have acquired virtually everything on his cinema list (well over 1000 titles). Probably 25% of the films have criterion releases. I also have others not on the list that are particular favorites such as Band of Outsiders. Thanks for your wonderful and informative videos.
Hello and thank you so much for your really great comment. I checked out Piero Scaruffi's website after reading your comment, and it looks really interesting. Thank you so much for pointing this out to me. I hope you are well and cheers!
Hi Daisuke, I am planning to buy Before Trilogy from Criterion Collections and too bad I don't have the dvd/bluray players. Would you mind to make a video for the basic tool for beginner to collect criterion collection? What players are support for something like that.
Hello and thank you very much for the comment and question. And I am glad to hear you are planning to get that great trilogy. As for your question, I think if you are new to the world of blu ray players, there are many good and reasonably priced options. While there are many great options as prices rise, I think the best way to go, especially if you are entering into this world for the first time, is to go with a player that is inexpensive. As for a video on the Criterion Collection, I have a number of videos on the channel right now, so you can always check those out if you are interested. Thank you again and cheers.
@@DaisukeBeppu Thank you for your reply. Is there any players for suitable for student budget (recommendation)? Especially for watching on laptops? Yes I've just checked your other videos. Thank you so much it's helpful.
Sir, I very much enjoyed the reviews of your collection. I would be interested in a video on films that you like that are not Criterion worthy. Guilty pleasures or just fun movies if you ever are looking for subjects to speak on.
Oh what an interesting idea. I think if I do such a video, then I'll probably call it "guilty pleasures" or something like that... let me see what I can do! Thank you!
Thanks for the question. So they are DVD. However they are not all contained within the main releases, which is why. I think that many of the films are available to watch on the Criterion channel, which I don’t have. I hope you are well.
Hey Daisuke! Thanks for sharing your beautiful collection with us. I’m a recent fan of your work and I appreciate your collection and the preservation you’ve been able to accomplish. I’ve always been a casual film lover but a few years ago I got very involved in Kaiju films and even attended the 2016 G-fest in Chicago IL. Recently though I’ve become obsessed with watching all of the movies on the 1998 and 2007 American Film Institute Top 100 Movies lists. Have you seen all of the movies on these lists? If so did you have a favorite? Ps. Maybe you could make a video of your top one hundred favorite Japanese movies. Since you do seem well versed in Japanese cinema.
Dear Ben Felts, thank you very much for your kind comment. Oh, gosh, I am a big Godzilla film fan. I hope that one day Criterion will release at least the Showa era films on physical media disc. I hope that can happen very soon. And yes, I know of those AFI lists. I think they are really good and a great resource to follow when trying to go through films that are undoubtedly classic. Well done. Some of my personal favorites include VERTIGO and THE GODFATHER PART II. As for your PS, what an interesting suggestion. I think it may be a bit difficult for me to do a top 100 list, because that could take many hours of prep. However, maybe one day, I could talk more about Japan cinema in a future video. (I can't promise anything, but I can certainly see if I can try to come up with something.)
Hello and thank you very much for your comment. I was fortunate enough to begin purchasing DVDs when they were first released, many years ago. But I did not think about collecting them until some time later.
@@DaisukeBeppu that's pretty cool. The oop criterion's are the hardest to collect. And people know that do they jack the price up. I try the best o collect what I can when I see them.
Dear Cathal McFee, thank you so much for commenting on this video and for your really kind words! This truly means a lot to me. I cannot tell you enough how happy it makes me! So, yes, as a general policy, I never ask for "thumbs up" in videos of mine, because I feel that viewers should be free to make their decision to thumbs up or to not. Also, thumbs down on videos is also welcome for me and I think that is also very important (it is always important to express negative or critical takes, and I don't mind that at all as well). I admit that I don't know much about CZcams algorithms or marketing videos and the like, and so perhaps the lack of "thumbs up" here is a reflection of my own weaknesses, which I accept. At the same time, for me 400 is a very large number! In any case, thank you so much for your very kind words, and if you want to support this channel of mine, then please feel free to share this video with your friends or talk about this channel with your friends that are film fans. And most importantly, you can support by continuing to be enthusiastic about film and continuing on in your own film journey and sharing film recommendations with us here. Cheers and please be well. --Daisuke
There is no rule that everyone has to follow. So I choose the spine number order for Criterions and it works fine for me. Whatever works for you. Cheers.
Thank you so much for your comment, and 3 Criterion DVDs is great! A collection is great, whether it is 1 title or 10 or 100. So, if they are films that you like to watch, then this is great. Thank you so much for your comment.
I'm more concerned about the films. Personally I pick up everything because I don't know if it'll be one the best movies I've ever seen or complete shit. Ive loved film since I was a kid and I want to make films.
My collecting style????? You see I used to think the idea of an "Art Film" was ridiculous. I still find the idea kind of pretentious, but it's fun to be a little pretentious now and again... Anyways: I GOT IN THIS ARGUMENT... With this kid (18 y.o. I think) I lost.... I argued that film was a lot of superficial propaganda, and he argued that film was "ART". I still think I am basically right, but I suppose there is some "art" made in the process... That was 12 years ago, and I still don't get it, but he had this list of favorites on MUBI, so I started watching and collecting (some of) them. Most were Criterion type films. This is some of them. The numbers in parenthesis I don't like, so I don't own. (1)Pickpocket - (2)A Man Escaped - (3) Letter from an Unknown Woman 4 Touch of Evil - 5 F for Fake - (6) The Earrings of Madame de . . . 7 The Life of Oharu 8 The 47 Ronin (1941 DIR Kenji Mizoguchi) (9)The Insider (1999 DIR Michael Mann) 10 Hidden (2005 DIR Michael Haneke (french)) 11 L'eclisse (1962 DIR Michelangelo Antonioni) (12) Miami Vice 13 Sansho the Bailiff (14) Heat (15) Collateral 16 The Prestige 17 Ugetsu 18 Yojimbo 19 Playtime 20 Mon oncle 1958 (21) Brand upon the Brain! 22 The Passion of Joan of Arc And more. I have kind of gotten this list mixed up... Ordet was in there... It ends at 32 with Le Samurai. I collect a lot of other films, many in the Criterion Collection. Some are propaganda, some are art, and some are both. IMHO
Thank you so much for the comment. And I have always tried to maintain a kind of "broad" spectrum attitude when it comes to cinema. But at the same time I totally understand that cinema is different things to different people, which is OK as well because it is always to be a subjective experience.
Thank you very much! No, I am not rich at all. And I think nowadays with streaming and the like, the internet is a great place to enjoy films. Cheers my friend.
@@DaisukeBeppu Maybe in America or Japan but not in India,yes there are streaming sites in India as well but they aren't as rich in quantity and quality as they are in USA,Netflix India has only 12% content available compared to Netflix USA,We don't have TCM either,only advantage we have which i think is more than enough to cover up for our loss as moviegoers is that we have the cheapest Internet mobile data available anywhere in the world,1 gb in just 0.26 usd,the plan i am using cost me 7.20 usd for a 3 gb per day data for 90 days,all thanks to our PM Narendra Modi ji.... I wonder how much you people have to pay for the same amount of data in Japan.
@@DaisukeBeppu You didn't understand my question bro,i didn't ask for streaming sites,all i asked is what is the cost of 1 gb mobile Internet data in Japan,i hope you get it now.
nufc1892kl a fair comment! I have mentioned it before but I have seen the films in the Criterion Collection. While I have not seen all of the films on the CC releases, I have been fortunate enough to see the films themselves throughout my life since college, which afforded me a great opportunity to be exposed to a lot of cinema. Unfortunately, this has meant that I usually do not have time to watch a lot of other films and so I have not seen many recent releases such as the Marvel films or recent Oscar nominated films etc. Also, just because I may have seen the films in the CC does not at all mean that I am an expert in the films themselves. I still have much to learn and so I try to revisit the films as much as I can. I hope that addresses your comment my friend.
I’m going to bling ring your house and steal your criterion collection films (jk lol...i hope you’ve seen the movie the bling ring or heard the term at least if you haven’t then you won’t get my comment lol)
Hello lady bird //, and thank you so much for your comment. Yes, I get the joke!!! You are very kind my friend. I hope you are well. By the way, may I assume that your name is to suggest that you are a fan of the film LADY BIRD? Cheers and I hope you are well.
Has Criterion ever acknowledged your complete collection, or give you a shout-out for your ongoing loyalty? Cause they really should.
Wow, what a kind thing to say. I am truly honored to receive your lovely comment.
I have never received any communication or contact from The Criterion Collection. Though that would be really lovely and a kind of dream come true, ultimately I suppose the most important thing are the films themselves.
Nonetheless, your comment means the world to me and I am so filled with happiness to read it. Thank you very much, and best regards to you, from Tokyo.
