Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
Are the subtitles in the picture, or under it?

I would be very, very surprised if a Japanese release had subs in the picture.

Sadly, this almost-reverential attitude to the inviolable nature of the original presentation is changing with HD -- I've heard it's now a stipulation of the studios that the Japanese subs are in the picture, since a lot of cool movies (Alien, Blade Runner) were broadcast in HD in Japan well before they were broadcast in North America (if at all?) and it wouldn't do for high-quality HD boots to make it over without something to screw up the picture a bit...