Hi, it depends how you interpret what original movie language is. It's usually thought of as an indicator as to "what country is this movie from?". In this case it is a US production with an English original title so I think the current setting makes sense. Thanks.

You got a point with the production country/title, but in my view the original language is the language the movie was shot in (the actors speak Japanese) and originally published (Japanese first).

Spoken language is not the same as original movie language (OML). And while first theatrical release can be important in some cases, it would produce some wildly strange results if we based OML on that. And what about movies with 4, 5 or 6 spoken languages with a first theatrical release in yet another country... It would never work.

Sure, releases can vary widely, but here the point is that it's shot in Japanese.

I was not aware of the definition of "original movie language" as depending on the country of production. So to be sure: with "current setting" you mean English? Because the current setting is Japanese.

I thought I locked it up, but now it has the correct setting.

Sure, releases can vary widely, but here the point is that it's shot in Japanese.

We can't have rules that won't work for thousands of titles... Any movie with two or more spoken languages would not work at all with your suggestion.

There are two camps for the OML setting. Camp 1. The country that you would add to a statement: This movie is a/an ______ movie. Letters from Iwo Jima is a Japanese movie would be the answer using your suggestion. In my mind it is a US movie produced by US studios and directed by an american director.

Camp 2. Just make it simple. The language of the original title is the OML. This one works most of the time, but there are exceptions. Like clearly German movies with an English title etc.

Note that with both current interpretations, English is the OML in this case.