He’s a legend on reddit
@@winstonsmith3370 he truly is
Hi, what an amazing collection. I really like your videos the passion and detail is absolutely brilliant. I've been on the verge of building my own Criterion Collection and your videos have imspired me to now go for it. Do you have any tips where I could find the out of print releases? Also not sure if you mind but could we also connect bia email and I can update you as to how my collection is getting on? I'm definitely going to start this collection project now. Thank you so much for makj g these videos and inspiring me.
You deserve a free rummage through that real Criterion closet my friend
Oh gosh.. what I would give for the opportunity to visit their offices!
Amazing collection brother
Absolutely breathtaking collection.
Thank you very much! This is very kind of you.
I just bought my first two criterion films: Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel and Rushmore. Watching movies on The Criterion Channel got me into starting a collection.
Thank you so much for the comment, and I hope you enjoy those Criterion titles. That is great news!
Your collection is second to none my friend. You could spend hours just looking through the shelves! I hope you have enjoyed getting everything sorted and in the one place. I know I love getting it all organised.
Hello! Thank you so much for your kind comment. I hope you are doing well by the way! I love the podcast episodes on your CZcams page by the way.
Hi Daisuke, I’m wondering how you learned to speak English so fluently. It is a real pleasure listening to your eloquent descriptions of your collection.
Hello Running on Empty! So, I was born in Japan but I spent most of my childhood in the United States and the United Kingdom, and so I grew up speaking English and Japanese. Thank you very much for your kind comment! I am very honored to read it.
I am a huge, huge criterion guy. I tend to lean towards the bluray releases. I own approximately 400 criterions and about 2,000 non-criterion blurays. I totally relate to your thoughts and feelings towards cinema and I am so glad I found your channel!
I am quite envious of your collection. I hope to one day have every criterion release. Its a tall order, but its one of my lifetime goals!
Keep doing what you're doing and thank you for sharing your love of cinema!
Thank you so much for leaving a comment here also, DarkKnightFanBoy. This is very kind of you. And it sounds like you have such a great and vast collection! You have 2000 non Criterion blu rays?! This is so impressive.
I think you are the most positive and nice person in the whole Internet, and I love to watch your tube.
I love to collect movies as well, I've started many years ago, my first movie on DVD was "Seven" (I had plan to get "Fight Club" as the first movie, but it wasn't available in the shop at the time). Right now I've basically sold my DVD collection, cause after getting my own apartment the space for stuff suddenly got limits, but I started to buy blu-rays. First my idea od collecting was to only buy movies and TV-Show I've already seen and love to rewatch and revisit, but last year I found out that Criterion is starting to expand into the Region 2, where I am located, co I've started getting some Criterions, either ones I've heard about, but haven't seen (Fisher King, Stalker) or the ones I've seen but loved (Royal Tenenbaums, 12 Angry Men). But I also got many of the titles as a blind buy, just because it looked interesting. Now I have 21 Criterion titles in my collection, some of them are still to be seen, but so far I haven't been disapointed in any of the movies. :)
Thank you so much for the great comment! It sounds like you have a great collection my friend! I hope you enjoy your cinema and collecting journey.
This is the ULTIMATE Criterion Collection Closet! Celebrities should come to your place instead of the other one!
Much respect for your dedication and passion for good cinema.
Dear Nima, wow, what a kind thing to say! I am very honored!
Thank you so much for your lovely comment. It has put a big smile on my face. Cheers to you, from Tokyo. Cheers my friend.
Ur collection is truly astounding. A true Heaven for cinema fans. I know that some people are ashamed of their collections of various items, and I truly truly hope that this is not the case with you. You should be very incredibly proud of this and I really hope you are, my friend.
You are incredibly kind, Roman. Thank you very much.
If I were to ever visit Tokyo, I would love to catch a movie with you, my friend!
Thank you so much! That would be great!
What an awesome collection.
Thank you very much, Kevin. I hope this message finds you well.
Wow! Paradise!
Hello and thank you so much for your kind comment!
Another lovely video - thank you, Daisuke!
Paul, thank you so much for your kind words. Cheers!
Your collection looks amazing Daisuke! I've been binging your videos in which you discuss each Criterion, starting at spine number 1. You always appear both knowledgeable about film, as well as altruistic towards the film community in general. I very much look forward to seeing many more videos from you in the future! 😊
Thank you so much for the kind words! I really appreciate it so much! Again, I think it is a great time to be a film lover right now, and while there is much turmoil still in the community regarding FilmStruck, it is still an exciting time at least in terms of physical media. I hope it lasts for many years.
And it is my pleasure and honor to be able to share with people like you, but more importantly, it is my pleasure and honor to be able to learn from you and be continually inspired by you and the rest of the community. I look forward to our continuing conversations about all things cinema!
Daisuke, thank you for sharing. I’ve been binge watching your videos over the last couple days as they are precisely what I’ve been looking for (the reviews). Clear and to the point. I also consider the “collecting” aspect of it to be part of the hobby. I’ve had various collections of odd things since O was a child. First rocks, then Lego, then Pokémon cards, DVDs, HD-DVDs, and then... vintage synthesizers. Let me help you feel better about the money you’ve spent: a decent analog synth produced from 1969-1989 typically sells from $400-$40,000 USD. Most of the desirable ones being $1,000-$4,000. Each make/model has some unique feature or arrangement of components, or user interface, or even historical provenance that makes them ALL worthwhile. I’d imagine that in just those three decades a good 5-900 “variants” were made. And I’ve seen guys who have hundreds... Imagine the cost. And then... they have to be repaired/maintained like automobiles. I’ve recently had to give up on the hobby. I reached about 20, most of which are the cheapest around... and still I’ve realized what a vortex it had become. So now I am back to blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray. Which leads me to my question for you. If Criterion decides to jump to 4K or even assuming they skip that and wait for 8K, or maybe have a digital store with lossless 4K/8K downloads... will you bite the bullet and jump in? I personally collect on a slim budget and I have some slight anxiety over this thought. I almost wish the smaller labels could make some sort of negotiation with the consumer - buy a hard copy now, get a discount on any future digital upgrades (completely new restoration/supplements not withstanding). Have you thought about this much? I know you went through it once already. Apparently there is some disagreement to the true resolution of film... I read a Polaroid white-paper that claimed 35mm = 4K and 65mm = 8K. Now I’m hearing those numbers have doubled. Regardless... the expanded color space and dynamic range seem to be giving notable improvements to films like 2001: A Space Odyssey. Again, thank you for sharing! - Benjamen
Dear Benjamen, thank you for your kind and insightful comment! First, let me say that I am very impressed with your collecting history, regarding synthesizers!
Now, as to your question regarding the possibility of the Criterion Collection in the future, I think that, yes, I would consider getting into the 4K format if Criterion took that plunge. I am perfectly open to that, but I should add the caveat that I am not necessarily pushing for it. I know that Criterion will need to follow the dictates of the market going forward if it hopes to have financial sustainability going forward, and so that is fine with me.
I do appreciate that digital downloads are also an aspect of consumption in today's market, and so I think that this could be a possibility if approached right, and, as you suggest, it could provide a cost-effective alternative for collectors like you and me. Personally, at this point in time, I do not rely upon any digital downloads and so I admit that I am not directly affected. However, I am perfectly open to such a way to consume media.
As for the debate regarding 4K or 8K presentations and the nature of the film watching experience, I have thought a little about it, and while I haven't come to any specific conclusion yet, I am fine with 4K and 8K presentations generally speaking.
Hello Daisuke. I just recently discovered your YT channel and became an instant fan. I’m in awe of your vast film collection and your devotion to it is truly admirable. I’ve been collecting Criterion and other boutique label DVDs/Blu-rays for more than a decade. Though it would be impossible for me to reach even half of what you got. I consider myself somewhere between a casual and serious collector. 🥂
Hello and thank you so much for your kind words and for stopping by. I appreciate it very much. You are very very kind. I hope you are well and cheers. by the way, what are some of your favorite films?
Im always impressed not only at your collection, but your knowledge and passion. Let alone the will to share your love of movies around. And on top youre the most proper and sweet person currently on youtube. its a pleasure to watch you go through your film collection with such care and thoughtfulness. I own around 1000 discs, 300 of them are Criterions. Keep up the ggod deed! Regards from a chilean fan
Hello and wow, thank you so much for your very kind words. You are very kind indeed. I hope you are well and warmest regards and happy holidays my friend.
This collection is incredible!
Hello and thank you so much for your very kind words!
Beyond amazing. And from your comments it is clear you don’t just buy and shelve these...you watch, enjoy, and ruminate on these great films.
Thank you so much for your kind words. Yes, I think the physical media format in general wonderfully provides the resources that can help in an exploration of the works themselves. Cheers my friend and I hope you are well.
As a collector, i salute you sir. I have only dipped a toe in the Criterion pool, but i am a completionist when it comes to Masters of Cinema and Indicator. At first i was horrified by mixing Blu Ray and DVD, but i can see the logic as its number based.
Hello again. Thank you for commenting here as well! I am very honored.
