Once A Thief on Japanese tape and DVD

Eight episodes of ONCE A THIEF are now available on DVD and VHS in Japan.

The DVDs are Region 2 and won't play in American players, but will play in European ones - if you have an NTSC-compatible TV. (TVs sold in EU countries after 1996 are NTSC-compatible, but if you have an older TV, you might not be able to play these. ) You can watch them in English, English with Japanese subtitles, Japanese, or Japanese with Japanese subtitles.

The tapes are NTSC, and will play on American VCRs. They come in two versions, dubbed in Japanese, or in the original English, with Japanese subtitles.

DVD

DVD (Region 2) Item Number: PIBF-7225
Title: Ookami-tati no Kizuna / Mission: 2
Episodes: #3 "Trial Marriage" & #4 "Art of Death"
Audio & Subtitle Select: (Each one is 2ch stereoDD.) English, English with Japanese subtitles, Japanese, Japanese with Japanese subtitles
On sale: 2001/09/21 Price: 3,990 Yen ( = about $34 US)

DVD (Region 2) Item Number: PIBF-7251
Title: Ookami-tati no Kizuna / Mission: 3
Episodes: #10 "Wedding Bell Blues" & #11 "That Old Gang of Mine"
Audio & Subtitle Select: (Each one is 2ch stereoDD.) English, English with Japanese subtitles, Japanese, Japanese with Japanese subtitles
On sale: 2001/10/25 Price: 3,990 Yen ( = about $34 US)

DVD (Region 2) Item Number: PIBF-7252
Title: Ookami-tati no Kizuna / Final Mission
Episodes: #12 "Last Temptation of Vic" & #17 "Little Sister"
Audio & Subtitle Select: (Each one is 2ch stereoDD.) English, English with Japanese subtitles, Japanese, Japanese with Japanese subtitles
On sale: 2001/10/25 Price: 3,990 Yen ( = about $34 US)

VHS

The pilot was released on VHS 1996/11/21, under the title "Break Down" in Japan. (Item Number is 2SBV-340, English with Japanese subtitles, 16,800 Yen.)

VHS Item Number: FMVR-1004 (English with Japanese subtitle)
VHS Item Number: FMVR-1005 (Japanese)
Title: Ookami-tati no Kizuna
Episodes: #1 "The Big Bang Theory" & #2 "Rave On"
On sale: 2000/12/15
Price: 16,800Yen (about $143 US) each

VHS Item Number: FMVR-1014 (English with Japanese subtitle)
VHS Item Number: FMVR-1015 (Japanese)
Title: Ookami-tati no Kizuna / Mission: 2
Episodes: #3 "Trial Marriage" & #4 "Art of Death"
On sale: 2001/02/16
Price: 16,800Yen (about $143 US) each

VHS Item Number: FMVR-1031 (English with Japanese subtitle)
VHS Item Number: FMVR-1032 (Japanese)
Title: Ookami-tati no Kizuna / Mission: 3
Episodes: #10 "Wedding Bell Blues" & #11 "That Old Gang of Mine"
On sale: 2001/06/15
Price: 16,800Yen (about $140 US)

VHS Item Number: FMVR-1063 (English with Japanese subtitle)
VHS Item Number: FMVR-1064 (Japanese)
Title: Ookami-tati no Kizuna / Final Mission
Episodes: #12 "Last Temptation of Vic" & #17 "Little Sister"
On sale: 2001/10/19
Price: 16,800Yen (about $140 US)