2026 Arrow Releases

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Brand new 4K restoration of the 109-min European version of the film from the original 35mm camera negative by Arrow Films
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Original lossless mono audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new audio commentary by film critics BJ & Harmony Colangelo
- A Biblical Battle for the Cosmos, a brand new visual essay by film critic Meagan Navarro
- A Cosmic Right to Choose, a brand new visual essay by film critic Willow Catelyn Maclay
- Archive interview with actor Lance Henriksen
- Archive interview with screenwriter Lou Comici
- Archive interview with cinematographer Ennio Guarnieri
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Erik Buckham
- Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing by Marc Edward Heuck, Richard Kadrey, Craig Martin and Mike White

[colinr0380]

Very excited about this: the two most recent Takashi Shimizu films from 2023 and 2024! Hopefully this bodes well for more "J-horror" in general too.

[colinr0380]

Excellent stuff! As a teen (and concurrent with enjoying the colour-coded Crystal Maze!) I remember loving that final fourth wall breaking chase sequence through all of the different 'zones', and that strange sense that some of the other 'gameplayers' did sort of achieve the experience of a lifetime!

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I particularly love that the Medieval Times area has both a robot-on-human death and a human-on-robot death that are similarly shocking, sort of equating the tragic loss of both together even further.

I think I have a recorded from television copy of the extremely obscure 1976 sequel to this, Futureworld, somewhere around but that is one of those sequels to an already perfect film that I have always been somewhat reluctantly wary to watch just in case it spoils the original!

[rapta]

Futureworld actually made it to Blu-ray courtesy of 101 Films, but I still haven't watched it. Was mostly convinced to get it for Peter Fonda, and the fact Yul Brynner shows up again, but I too am worried it'd spoil the charms of the original. Maybe I'll give it a shot after I revisit the original when this Arrow edition is released.

Looking forward to this release. May be overshadowed by Excalibur's extra cut, but there are some exciting interviews on this disc, not least James Brolin and Richard Benjamin. Could've done with the original art on the front though; the commissioned art looks almost as if someone prompted ChatGPT to redesign the original art but omitting the fact it's supposed to look like Yul Brynner.

[domino harvey]

Where’s the Malkmus interview

[A Tempted Christ]

I'm so happy I didn't watch the HD version circulating in backchannels! It did strike me as coming from a recent restoration, hence my hesitation to watch it, but I never expected Arrow to bring it out on 4K UHD.
As for the film itself, few people whose opinions I trust actually consider this inferior to Lanthimos' version which is unusual for foreign films that receive English-language remakes, yet everything I've seen from this has intrigued me so far. Look forward to checking it out with Arrow's definitive release.

[Lowry_Sam]

IMDB ratings give Bugonia the edge (7.6 vs 7.1), however when I saw it in the theater I did not find it better than my memory of watching Save The Green Planet! on dvd when it came out. I will definitely be picking this up on UHD (but not Bugonia) as I have been waiting for a blu-ray for a while. Is the extra blu-ray exclusive to the limited edition? From the copy here it looks like there is a short doc on his short 2001 Imagine, but not the short itself, which is an early version of the film. That would be disappointing if true.

[Aunt Peg]

If I'm reading correctly the film itself is only getting at 4K release with special features on the Blu Ray.

Disappointing as I prefer to have a choice or better still the option of a dual 4K/Blu Ray release.

[Lowry_Sam]

I think I have a recorded from television copy of the extremely obscure 1976 sequel to this, Futureworld, somewhere around but that is one of those sequels to an already perfect film that I have always been somewhat reluctantly wary to watch just in case it spoils the original!

Actually Futureworld isn't really all that obscure. It was double-billed with Westworld all the time and I always confused the title with the original as its a much more fitting title (and the odd release to use a different title for a sequel). I think the problem with Futureworld was that it just wasn't as good as the original and so it wasn't released as much. A bit surprising though that Arrow isn't releasing both at the same time (or together), but maybe it's because they're under different licenses as I believe the sequel was an independent production.

[rapta]

Where’s the Malkmus interview

Malkmus commentary would be great. Clearly nobody at Arrow listens to Pavement.