So, I applaud you sir for being an MoC and Indicator completionist. This is awesome. I am not MoC DVD complete by any stretch of the imagination, though I do have the blu rays and dual format releases, with THE LAST WALTZ hopefully arriving soon.
Pretty amazing collection. Thanks for the video
Thank you very much for your kind words. Have a nice rest of your day. Cheers.
Extremely impressive Daisuke. I appreciate how important it is to have reasoning behind how you stack your films. Thanks for the viewing.
It is always nice to hear from you and thank you so much for this. I hope you are well and cheers.
Finally someone who collects both criterion blu rays and criterion dvds. Most videos and channels I have come across are only blu rays.
Thank you so much for your comment. Yes, I think that, while I think it is great that many people focus on blu rays (because of the strength of the format, etc.), there is a lot of value in many of the DVD titles from Criterion.
@@DaisukeBeppu agreed. I have found some rare criterions on DVD and my most priced in the collection so far are Blood for Dracula and Flesh for Frankenstein, and some other titles. I feel its even better to buy some titles twice once for blu ray and dvd, so there is something of value in there once they go out of print.
Really amazing collection Daisuke! I would love to see the rest of the titles from the other distributors too! Whenever you get the chance.
Thank you, vlad. Yes, as I suggested in the video, it is not the best, most ideal situation to have the non-Criterion titles "hidden away" like this, but this is due to my lack of physical space at the moment.
But this arrangement could change later down the line depending on my mood and how I want to engage with the films that I have.
And yes, I will try to make a video about the other label titles when I can! Thank you so much my friend! I hope you are well.
Good to see the collection behind your videos in order. It somewhat drove me crazy but not in a negative way more in a way of wanting to organize it just for fun in order to have an excuse to look at them. I find myself reorganizing my collection due to this reason.
Thank you very much!
Awesome collection Daisuke. I just found your channel recently and am enjoying the content you’ve put out.
Dear Jared, thank you so much for your kind words. I hope you enjoy the channel!
Daisuke Beppu I do enjoy it. It’s always great to find someone who loves film and enjoys talking about the films they love. I defiantly enjoy collecting films from the Criterion Collection as well as from other companies like Kino, Arrow among others.
I've been waiting for this video for a long time. Very nicely organized. I myself am a very broad collector with titles of movies that I like to very interesting obscure and eclectic films including films that are generally considered "bad" because they can be very educational for me as well as humorous to me.
I love this, because I think you and I are very similar like this. I too like "bad" films, or at least, I would like to think that I would give such films a chance upon first watch. That being said, I have a strong hunch that your collection is very interesting, much more interesting that mine! Best regards my friend.
wonderful insight to your collection sir. It is an amazing sight. Space is such an issue for collectors. I usually just buy films that pique my interest but thanks to you I've been exposed to 88films, shameless and other labels. So much so that I have rearranged my shelves in spine numbers for criterion, eureka masters of cinema, 88 films, shameless and indicator and have separated my arrows and steelbooks. I'm not a completist, for example, I'm not into cannibal movies but I certainly would love to get 80% of criterion releases. I do tend to try and get as many films from a certain director or actor. I'm on a fritz lang and vincent price binge at the moment. I'm the same with music, I have about 1500 albums and tend to buy all the releases from an artist to see the career arc. Crazy, I know. Take care Daisuke.
I knew you had a great music collection, but I didn't realize that the number of your albums was about 1500! That is very impressive! That is amazing!!!
Incredible collection
Thank you very much. You are very kind!
@@DaisukeBeppu 🙌
felicitaciones por tu gran colección amigo daisuke !!! ....saludos desde chile
Thank you so much Luis, my friend!
It’s looking good my man!
Thank you my friend. I love your podcast by the way.
Impeccable condition they're in!! I've been collecting Criterion since 2005, have roughly 600, and only DVD, last biggie was The Complete Jacques Tati, next will probably be The Dekalog. You're a model collector man!
Hello and wow, thank you so much for your very kind words of compliment. I very much appreciate it.
Hey Daisuke, this is just amazing! It's my dream to have this kind of room in the future. Organizing shelves is actually one of my favorite things to do, I just love to do it. I usually organize my blu-rays in alphabetical order, but I put Arrow, MoC and Criterion blu-rays next to each other in spine number order.
Hello SJSFilms! Thank you for your kind comment. You sound like you are much more organized than I am! I really respect that my friend!
Hi Daisuke! Happy November! I hope you and your family had an enjoyable Halloween. I wanted to respond to your question "What type of collector are you?". That is an interesting and very involved question. My collecting has certainly evolved over time. Once upon a time, I collected anything and everything. I find myself being a lot more concentrated now. I am a label collector. The two labels I collect are first and foremost Criterion, and secondly Arrow. I do pick up the occasional Shout/Scream Factory title as well. I am also currently working on completing my Walt Disney Treasures collection. I have 19 of 30 sets there. The other things I collect are exclusives (mostly from Target and Best Buy). Here is the breakdown of how my collection is organized:
Walt Disney Treasures
Criterion Collection
Box Sets
Arrow Video
Digibooks
Steelbooks
Blu Ray/4K (My Shout/Scream Factory titles are in here)
DVD
VHS
I do have a fairly large digital collection as well. A lot of the films I see in theaters, I will just pick up digitally, unless there is a must-have release. I also have a book collection that includes a lot of books on film and art. I am not as much of a hardcore book collector though.
I hope that answers your question. I am always interested to see how and what people collect. Thanks as always!
- David
Thank you for the great comment!
May I ask: do you also segregate, say, the Criterion digibooks into the "Digibook" section?
Daisuke Beppu I do not. I do, however, separate Criterion films into box sets/Digipaks and then standard cases. Not sure what I’m going to do with “The Princess Bride” when I pick that up today. Haha!
Please do an updated video like this for your 2021 collection! It's wonderful!
You are very very kind to make that suggestion. Thank you so much for expressing an interest. Very kind indeed.
Hi Daisuke. Great video as usual. It was fascinating to see both your Criterion LD collection (in the previous video) and your DVD/Blu-ray collection after your massive cleanup and reorganization. I really liked results.
You did ask your viewers to comment on or share their Criterion collecting style. That made me think about my own collecting philosophy. For me, I really get interested when Criterion releases a particular film that I’m very fond of. And it’s even more of a bonus when they do something really special with a release. For example, my very first foray into Akira Kurosawa occurred when I was a Senior in High School in 1994. I took a class called Fiction and Film. My teacher introduced us to the films of Akira Kurosawa specifically Throne of Blood and Ran. Then I explored more films of Kurosawa on my own. I was particularly fond of Kagemusha. For years it was only available in the 160 min international cut on VHS and later DVD from CBS/FOX home video. So of course when Criterion came out with their release I had to get it. And even better they released the 180 min Japanese Cut. So that was a special release for me.
Another special release for me was Howard Hawks’ Red River. When I was a child, I would visit my grandfather every Sunday and he would fire up his Sony Beta Max machine and show movies to me and my younger brother. One film that I remember vividly was watching Red River. So when I grew to adulthood, I bought Red River on VHS and later DVD. But for years I longed for a Blu-ray version. So of course when Criterion announced their release I was ecstatic. And again, Criterion went above and beyond. Not only did they include the pre-release version (beautifully restored) which was the only version I had ever seen since childhood, but they included an incredible reconstructed Theatrical Version plus the Borden Chase novel. Just an outstanding set made even greater by nostalgia and my passion for the film.
So for me, I really am attracted to those Criterion releases of films that mean a great deal to me on a personal level.
That being said, I also enjoy going outside my personal favorites and exploring the collection to learn more about film and different directors. I have been renting the Criterion films on iTunes and then if I really enjoy the film I will purchase the Criterion Blu-ray.
Ok I think I went way too long here but your video and question inspired me. Lol.
Wow... you know, this is such a lovely coincidence, because for me too, for some time there I only knew the international version of KAGEMUSHA, and so when I saw the Japanese version for the first time, it was so stunning (especially when I saw the scene with Takashi Shimura). Also there were some slight differences in editing and music cues, and so it felt in many ways like a different film. Now, of course, the Japanese version has become the standard version for me, but your comment has reminded me of this time of my life, when I was a teenager, and I was just beginning to explore Kurosawa films myself. I haven't thought about this in such a long time, but your comment has reminded me of this great memory. Thank you so much for this.
Daisuke Beppu yes, I remember I was so surprised to see Takashi Shimura in the Japanese version, even in a small role. I believe it was the last time this great actor appeared in a Kurosawa film. And I agree the Japanese version is stunning. I place it in my top 3 personal favorite Kurosawa films along with Throne of Blood and Seven Samurai. I really like the booklet in the Kagemusha Criterion release. To see many of Kurosawa’s paintings that he did while waiting for financing shows his genius but also his frustration in not being able to film his movie until later. I also like that Kagemusha was an original story and screenplay with historical characters. I think the films that he made that were based on original scripts turned out to be the most purely cinematic.
