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iTunes Store movie sales and rentals spread to Japan

Your IT - Entertainment

It's been a while coming, but iTunes Store customers in Japan can now rent or buy movies.


The Japanese iTunes Store has opened its movie department with films to rent or buy from international and local studios. Not all titles that are offered for rent are available for purchase.

New release HD movies cost ¥2,500 to buy, or ¥2,000 for older titles. SD versions cost ¥2,000 for new releases, ¥1,500 for recent releases, and ¥1,000 for catalog titles. For rental, new HD titles are ¥500, with library titles at ¥300. SD versions are ¥400 and ¥200 respectively.

Renters have 30 days to start watching a movie, and then have unlimited use for 48 hours. iTunes Store movies can be played on a Mac, Windows PC, Apple TV, iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.

Among the studios offering movies through the iTunes Store in Japan are 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Disney, Warner Bros, Universal, Asmik Ace Entertainment, Fuji TV, Kadakowa, Nikkatsu, Shochiku, and Toei.