[yoloswegmaster]

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
Brand new 4K restorations of both the original two-part miniseries and the shorter theatrical cut distributed internationally
4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentations in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of both versions of the film
Original lossless mono audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options
Collectors’ perfect-bound booklet containing new writing on the film by critics Sean Abley, Sorcha Ni Fhlainn, and Richard Kadrey, plus select archival material including interviews with director Tobe Hooper, and stars Lance Kerwin and Julie Cobb
Salem’s Lot town sign sticker
Double-sided foldout poster featuring two original artwork options
DISC 1 - ORIGINAL TV MINI-SERIES VERSION
Two viewing modes: Play as miniseries in two parts as per the original broadcast or as extended movie
Brand new audio commentary by film critics Bill Ackerman and Amanda Reyes
Archive audio commentary by director Tobe Hooper
Alternate TV footage: commercial bumpers and original broadcast version of the antlers death
Original shooting script gallery

DISC 2 - THEATRICAL VERSION & EXTRAS
Brand new audio commentary by film critic Chris Alexander
King of the Vampires, a new interview with Stephen King biographer Douglas Winter
Second Coming, a new appreciation by author and critic Grady Hendrix
New England Nosferatu, a new interview with filmmaker Mick Garris
Fear Lives Here, a new featurette looking at the locations of Salem’s Lot today
We Can All Be Heroes, a new featurette with film critic Heather Wixson, co-author of In Search of Darkness
A Gold Standard for Small Screen Screams, a new featurette with film critics Joe Lipsett and Trace Thurman, co-hosts of the podcast Horror Queers
Trailer
Image gallery

[colinr0380]

Excellent! Hopefully this will include both the three hour two part mini-series version (didn't this kick off that trend of Stephen King mini-series?) and the cut down theatrical feature. Amusingly in the UK the mini series was rated as a 15 whilst the feature was an 18 purely because it became more intense through removing the longeurs and brining the attack scenes closer together!

[The Curious Sofa]

The theatrical version features violence and gore that had to be cut for the TV version, which is what justified the 18 rating.

I rewatched the mini-series not too long ago, and the horror elements still hold up really well, these are among the scariest vampires ever put on screen. Unfortunately, the human drama doesn't, and that makes up 80% of the plot. Tobe Hooper never did well with character development, apart from in the one film where his authorship is in dispute.

It got a lot of flack, but I think last year's Gary Dauberman adaptation could have been really good if the studio hadn't ruined it by forcing him to cut an hour. What's there is promising and I like how it retains stuff from the 1979 mini-series that worked. But it's obvious that a third of the movie is missing and it feels very rushed (in a situation similar to David Lynch's Dune). And then, after years on the shelf, it got dumped on HBO Max where a longer running time would have been an advantage as it would have meant "more content".

The Stephen King novel is a small-town soap slowly taken over by vampires and for that you have to give as much weight to storylines of the large cast of characters as you do to the vampires and neither version did that (though the Rob Lowe starring version from the early noughts is far worse than the other two). A good adaptation would lend itself well to a six or eight-episode miniseries.

[colinr0380]

Ah, that makes sense then The Curious Sofa! I have only ever watched the mini-series version so am only familiar with the sudden ferocity of the attack scenes (such as that scene in the kitchen which nothing ferally vampiric really came close to until 30 Days of Night), and that scene involving James Mason at the end of impaling someone on a deer's head!

For my part though, I watch the mini-series every couple of years (including having bought it on Blu-ray a few years ago, so there is a Tobe Hooper commentary available over the full mini-series version at least) and love how the multi-plot strand dynamic of romances and affairs soap operatic style somehow always manages to lull me into a false sense of security before the ramping up in intensity scare scenes continually disrupt that veneer (which is probably the main way that this bears comparison with Poltergeist). James Mason's genteel-with-an-edge antique shop owner as the initial foreign presence in an American small town really works too and sort of anticipates the main character from King's later Needful Things! And I kind of love David Soul and Bonnie Bedelia in this, where in their callow but kind-hearted middle aged characters you can see a romance later in life aspect to it with a tinge of tragedy that I wonder if was something that carried forward to It!