@@iQRUZN Oh yes! Those paintings by Kurosawa are so beautiful and unique. I am so happy you mention those!
Looks great, what passion and stamina to have collected them all. As a non us buyer, I know all about the work, money and frustrations, that come with trying to collect the wonderfull Criterion discs, it is such impressive work. Pure blood and sweat and eating instant noodles many days in a row. ha ha.
Thanks for sharing this.
Ahh yes my answer to your question, I have just started my Criterion collection, i´m getting close to 100 titles, to get the discs here in Sweden its just very hard and very expensive(each title is close to 50 dollars). I have picked and chosen some favorites and titles I really want. From now on I just will buy the UK releases. A huge collection(around 400 blu rays) mostly Masters of cinema and Arrow have come on sale in a local second hand shop, Masters of cinema looks amazing and they have around 25 titles that cross Criterion.
Thank you for the comment... yes as you are obviously well aware, it does take an extra bit of patience to deal with the issues of overseas shipping and the like. I have had the occasional damaged item (but as of yet I have not had any item that has been lost). Surprisingly enough, though, the most difficult times I have had has been when ordering directly from Arrow. There are times when packages never arrive or it takes such a long time for a package to arrive.
I have never had any issue when ordering directly from 88 Films or Eureka. Also Indicator has usually been really good.
Alas, I am not able to order things directly from Criterion. But when I ordered through Barnes & Noble some time back, the packages would always arrive about 1 or 2 months after order, which was really bad. So, now I just resign myself to making orders via Amazon US, which usually gives me the best overall service.
A very impressive collection my friend
Thank you so much my friend!
Great seeing your collection and how well you have it organized. Like how you have maximized the space you have available. Would say I lean more toward a casual collector. On criterion like to stick with blu. AM also into Scream/Shout Factory releases. Mainly like to add films to my collection that are of interest to me. Do branch out to discover more films that wouldn't normally be on my radar. A big thank you, to you Daisuke for introducing me to so many films. You really helped me in my foreign film exploration.
Not at all, my friend. I wouldn't be here at all if it weren't for enthusiastic film lovers like yourself, who continually push me and inspire me. It is I who should be thanking you!
What an amazing collection! Thank you for showing what you have and also for sharing your ideas about collecting. The question: "Why the heck are you doing this?" is one I'm asked by practically everyone I know, except for my fellow collectors on CZcams and Facebook. I can't call myself a casual collector, nor am I a completist (with the exception of a few favorite actresses, etc.). My film interests are varied. Kind of all over the place. I love old Hollywood studio classics and not-so-classics, the Universal horror films, serials, low budget science fiction from the 1950s, Film Noir, Italian horror of the 1960s, cult movies, and so many other things. As for Criterions, I have a nice, growing collection, but I am not interested in films simply because they are out on Criterion. I usually buy what I already know something about, or what I'm quite sure I will appreciate. But I also get adventurous sometimes when the 50% off sales roll around and challenge myself with something I know little about. Most of the time I'm pleasantly surprised, but sometimes not. When I don't like a Criterion (examples: Naked Lunch, Dazed and Confused) I'm happy to give them away to friends rather than try to sell them. I do the same with non-Criterion films. So for me, none of this is about monetary value. Just personal interest and learning more about the cinema. One of my favorite things to do is search for obscure items online, many of which aren't available on commercial, remastered DVDs or Blu-rays, but on the DVD-R format. While some of these may have less than perfect visual quality, the important thing for me is to be able to see the film and have it on the shelf. As for choosing DVD or Blu-ray, I am still very impressed and satisfied with the quality of most DVDs, especially those in the Criterion Collection. So I usually get a Blu-ray only if no DVD is available. My Blu-ray collection is actually very small, and I would never consider replacing all of my DVDs with Blu-rays. There are a few that I have replaced, however, and it's usually because of the extra features. I think I've gone on way too long here. Hope I haven't put you to sleep!!
Hello, my friend.
Thank you so much. First of all, please let me thank you so much! I have subscribed to your channel, and I am very, very impressed. You are so obviously a film enthusiast and you know so much!! I seem to recall from one of your videos that you had mentioned film school, and so I wonder if this means that you either teach/taught at film school or attended film school? Either way, it sounds like you have so much knowledge! I look forward to learning from you and hearing your insights!
Your comment here is fantastic for many reasons. I love your approach to film, which is "film centered" rather than "label-centric". This is such a great thing, and so this means that you are focused on the films and that means that your collection crosses many labels because you are into the quality of the content. This is the ideal approach for me, and it is one that I hope that I can aspire to one day.
For now, I think that I need to rely on, say, getting all the Criterions, and this is because I have a "collector itch", but I think more fundamentally, for me, I always feel that it is hard for me to break out of my own film bubble and I think that were it not for Criterion, I would not buy the films that I have otherwise purchased because they are in the CC. So, I look to the CC as my own sort of "curator", and so this helps me going forward. Of course, I totally appreciate the point that, by focusing only on CC for the most part, I have in turn created another kind of "CC-focused bubble" so to speak, and so that in itself is something that I am trying to remedy every day. That is the wonderfully frustrating (or frustratingly wonderful) thing about cinema--for every one film that I watch, I know that there are thousands and thousands of films out there that I have not seen or perhaps will not ever see. And the CC is of course only one small portion of the entirety of all cinema, which I always have to remember to acknowledge.
Which is why I love to rely on great film enthusiasts like you to help me along with my own film education. Having discovered your channel, I am very happy indeed! Thank you so much!
And I must say here as well that, as much as I love the blu ray format, I think that the DVD approach is such a great approach too. And I think I mentioned this in a comment in one of your videos, but sometimes the DVD release can be more worthwhile than the corresponding blu ray release.
It is a pleasure to read your comment, and I have one of your videos playing in the background right now. I am listening with great interest. I look forward to talking with you again, my friend.
@@DaisukeBeppu Let me apologize for taking so long to respond to you here, but for some reason I didn't see this reply until today. It must have escaped my radar! Thank you for the kind words and thank you for subscribing to my channel. Allow me to clarify concerning the film classes I've taken. I take non-credit classes at an organization affiliated with the University of Illinois, which is located in my city. The organization is called Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), and it's for people over age 50. They offer courses on art, literature, history, language, etc. And some film classes. So, no, I haven't attended film school, although I wish I had! Most of the classes I've taken were taught by a film scholar/critic named Chuck Koplinski, who is extremely knowledgeable and enthusiastic about film, and he's a big inspiration in my life. If you're interested, here's a link to my Letterboxd page where you can see the lists of film classes I've taken:
letterboxd.com/grey1951/
I think your idea of collecting all of the Criterion films is fascinating! Believe me, I completely understand that "collector's itch" you mentioned. And I think your idea of the CC as a "curator" is a good one. Certainly the CC covers so many different genres and directors that you have a virtual film school waiting for you on your shelves. There are so many things I don't know about the cinema. So many areas I haven't explored. For example, I know next to nothing about classic Japanese cinema. I've read a little about the works of Ozu and Kurosawa and some others, but have yet to see any of their films. So I still have a lot to learn, and I have to wonder if I will live long enough to learn it all. I have seen some contemporary Japanese horror films and find them to be very impressive. My favorite is a film called KAIRO aka PULSE. Maybe these films don't interest you. But I notice you've posted videos discussing the works of Dario Argento, so maybe there are other horror films you find worthwhile. I need to start trying to catch up with some of your archives.
Thanks again for connecting with me on CZcams, and I look forward to communicating with you in the future.
Again nicely presented good sir 👍 Like you, I also like to keep my DVD’s and blu rays together as it’s easier to find what I’m looking for ! Still staggered at the sheer scope of you’re collection 👍
My friend, I gotta ask... approximately how many titles do you have in your collection? I think you must have a lot, based on what I know! And I am always very happily jealous of your collection!
Daisuke Beppu Right now, I own 572 movies on both Blu Ray & DVD ! That’s just the movies and not including all of the other Blu Rays and DVD’s for Television shows, WWE Wrestling, Formula 1 Racing, Documentaries, Music and Stand Up Comedy 👍
Wow...what a great collection Daisuke. I am a casual collector of all DVD or blu Ray labels. Have been doing so since 2003. My collection is small, only about 200 discs. But I tend to gravitate towards movies from the 90’s, the era I grew up in. I also prefer physical media. I have subbed to your channel. Thanks.
Dear Mandeep Banwait, thank you very much for your kind comment. This is really such a nice thing to read.
And I really admire you for your focus with respect to your own collection. I always believe that the most important thing is quality rather than quantity, and also it sounds like you have tailored your focus to the types of films that you gravitate towards the most. This is excellent. May I ask, for example, what films you like? I am always interested to hear the favorite films of viewers, and so if you have a free moment... there is no hurry, of course.
Best regards.
