Star Wars, Laserdisc, CBS/FOX Video Japan, 1986

In 1986, the first two films were re-released on Laserdisc to coincide with the home video debut of Return of the Jedi. The picture transfer is the same as on the previous 1983 release, with matching cropping and panning, but the re-release features a PCM stereo soundtrack for the first time. The audio mix does not contain C-3PO's "tractor beam" line. Japanese subtitles are now in the horizontal orientation, as opposed to the vertical ones on the previous release. The film comes on three sides, encoded in the CLV format. Japanese Laserdiscs command a higher price if they come with their original OBI, a price/information strip that is common on Japanese media but often discarded by the original buyer.

Assorted screenshots:

CBS/Fox Video intro	Fox fanfare	A long time ago...	Title card
Opening crawl with "Episode IV	Star Destroyer	Droid spa	Cropped binoculars
Greedo subtitles	Ben's saber	S-foils in attack position	Death Star explosion
End credits	Japanese version by Tohokushinsha	Copyright info	Laserdisc side 4