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4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
4K restoration from the original negative with new HDR grading by Arrow Films
4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
Original lossless mono audio and optional DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Brand new audio commentary by critics Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth
Brand new audio commentary with comic book expert Dave Baxter
The Prince and Me, a newly filmed interview with actor Ernie Reyes Jr.
Swords, Stunts and Sonja, a newly filmed interview with action unit supervisor Vic Armstrong
The Last of the Invincibles, a newly filmed interview with Schwarzenegger’s stunt double Pietro Torrisi
The Danish Girl, a newly filmed interview with stuntman Ottaviano Dell’Acqua
The 12 Labors of Red Sonja, a newly filmed interview with assistant production manager Stefano Spadoni
The Marvel of Primitive Technology, a newly filmed interview with FX artist Domingo Lizcano discussing the work of Emilio Ruiz del Río
Moulding Fantasies, a newly filmed interview with make-up FX assistant Adriano Carboni
Bodybuilding the Imagery, an archival unreleased interview with poster artist Renato Casaro
The Man Who Raised Hollywood, an archive featurette on Schwarzenegger’s career featuring filmmakers Peter Hyams and Arthur Allan Seidelman, producer Edward Pressman and others
Red Sonja vs. Kalidor: The Making of a Misunderstanding, an archive interview with assistant director Michel Ferry
Theatrical trailer
Image gallery
Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options by Renato Casaro
Collectors’ perfect-bound booklet featuring new writing on the film by John Walsh, Nanni Cobretti and Barry Forshaw
Double-sided foldout poster featuring two original artwork options by Renato Casaro
Six postcard-sized reproduction artcards

US release only

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LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
High-Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of all three films
Original lossless Japanese mono audio on all three films
Optional newly translated English subtitles for all three films
Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tom Fournier
Illustrated collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the films by Chris D., Earl Jackson and Alain Silver
DISC ONE – 13 ASSASSINS
Brand new audio commentary by film critic and Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes
The Samurai Variations, a brand new video essay by music supervisor and Japanese cinema expert James Balmont on legendary composer Akira Ifukube’s score for the film
Samurai Guerilla Part 1, an archival interview where Eiichi Kudo’s former assistant director Misao Arai and filmmaker Dirty Kudo discuss Eiichi Kudo and Toei’s role in the Japanese film landscape of the 1960s
Theatrical trailers
DISC TWO – THE GREAT KILLING
Brand new audio commentary by film critic David West
Magician of Light and Shadow, a brand new video essay by film critic and Japanese cinema expert Daisuke Miyao on the cinematography seen in the film
Samurai Guerilla Part 2, an archival interview where Misao Arai and Dirty Kudo discuss the jidaigeki genre and expand on the political dimension of The Great Killing
Masaaki Ito Remembers Eiichi Kudo, a tribute to the director by his former assistant and brother-in-law
DISC THREE – 11 SAMURAI
Brand new audio commentary by film critic David West
Fighting the Poison, a brand new video essay by film critic and Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Clements on the historical setting and context of the film
Samurai Guerilla Part 3, an archival interview where Misao Arai and Dirty Kudo discuss some of the filming techniques seen in the film and the conception of the Samurai as seen in Eiichi Kudo’s jidaigeki films
Eiichi Kudo: The Art of Realism, an archival interview with Fabrice Arduini, filmmaker and programmer for the House of Culture of Japan in Paris, where he discusses jidaigeki and the films of Eiichi Kudo
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Throughout Japanese cinema, the image of the noble samurai righting wrongs katana in hand remains a fixture of the jidaigeki genre, with the authoritarianism and corruption of the country's medieval past often attenuated for the sake of spectacle and entertainment. But in the 1960s, director Eiichi Kudo's Samurai Revolution trilogy shattered this idealised conception of the samurai, providing an authentic and scathing portrayal of Japan's tyrannical past to question the social and political landscape of his day. Beginning in 1963 with 13 Assassins (remade in 2010 by Takashi Miike), followed by The Great Killing in 1964 and 11 Samurai in 1967, the Samurai Revolution trilogy depicts the rot at the heart of the Tokugawa shogunate: despotic lords oppress their people and abuse their power with impunity, loyalty to the Shogun is valued above compassion and righteousness, and samurai have shed any trace of nobility in favor of their own self-interest, which they pursue with gleeful cruelty. Each film portrays a group of honorable samurai driven to plan the political assassination of a corrupt lord, hoping to light the fuse that will eventually destroy the regime. But the rebels must understand the fatal consequences of their mission. Should the Shogun falter, then their lives and the entire samurai class will be forfeit. Eiichi Kudo masterfully deploys expressive black and white cinematography, spectacular swordfights and compelling performances to paint a rich visual and narrative tapestry, using each film to further explore questions of ethics and morality. Featuring a who's who of iconic jidaigeki actors including Chiezo Kataoka (Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji), Ko Nishimura (Lady Snowblood), Kei Sato (Hara-Kiri) and Toru Abe (Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman), Kudo's Samurai Revolution trilogy rank among the most important samurai films ever made and are a must-have for chanbara connoisseurs.

