Grahamb wrote:
Gorath is available on a German DVD, released in July, which features two cuts of the movie but has only either Japanese or German audio tracks with German subtitles.

Yeah, that's no better than getting the R2 release.  So I either have to learn Japanese or wait.

I've been investigating other region options.  I've gotten R4 DVDs from Australia before to get better copies of American TV shows or movies that have music rights issues.  I haven't found any Showa, but the Heisei series is available in Japanese with international subtitles and English dub options.  That looks like the best version to get if you can find it on the secondary market.