Daisuke
@@DaisukeBeppu Hello Daisuke...yes, I try my best to buy the films I have enjoyed in the past and wil rewatch again. I like sci films (Alien/Aliens, Back to the Future,Terminator) and also 90's action films (less CGI the better). However lately I have started to evaluate classics from the 60s and 70's as well. Actors of that generation were so enigmatic imo. Thanks.
I just got Rififi and Come and See for Christmas to start my Criterion Collection. You and Elliot Coen have influenced me to start collecting the Criterion Collection.
Thank you Animated Jaguar. I hope you enjoy your Criterion journey.
When I was younger I collected punk records including Japanese bands like Confuse, Kuro, Battle of Disarm and Disclose.
In the late 90's/early 00's I started collecting MMA DVD's and was a completist for UFC & Pride FC and would buy select titles for other companies like Rumble on the Rock, King of the Cage, Shooto, Pancrase, K1 ect. SAKURABA!!! I had iver 300ish titles.
A small amount of Pro-Wrestling DVD's. FLAIRwooooo!!! KOBASHI !!!
Over a year ago I started collecting B-D/4K. I have a $110 bi-weekly budget. $40 at Best Buy (or other retailer), $30 online (Amazon, Hamilton books) and last $40 to save for future sales from boutique labels like Criterion, Twilight Time, Warner Archive etc. There are exceptions to the way I spend it but going to far over budget is not allowed. For example on Black Friday I might spend all of my budget at Best Buy.
Criterion: They are awesome, I have just shy of 40 titles, last sale I bought 18 titles and this sale only 8ish titles. Zero desire to buy every title but interested in seeing the majority of them.
Long Post, ooops.
ps totally off subject, did/do you ever watched MMA or pro-wrestling? Do you ever watch Sumo? Takanohana !!!!! Tochinoshin!!!!
Oh, my father when he was alive was really into sumo. I know it only very casually, and of course by watching the news on TV (especially regarding Takanohana this year!). Unfortunately I don't watch MMA or UFC and Pride that much.
When I was younger, I used to watch the WWF (when it was called the WWF), and I was such a fan. This was around the time that the Undertaker was just introduced, there was Jake the Snake Roberts and Typhoon was still Tugboat and there was the Bushwackers, Mr. Perfect, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, The American Dream Dusty Rhodes, Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase. Also this was the time that Macho King Randy Savage returned to being Macho Man (after his loss to the Ultimate Warrior right? in that retirement match, right?), and then he proposed to Elizabeth in the squared circle. I still remember that moment as a kid ("Elizabeth... will you marry me??" And then she says "OOOH YEAAAH").
I stopped watching wrestling around the time that the WCW was growing and the NWO and all that.
Fantastic
Thank you so much my friend!
A presentation as elegant as your enviable collection. And I admire your language. Few people these days speak so well. My insatiable passions are literature and film. I wonder if you have watched them all. It is a dream to me to have such a collection. I simply cannot afford it. Yet I have hundreds of movies on my hard desk, that I've been collecting for some years, including many Criterions. The Criterion still lacks great movies and I think it's biased towards French and Japanese cinema. Answering your question, I'm kind of obessive-compulsive "best-of" collector. During my childhood I used to collect coins and draw the flags I could see on TV or in books (before the Internet era). A few years ago I started collecting movies (mostly classics, both Hollywood and non-Hollyood), as well as books (mostly literature) and music. I keep only the movies I like or think I'll watch again in future. Literature and movies are for me one way of re-living the past.
Hello Gray Rainbow and thank you so much for your kind words and comments. And, thank you for your complimentary words on my collection. I think that in terms of quality and quantity, there are so many other people out there, on CZcams and elsewhere, that have bigger and better collections than I do. Also, I don't have many new release modern films, which is a flaw for me I think.
As for your question, as of now, yes I have seen everything that I am fortunate to have. Now, I am not at all able to understand everything that I have seen, and I am not at all fully understanding of all the intricacies of all theses films, which means that I need to rewatch a great many more of them before I can even begin to hope to "scratch the surface" on them. But, as far as seeing them, yes, I am very fortunate to have been able to have done so, but it took a long time.
By the way, I love your way with words! "Literature and movies are for me one way of re-living the past." What a great phrase!
@@DaisukeBeppu Thank you, sir. You are not only very polite and cultured but also humble. So far I haven't seen anyone on CZcams who speaks better than you about films. And similarly, I have watched a lot of movies which I couldn't fully understand or whose greatness I couldn't really appreciate (e.g. Seven Samurai), especially those movies that are culturally alien to me (I'm Syrian). Additionally, most of my movies are pre-2000. My favourite film decades are the 70s and 90s.
i just recently started collecting Criterion, i hadn't heard of them until i did a search here on youtube for a collection of one of my favorite films Zatoichi, i wanted to get all the films together, and Criterion had a bluray/dvd collection! now i have Zatoichi,Lone Wolf and Cub, The Samurai Trilogy. it pales in comparison to your wonderful collection,...but it's a start. i am looking forward to getting more from them! great vid! on a side note i have Godzilla : the Showa-era films 1954-1975 incoming!
Hello Lugnut 73, and welcome to the world of Criterion! I hope you enjoy your Criterion journey. And yes, it sounds like you like Japanese cinema in particular. And I hope you enjoy that great Godzilla set!! What are some of your favorite Japanese films?
@@DaisukeBeppu thanks, i'm a huge godzilla fan,and samurai film fan. my favorite would have to be the Zatoichi films. there are some that i'd like to watch, Lady Snow Blood i haven't seen. what would you suggest? i wouldn't mind checking out other genres.
My organization system is kind of similar to yours. Earlier this year I redid my DVDs and Blu-ray’s because I didn’t really have a system and wanted to organize them better. I first went through to get rid of any duplicates and any films I didn’t really want anymore because they were something I liked as a teen but now don’t. Next I took everything off the shelves and organized by groups like putting the Disney Animated Canon in release order, Pixar in release order, the Disney sequels, the Disney live actions divided by classic and modern, horror films together, tv shows together, special box sets like tins, anime, holiday films and my tokusatsu.
When I start doing CC I plan to do these in spine order since it makes sense with the system I made.
About how many titles do you have in your collection?
I’m not quite sure. I have 4 wooden bookshelves and I currently have them organized like this:
Shelf 1 holds my leather bound books, comics and current unread books
Shelf 2 holds books that I have read plus a couple of my nice TV boxsets that are shaped weirdly
Shelf 3 holds more books I’ve read plus all my Doctor Who DVD’s and books along with my Tokusatsu shows
Shelf 4 is the main movie shelf
Each shelving unit is 5 shelves and almost all of them are filled.
I also have a rolling shelving unit in my room that has 4 shelves total with two holding my games and two holding films and shows I’ve yet to watch.
If I had to take a stab in the dark I’d say I have ~250-~400 since it would depend on if you consider seasons and volumes of a show as separate units or one unit split up. It also depends on on you’d categorize Mystery Science Theater since each episode is a film so would I count it as 1 show, 200+ films or 40 volumes? You can see my dilemma of how to count these up.
Hi, Daisuke! I'm curious at what point you decided to move from a casual collector into more of a completionist, if there was a particular turning point and if you can remember. Or maybe things happened more gradually? Everything looks great now, especially the eclipse series, those are such nice releases. I hope you're doing well! 😊
Hi Lindsey. What a great question. It is a bit of a long answer, and so I'll address in a future video if that is OK. But basically, several years back, there were a few events that took place (such as Criterion's announcement about the titles that would go OOP due to StudioCanal, and other events) that made me realize just how impermanent the situation of physical media really is. I was already a casual collector then, but these events made me want to become a more serious collector.
@@DaisukeBeppu I'm sure a lot of us would really enjoy a video along those lines. Did you ever delve deeper into this in any of your comment questions videos?
@@andrewwilson8374 Thank you so much. Sure thing. I think I addressed the question here:
czcams.com/video/UxOEu0ElgYA/video.html
Wow I hope to get your level of completion! I have right now a little over a hundred Criterion’s with some of the bigger box sets. I don’t just collect Criterion. I try to get great films that I’ve read or heard about and I also try to complete all of a directors filmography.
Hello Trey and thank you so much for taking the time to comment here on this video! And I really admire and appreciate your approach regarding the filmography of a director.
I'd love to see an update on this and maybe a quick look at the rest of Daisuke's collection, the non-Criterion stuff.
Thank you very much for the excellent suggestion. though I cannot promise anything, at the very least I can say that I have spoken about other non-Criterion titles, and I will try to continue to do so my dear friend. Thank you again and warmest regards.
I have collected all Masters Of Cinema DVDs and Blu-rays although I haven't done all the variant artworks, or Blu-ray and Dual Format versions. The initial Blu-ray only releases I got, but then they switched to Dual Format. I'm also a completionist for 88 Films, BFI, Indicator, Signal One, Arrow and Artificial Eye (Blu-ray only for this, although I have quite a few of the DVDs
I also have most of the Network Blu-rays (films) and DVDs. The Network DVDs I've been concentrating on are The British Films releases of which while I had a few, I was missing a lot. Most of them went down to #1.99 recently so now I only need about 20 or 25. I've definitely got a shortage of space with all my other titles, and while I'd like to double stack like you have, my shelves don't allow it
What does take up a lot of space are all my steelbooks as I have practically every UK steelbook (except a few I wasn't interested in or unfortunately missed out on)
This is a very, very impressive comment. Thank you for sharing this!