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Thrilled to be able to upgrade my Animeigo DVDs. Superb announcement!

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LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround and lossless stereo audio
Optional English subtitles
Archive audio commentary by director Fabrice Du Welz (2005)
Archive audio commentary by Fabrice Du Welz and production designer Manu de Meulemeester (2023)
Brand new audio commentary by film critics BJ and Harmony Colangelo
Introduction by director Fabrice Du Welz
2005 and 2023 archive interviews with Fabrice Du Welz
The Feminine Mystique of Calvaire, a brand new appreciation by film scholar Willow Catelyn Maclay
Autour de Calvaire, an archive making-of featurette previously unreleased in English speaking territories
Theatrical Grade version
Storyboard-to-scene comparisons
Casting tapes
Production bible
A Wonderful Love, a short film by Fabrice Du Welz
Trailers
Image galleries
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by John Pearson
Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing by film scholars Anton Bitel, Simon Hobbs, Cerise Howard, and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

In the early 21st century, as European art and horror films began to push the boundaries of extremity and endurance, Calvaire emerged as one of the standout entries. A shattering debut from Belgian director Fabrice Du Welz, Calvaire’s ability to subvert genre and wrong-foot its audience marked the arrival of a major new talent.

Travelling cabaret singer Marc Stevens (Laurent Lucas) finds himself stranded when his van breaks down in a remote mountain region in France, but is rescued by local innkeeper Mr. Bartel (Jackie Berroyer) who offers to help Marc fix his van and give him shelter for the night. But Bartel is fragile and unstable, and Marc reminds him of his long lost wife. Soon, Bartel is refusing to let Marc leave. With his van sabotaged and no means of calling for help, Marc’s ordeal is about to begin…

A terrifying, darkly comic tale that drew comparisons to Deliverance, Straw Dogs and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Calvaire is a gripping, utterly involving thriller that will put you through the wringer.

[The Curious Sofa]

I'm giving this a resounding 'at last!' This is one of the best horror films of the 21st century and I prefer it to any of the films it was lumped in with in the New French Extremity. Dealing with an apparent attempt by a community to erase the protagonist's gender and identity, as well as featuring a chilly atmosphere and pitch-black humour, it is closer to Polanski's The Tenant than to Martyrs or Irréversible. Benoît Debie's cinematography is stunning.

And talking of lesser known French language horror films of that period, I would love to see Éric Valette's Lovecraftian Maléfique on Blu-ray.

[rapta]

Incredible announcement, I know Eureka and Radiance were also sniffing around this but glad to see it released either way. A tidy package and one I've immediately pre-ordered!

[colinr0380]

A Tartan Video release back in the day on DVD as well, so it will hopefully be a significant upgrade!

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“Following their explosive debut Bangkok Dangerous, directorial duo the Pang Brothers would catch the attention of acclaimed producer Peter Ho-Sun Chan, and the three would collaborate on one of the most memorable horror films to come out of Hong Kong, the chilling and poignant The Eye.

