This worked for me except I used "Save subtitles as...", put .srt and ended up with a file called "DDB-271.srt.ass". I removed .ass in "get info" (Mac) and selected the track in VLC.
EDIT: I inspected both the .ass and the .srt files in TextWrangler... they are identical! So just try...
There is something about Ryo that makes her stand out from the crowd (and she is often in a crowd of women). She's a pro, probable future director, and has great tits!