So, when you say, for example, that you are a completionist for BFI, then this must mean a large number of both blu rays and DVDs, right?! Even if this just meant blu rays, that would be a very impressive number.
And I would apply the same observation to your Arrow and 88 Films, etc. Wow if this means only blu ray, but double Wow if this means both DVD and blu. Amazing either way.
And you have the DVDs of the MoC!!! This is incredible!!!!! Absolutely incredible!!! Well done!!!
Oh wait... while I am writing this reply to you, I have taken the liberty of visiting your CZcams page... wow!!!!!! this is amazing!!!!!!!!! You have an amazing collection!!!!!
I guess I fall on the casual-side, though being a cinephile means I collect from other labels beside Criterion-though Criterion makes up the bulk of my collection (at least the plurality). I am not too caught up on specs or format so I have no problem going for DVDs if they are cheaper, but if I really like a film I only have a DVD of I will upgrade it to Blu-Ray (especially If it has more supplements). I do own a few rare Criterion stuff that I inadvertently brought in the late-2000s to early-2010s when I started collecting Criterion, but most of the rare stuff is films I’m not interested in (two possible exceptions now being Port of Shadows and The Third Man).
Awesome collection. I love Criterion but it's more about what I like or what I fancy seeing regardless of their label that I prioritise. I have a variety of Criterion, Indicator, MoC, BFI & Arrow titles. I recently just bought Studio Canals boxset release of Jean-Pierre Melville's great works. It's a really nice set of six titles along with a 60-page booklet, but I'm a bit disappointed it doesn't include Le Samourai though. I need to upgrade to an All Regions Player so I can get the titles I love that are available in the US via The Criterion Collection but aren't available in the UK on BluRay like: Blow Up, The Asphalt Jungle, Days Of Heaven, Le Samourai etc.,
Hello my friend and thank you for your comment! And I love your approach to collecting, which seems to be focused more on the film rather than on the label. This is a great approach my friend!
Great film collection never knew what criterion was till I saw your channel I now have a massive collection of 5 criterion blu rays and hope to get more in july sale its a whole new world of movies
Thank you very much for your kind words. I hope you continue to enjoy your Criterion journey.
Thanks Daisuke yeah I do have many other movies 4k blu ray and dvd but still pretty new to criterion I like the quality and the supplements they do a good job
I wish criterion would do some oliver stone movies
That's one serious collection. I thought I was bad but I've nothing on that. My no1 rule is I only buy films I either really want to own or really want to see. I always try & get the best possible copy available but I never constrain myself to any particular label. though it's always better when it's on a label I really like. Criterion is always my no1 preference though Masters of cinema - Arrow/academy - BFI - Indicator - Studiocanal ect are all great too.
Thank you so much my friend for your comment!
Oh yes, you have a really great approach to collecting. Well done.
Yes, I agree with you about the other labels--MoC, Arrow, BFI, Indicator, etc. are really great. Thank you so much for this my friend.
Hey Daisuke. Hope you and the family are well? What a great set up and phenomenal collection. I may also need to double stack titles. As for any collector, space becomes an issue.
Hello my friend! Yes, I am well, thank you for asking! How are you doing?
I know you have a great method of storing DVDs and blu ray discs, which is something I think I may need to consider in the future!
Daisuke Beppu I am great thanks for asking. Started double stacking last night. It does free up some room!! Do you collect steelbooks or have any in your collection?
@@jamboshangotherandymolesmo5913, oh great question. I do have some steelbooks, but I don't make it a point to try to collect them. I think it was one of the things I did to place some limit or restriction on my own collecting. And so, I make it a point not to be too concerned (at least in the context of my own personal collecting) regarding steelbook editions or o-ring or slipcovers, etc. And so it is my way of trying to impose some kind of self control on my collecting habits!!! haha!!
That being said, I LOVE LOVE LOVE collections out there where people have beautiful steelbook editions and beautiful mint slipcovers, etc.!!!! It makes me so jealous!!!!!!!
Great collection. I personally have only have Godzilla, and a few other Criterion box sets. I respect criterion but their movie library isn't really my cup of tea, I am more of a ARROW kinda guy, but your collection is the best I've seen for sure. I really am curious how the rest of your house looks. Housing isn't too big over here, I left my movie collection back in the states but seeing what you have done is an inspiration. :)
Hello and thank you so much! And I too really like Arrow, so I can understand exactly what you say. How do you like the Godzilla set by the way?
@@DaisukeBeppu The Godzilla Showa release was my first Criterion release and I knew nothing about criterion other than that they released some Akira Kurosawa blu rays. When I got it I thought it was great, but after studying up on Criterion (and you’re videos) I realize it was actually a pretty poor release compared to their other sets, but I also understand they seemed to have been limited due to the rights and whatnot. Im pretty disappointed they didnt have many of the old dubs, Save the Earth from Smog Monster is gone for example. So while it is the best release in the states from a technical aspect, its not a replacement from a nostalgic POV.
Do you think Criterion will release a Heisei Era set one day?
Superb fucking collection my friend...
Thank you so much! You are very kind!
@@DaisukeBeppu No prob man. I'm really digging your videos. I've recently saved your vid covering Dario Argento's work. Have not yet seen it, but very impressed. By any chance are you familiar with any of Gaspar Noe's work? Not so long ago he came out with Climax.
I love your collection and deep at heart I am tempted by the dedicated completist approach. But in the end the most important thing has to be the content and in particular the merits of the film or TV presentation followed by any extras as opposed to packaging. So although I have some double dipping that will be due to improved picture, sound or background information. And then once I have my storage issues sorted there will have to be a cull! As for ordering the stuff - that has to be according to title with Director boxsets under surname. Thee are no distinctions between DVD and Blu-ray, genre, date or media company let alone spine numbers. If I tried anything like that I would never find anything since apart from anything else I can seldom decide on genre categories and absolutely never remember who has released what or the original release dates of movies (which would come as little surprise to my History tutors)! the only two exceptions are my Shakespeare copies which are kept together and the Dr Who DVDs (and now Blu-rays) which are in date order.
WolfGratz... I love your comment. Because it gets at the heart as to why we all collect in the first place: the films themselves. This is the important thing.
I must ask, by the way: are you Doctor Who complete in terms of all the DVD and blu ray releases?!! I only have the Tomb of the Cybermen and the Robots of Death.
@@DaisukeBeppu Apart from the last Dcotor's final appearance I'm afraid I have everything available (though I only have a few of the Big Finish audio productions). So that does mean i have a few I don't really rate that highly. So far as that goes I am indeed a completist. But then I have been following The Doctor since his first appearance back in November 1963 including the films with Peter Cushing. But having said that there are probably more productions of Mr Shakespeare on my shelves (though I continue to wait in hope rather than expectation for somebody to finally film Two Noble Kinsmen). PS A good choice of adventures there btw - and possibly my two favourite Doctors
Criterion is the only label I really collect. I have some Arrow releases, some Twilight Time, some Scream/Shout Factory, and some Plain Archive. But Criterion is what I love the most and have the most of. I guess I'm a casual collector. I have around 125 titles, including each film included in box sets. I'd love to have all of Criterion's releases but it's not a goal of mine. I just try to get Criterions as much as I can. Sure, there are some titles I have less interest in, but I'm willing to give them a try or second viewing.
+Bailee Walsh, thank you for the great comment!
And I don’t have Plain Archive, and so you have a better Plain Archive Collection than I do!! Well done! 😃👍
Oh, by the way,, forgot to mention that I don't have any Twilight Time releases also, so there is another way that your collection is much better than mine! Well done my friend.
@@DaisukeBeppu I'm not a *huge* fan of Twilight Time but I have a good number of releases from them because those titles are only available on Region A/1 blu-ray from Twilight Time.
Do you usually buy all of these new or are you able to find them used sometimes at places such as thrift stores? I have about 10 criterion, all previously used. thanks!
Hello and thank you for your question. Yes, generally I get them new (usually with a little discount on Amazon). However, the Criterion used market is very healthy and often a less expensive alternative that is very good.
Hi Diasuke, your collection is awe inspiring
Thank you very much for your kind words. I hope you are well.
Greetings from Norway! ;)
Truly a fantastic collection of cinema you have there. You are obviously very dedicated! Been following your videos for a few weeks now, and your passion is very inspiring.
I find that collecting films is very fruitful. There are many aspects to what such a collection may grant. You have the physical aspect of owning something nice to display of course. But you also have the entertainment aspect when watching them. It can be stimulating in so many ways, and eventually teach you something, be extremely deep and make you look at life itself differently. But the experiences can also be shared with a friend or loved one, creating memories and deepen your relationship. And the threshold to enjoy a movie, at least some aspects of it, is not that high I feel.
I’ve only just started collecting a bit. And must say I’m only a casual movie collector at the moment. I value Criterion, Arrow and 4K UHD (in general) equally atm. Unfortunately, only a small portion of The Criterion Collection has been released with region B (my region), so I’m not sure I’ll ever be a «serious» collector of those, like you are. Looking forward to get my Bergman’s Cinema soon though!
I am wondering; how many of these did you watch? I find it a bit hard to find time to watch everything I want, unfortunately..
Cheers!
Thank you so much for your comment. You are very kind.
To answer your question, yes, as of now, I have seen all the films that are currently in the Criterion Collection physical media catalog. But I totally understand what you say when you talk about how sometimes it is difficult to find time to watch all the films.
I have been fortunate to have been able to watch a lot of these films from several years back, and so the process has been slow but ultimately very rewarding. Please note therefore that I did not watch all of these over the course of a short period of time, but, rather, it was a very long-term period. Also, as a result, I find myself not having time to watch other films, such as, for example, more recent mainstream film releases.
Sir this collection is amazing! I have been collecting blu rays for 4 years now, and i recently found out about criterion about 4 months ago. I currently have 4 criterion movies. And my question to you is, have you watched every movie in your collection?
Hello and thank you! So, as of now, yes, I have seen all of the titles.
Hi Daisuke, congrats on your beautiful collection, I really do hope that you enjoy it... It just struck me as I am watching this video... I know its going to sound strange but I think it will be interesting.... that you could in a way make a similar video of what they do in criterion closet... MAN YOU HAVE EVERYTHING, YOU HAVE THE CLOSET... so I think it might be really interesting to see you in a video have a bag (similar with the one they give to their guests in criterion closet) and you make YOUR picks that more or less would be as much as you can hold in the bag... what WOULD YOUR PICKS BE?!!! And of course talk about your picks, the reasons you choose them, what they mean to you... I HONESTLY BELIEVE WOULD BE VERY INTERESTING, especially from a person WHO HAS EVERYTHING... but most probably you would need another person to shoot you in this video. Please consider it... Take care.
Hello BELTENEBROSGR, thank you so much for your kind comment! This is such a surprise and a delight to read!
Oh gosh, yes, I do know the Criterion Collection closet videos. I think those are great. I am not sure if I could ever make such a video, because I could never make something that is as good as the Criterion Collection! However, perhaps one day, I could do something, though I cannot promise anything. All the same, thank you so much for such a great suggestion, my friend. You are very kind and again, although I cannot promise anything, I will definitely consider it!
Take care, and I hope to talk to you again very soon.
@@DaisukeBeppu Thank you for your answer Daisuke, you are also very very kind! Believe me when I say so that if you ever try to do a video like that it is very difficult to go bad on it, why? First of all it is very easy to see that in some "criterion closet" videos the standards are extremely low... I do get that the whole point of these videos are to have people being relaxed and behave like "kids in a candy store" which usually (and to our pleasure and theirs) they do, but you cannot have some living (and some of them have died) legends that literally are the reason they (criterion employees) work on the industry and not be able to have the sound ( which is more important than the video in these circumstances ) to such a low quality. Anyway, I am sure you understand what I am saying... Thank you for even considering it... whatever you do, have a great time.
Not gonna lie but Daisuke seems like the nicest guy in the world.
Hello and thank you very much! You are very very kind indeed. I hope this message finds you well, and you are always welcome here anytime. Cheers.
Wow it must have taken you a long while to get to that amount of collection. I hope that someday I will have my own as well.
I hope you enjoy your Criterion journey! Cheers!
Daisuke Beppu well you’ll be my role model and meter stick so I’ll be following your criterion activity and remain inspired to keep going on mine. Thank you
Hi, what an amazing collection. Your passion and detail is so inspirational, in fact you have inspired to actually go ahead and build my own collection now. Could I please ask how do I buy the out of print releases? Once again thank you so much for making these videos.
Hello Sports Supreme and thank you for the comment. I hope you enjoy your cinema journey! And regarding the out of print (OOP) titles, this is done through used markets, and online used markets, like eBay and elsewhere. Also, if you can find items in stores, that is even better. However, please be careful when shopping like this, and to make sure that the seller is trustworthy, etc.
@@DaisukeBeppu Thank you for the reply and the info.
Nice collection my man! Now the VHS you have at the bottom, are those Criterion as well? (Never knew they did VHS.) My collection is arranged differently. All movies up to 1970, including Criterion are alphabetical on a shelf in the dining room. Movies from 1970 to 1990 are alphabetical on a shelf in my living room by my TV (I like those the best!) And 1990 to present day are alphabetical on another shelf on the other side of my living room. My Criterion OOP are alphabetical on a glass shelf on my TV wall unit. Criterion from 1970 to present are alphabetical on a shelf right beside my TV, And boxed sets are neatly stacked in my wall units liquor cabinet. LOL As to duplicates, if I see one at a sale in good condition for say $3, I'll buy it and quickly take it to a second hand store where I can get $5 or more for it. And movies like The Tin Drum, although good, is one I don't look forward to seeing again. And chances are Criterion will always have that title, so I'll take that to 2nd hand as well after awhile. So I'm probably more of a Criterion fan than a collector really. Same with OOP titles that get reissued - out with the old and in with the new. Or if I wasn't too keen on it to begin with, just let it go for something else.
Thank you for noticing the VHS tapes! Yes, those are Criterion Collection VHS. As far as I am aware, while there were many titles that were released on the HVE name etc., LADY VANISHES and 39 STEPS and the THIRD MAN were the only ones that were released on Criterion Collection VHS releases. And what is more, there were two types of cover for each of these releases: a "silver" cover that matches the corresponding "silver" cover laserdisc release; and a "black" cover that also matches the corresponding non-silver cover laserdisc release.
Also, I really admire your approach to your own collection. Very fascinating.
That's really interesting about the tapes. Thank you. :-)
Hi Daisuke - Amazing collection and display. My CC is much smaller than yours i.e. around 100 titles. I tend to collect films I like or directors I favor. Being able to speak French, my collection has a strong Gallic feel (Melville, Truffaut, Godard, Malle, Chabrol, Resnais etc.). I do have a few Japanese titles from Kurosawa, Kobayashi, and Oshima. My collection is limited by budget rather than taste. I am very envious of your complete CC collection. Do you know how many complete criterion collections are out there?
Hello my friend! Thank you for your time again as always. I really appreciate it.
I already know your collection is spectacular and you have some really great titles (including some very rare OOP titles!).
As for other completionists, I know there are a few of them that I communicate with on Facebook. Of course, the term "completion" can mean different things to different people, and so there are people who are "blu ray complete", and others who are "best version complete" and others who are "DVD and blu ray complete", etc. So this can also depend on how one wishes to approach the hobby of collecting, which is what makes it very exciting.
Hi Daisuke, if you could bring a criterion film to a deserted island what would it be and why? (Only one film!)
A good question! And I am not sure. Maybe Dekalog.
Great collection
You living in Japan and most people don't large homes how do you do it?
Thank you so much, master25.
So, yes, living in Japan and in Tokyo means that I have very limited space. So, this means that unfortunately, but temporarily, I have put my non-Criterion discs in places that are hidden away. It is not an ideal situation, but it is the best that one can do I think considering the lack of physical space. Still, the collection here occupies only about one-third of one small room in my apartment, and the rest of the rooms are for me and my family.
Hey Daisuke, huge fan, what shelves do you use? They look fantastic
Hello. So, these shelves are ones that our family purchased from Ikea Japan some years back, including those shelves that I use for the laserdiscs.
@@DaisukeBeppu thanks! Keep up the great work
Hello, sir. My approach to Criterion collecting is somewhat different. Are you familiar with Piero Scaruffi's excellent website which includes a section on the best of cinema? I found a deep affinity with this man in several areas many years ago and I have acquired virtually everything on his cinema list (well over 1000 titles). Probably 25% of the films have criterion releases. I also have others not on the list that are particular favorites such as Band of Outsiders. Thanks for your wonderful and informative videos.
Hello and thank you so much for your really great comment.
I checked out Piero Scaruffi's website after reading your comment, and it looks really interesting. Thank you so much for pointing this out to me. I hope you are well and cheers!
Please do a discussion vid about Closely Watched Trains. Top five in the cillection.
Thank you and great idea!
Hi Daisuke, I am planning to buy Before Trilogy from Criterion Collections and too bad I don't have the dvd/bluray players. Would you mind to make a video for the basic tool for beginner to collect criterion collection? What players are support for something like that.
Hello and thank you very much for the comment and question. And I am glad to hear you are planning to get that great trilogy. As for your question, I think if you are new to the world of blu ray players, there are many good and reasonably priced options. While there are many great options as prices rise, I think the best way to go, especially if you are entering into this world for the first time, is to go with a player that is inexpensive.
As for a video on the Criterion Collection, I have a number of videos on the channel right now, so you can always check those out if you are interested. Thank you again and cheers.
@@DaisukeBeppu Thank you for your reply. Is there any players for suitable for student budget (recommendation)? Especially for watching on laptops?
Yes I've just checked your other videos. Thank you so much it's helpful.
Sir, I very much enjoyed the reviews of your collection. I would be interested in a video on films that you like that are not Criterion worthy. Guilty pleasures or just fun movies if you ever are looking for subjects to speak on.
Oh what an interesting idea. I think if I do such a video, then I'll probably call it "guilty pleasures" or something like that... let me see what I can do! Thank you!
Any particular reason you collect the Eclipse series? I thought they were DVD-only and largely contained within the main Criterion releases
Thanks for the question. So they are DVD. However they are not all contained within the main releases, which is why. I think that many of the films are available to watch on the Criterion channel, which I don’t have. I hope you are well.
Hey Daisuke! Thanks for sharing your beautiful collection with us. I’m a recent fan of your work and I appreciate your collection and the preservation you’ve been able to accomplish. I’ve always been a casual film lover but a few years ago I got very involved in Kaiju films and even attended the 2016 G-fest in Chicago IL. Recently though I’ve become obsessed with watching all of the movies on the 1998 and 2007 American Film Institute Top 100 Movies lists. Have you seen all of the movies on these lists? If so did you have a favorite?
Ps. Maybe you could make a video of your top one hundred favorite Japanese movies. Since you do seem well versed in Japanese cinema.
Dear Ben Felts, thank you very much for your kind comment.
Oh, gosh, I am a big Godzilla film fan. I hope that one day Criterion will release at least the Showa era films on physical media disc. I hope that can happen very soon.
And yes, I know of those AFI lists. I think they are really good and a great resource to follow when trying to go through films that are undoubtedly classic. Well done. Some of my personal favorites include VERTIGO and THE GODFATHER PART II.
As for your PS, what an interesting suggestion. I think it may be a bit difficult for me to do a top 100 list, because that could take many hours of prep. However, maybe one day, I could talk more about Japan cinema in a future video. (I can't promise anything, but I can certainly see if I can try to come up with something.)
Top 100 is too much. Just do a top 20 if you even consider doing that.
crazy collection. How long did this take? I always thought I had 200 Criterion titles. Turns out I have 125...
Hello and thank you very much for your comment. I was fortunate enough to begin purchasing DVDs when they were first released, many years ago. But I did not think about collecting them until some time later.
@@DaisukeBeppu that's pretty cool. The oop criterion's are the hardest to collect. And people know that do they jack the price up. I try the best o collect what I can when I see them.
New subscriber!
Thank you so much!!!
There are more than 11,000 views, yet there are less than 400 likes. This puzzles me greatly.
Dear Cathal McFee, thank you so much for commenting on this video and for your really kind words! This truly means a lot to me. I cannot tell you enough how happy it makes me!
So, yes, as a general policy, I never ask for "thumbs up" in videos of mine, because I feel that viewers should be free to make their decision to thumbs up or to not. Also, thumbs down on videos is also welcome for me and I think that is also very important (it is always important to express negative or critical takes, and I don't mind that at all as well).
I admit that I don't know much about CZcams algorithms or marketing videos and the like, and so perhaps the lack of "thumbs up" here is a reflection of my own weaknesses, which I accept. At the same time, for me 400 is a very large number!
In any case, thank you so much for your very kind words, and if you want to support this channel of mine, then please feel free to share this video with your friends or talk about this channel with your friends that are film fans.
And most importantly, you can support by continuing to be enthusiastic about film and continuing on in your own film journey and sharing film recommendations with us here.
Cheers and please be well. --Daisuke
Beautiful collection. I have a man crush on you now .
Thank you very much for your comment, Christian!
Are those all yours
Yes they are.
Totally understand duplicates when you focus on one area of film.
Thank you so much for your comment!
Ahem! Movies should be put in chronological order only!😎😉
There is no rule that everyone has to follow. So I choose the spine number order for Criterions and it works fine for me. Whatever works for you. Cheers.
Hi daiseke what do you think of the criterion channel?
Hello and alas I am not subscribed to the Criterion Channel as it is not offered here in Japan. I have heard many great things about it though.
I only own like three criterion DVDs.
Thank you so much for your comment, and 3 Criterion DVDs is great! A collection is great, whether it is 1 title or 10 or 100. So, if they are films that you like to watch, then this is great. Thank you so much for your comment.
I'm more concerned about the films. Personally I pick up everything because I don't know if it'll be one the best movies I've ever seen or complete shit. Ive loved film since I was a kid and I want to make films.
It sounds to me like you have a great approach to cinema and collecting. Best of luck to you also on your film making aspirations!
@@DaisukeBeppu thanks I really appreciate it. Films have been my life.
My collecting style????? You see I used to think the idea of an "Art Film" was ridiculous. I still find the idea kind of pretentious, but it's fun to be a little pretentious now and again...
Anyways: I GOT IN THIS ARGUMENT... With this kid (18 y.o. I think) I lost.... I argued that film was a lot of superficial propaganda, and he argued that film was "ART". I still think I am basically right, but I suppose there is some "art" made in the process...
That was 12 years ago, and I still don't get it, but he had this list of favorites on MUBI, so I started watching and collecting (some of) them. Most were Criterion type films. This is some of them. The numbers in parenthesis I don't like, so I don't own.
(1)Pickpocket - (2)A Man Escaped - (3) Letter from an Unknown Woman
4 Touch of Evil - 5 F for Fake - (6) The Earrings of Madame de . . .
7 The Life of Oharu
8 The 47 Ronin (1941 DIR Kenji Mizoguchi)
(9)The Insider (1999 DIR Michael Mann)
10 Hidden (2005 DIR Michael Haneke (french))
11 L'eclisse (1962 DIR Michelangelo Antonioni)
(12) Miami Vice
13 Sansho the Bailiff
(14) Heat
(15) Collateral
16 The Prestige
17 Ugetsu
18 Yojimbo
19 Playtime
20 Mon oncle 1958
(21) Brand upon the Brain!
22 The Passion of Joan of Arc
And more. I have kind of gotten this list mixed up... Ordet was in there... It ends at 32 with Le Samurai. I collect a lot of other films, many in the Criterion Collection. Some are propaganda, some are art, and some are both. IMHO
Thank you so much for the comment. And I have always tried to maintain a kind of "broad" spectrum attitude when it comes to cinema. But at the same time I totally understand that cinema is different things to different people, which is OK as well because it is always to be a subjective experience.
You must be very rich dude to have such a large collection,i have to depend on the Internet to watch a movie.
Thank you very much! No, I am not rich at all. And I think nowadays with streaming and the like, the internet is a great place to enjoy films. Cheers my friend.
@@DaisukeBeppu Maybe in America or Japan but not in India,yes there are streaming sites in India as well but they aren't as rich in quantity and quality as they are in USA,Netflix India has only 12% content available compared to Netflix USA,We don't have TCM either,only advantage we have which i think is more than enough to cover up for our loss as moviegoers is that we have the cheapest Internet mobile data available anywhere in the world,1 gb in just 0.26 usd,the plan i am using cost me 7.20 usd for a 3 gb per day data for 90 days,all thanks to our PM Narendra Modi ji....
I wonder how much you people have to pay for the same amount of data in Japan.
@@lodalega9674 Thank you for the reply. I don't subscribe to streaming services here in Japan so I am afraid I can't answer your question.
@@DaisukeBeppu You didn't understand my question bro,i didn't ask for streaming sites,all i asked is what is the cost of 1 gb mobile Internet data in Japan,i hope you get it now.
LODA LEGA here is a reference online if you need it from one major carrier. Best regards.
www.softbank.jp/en/mobile/price_plan/sumahodai/
Theres no way you have seen every film here
Awesome
nufc1892kl a fair comment! I have mentioned it before but I have seen the films in the Criterion Collection. While I have not seen all of the films on the CC releases, I have been fortunate enough to see the films themselves throughout my life since college, which afforded me a great opportunity to be exposed to a lot of cinema.
Unfortunately, this has meant that I usually do not have time to watch a lot of other films and so I have not seen many recent releases such as the Marvel films or recent Oscar nominated films etc.
Also, just because I may have seen the films in the CC does not at all mean that I am an expert in the films themselves. I still have much to learn and so I try to revisit the films as much as I can.
I hope that addresses your comment my friend.
I’m going to bling ring your house and steal your criterion collection films
(jk lol...i hope you’ve seen the movie the bling ring or heard the term at least if you haven’t then you won’t get my comment lol)
Hello lady bird //, and thank you so much for your comment. Yes, I get the joke!!! You are very kind my friend. I hope you are well. By the way, may I assume that your name is to suggest that you are a fan of the film LADY BIRD? Cheers and I hope you are well.