When blind musician Wong Kar Mun (Angelica Lee) has her eyesight restored following a cornea transplant, she’s initially astounded to discover the beauty of the world around her. Her nascent wonder soon turns to fear as her newfound sight becomes plagued with harrowing and uncanny visions. She confides in her psychiatrist Dr Wah (Lawrence Chou), who believes her body is just adapting to her new corneas. But his skepticism quickly shatters when they realize Wong Kar Mun’s visions are not hallucinations, but grim portents of death.

Perfectly balancing otherworldly scares with psychological terror, The Eye is a compelling tale of a woman realizing the world around her is more terrifying than she ever knew, memorably carried by Angelica Lee’s award-winning performance.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films
• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless Cantonese DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio and stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles
• Reflections on The Eye, a brand new interview with producer Peter Ho-Sun Chan
• To See and to Feel: Vision, Empathy and the Feminine Ghost Story in The Eye, a brand new visual essay on the film by critic and horror specialist Heather Wixson
• An archival making-of featurette with interviews with producers Peter Ho-Sun Chan and Lawrence Cheng and actors Angelica Lee and Lawrence Chou
• An archival featurette on directors Danny and Oxide Pang
• Original theatrical trailers
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by film critic and Asian cinema specialist Hayley Scanlon”

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Following the one-two punch of Mortal Kombat and Event Horizon, director Paul W.S. Anderson would team up with iconic action star Kurt Russell (Escape from New York) and scriptwriter David Webb Peoples (Blade Runner, Unforgiven) for the thrilling sci-fi adventure Soldier.

Sergeant Todd 3465 (Russell) is a veteran in a long line of soldiers raised from birth to become ruthless and remorseless killing machines. When the callous Colonel Mekum (Jason Isaacs, Armageddon) introduces a new line of stronger, genetically engineered fighters, Todd is judged obsolete and confined to the waste disposal planet Arcadia 234. Taken in by a group of humble colonists, Todd reconnects with his lost humanity, gaining their acceptance and their friendship. But when Mekum unleashes his new elite squad on the planet, led by the fearsome Caine 607 (Jason Scott Lee, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story), Todd must reawaken the warrior within to protect his newfound community.

Packed with spectacular special effects and gripping action setpieces, Soldier is an underseen gem that demands rediscovery with this brand new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray edition.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Brand new 4K restoration by Arrow Films approved by director Paul W.S. Anderson
• 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio and stereo audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Archival audio commentary by director Paul W.S. Anderson, co-producer Jeremy Bolt and actor Jason Isaacs
• Reporting for Duty, a brand new interview with actor James Black
• Fire in the Hole!, a brand new interview with assistant director Dennis Maguire
• On the Front Lines, a brand new interview with associate producer Fred Fontana
• Designing for the Future, a brand new interview with production designer David L. Snyder
• VFX Before and After, a brand new behind-the-scenes look at how the film’s special effects were created with visual effects supervisor Craig Barron
• Weapons of Mass Creation, interviews with visual effects supervisors Craig Barron and Van Ling and miniature supervisor Michael Joyce
• A Soldier’s Journey, a brand new interview with Danny Stewart, author of Soldier: From Script to Screen
• We Don’t Need Another Hero, a brand new retrospective on the film with film historian Heath Holland
• Archival electronic press kit
• On-set interviews with cast and crew
• Trailers
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Orlando Arocena
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by film critic Priscilla Page

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INSIDE JACK PUTTER, THERE’S A HERO TRYING TO GET OUT.

From director Joe Dante (Gremlins, The ‘Burbs) and producer Steven Spielberg (Poltergeist, Back to the Future) comes Innerspace, an action-comedy adventure that will turn your world inside out!

Maverick pilot Tuck Pendleton (Dennis Quaid) is about to make history as part of a scientific experiment to be miniaturised and injected into the body of a rabbit… but when rogue scientists steal the new technology, he finds himself injected into hypochondriac grocery clerk Jack Putter (Martin Short) instead. Together with ace reporter Lydia Maxwell (Meg Ryan), Jack must find the stolen tech that will get Tuck back to regular size and out of his body – before the bad guys extract him by force!

With Dante’s unique mix of wit, charm and screwball action, as well as extraordinary Oscar-winning visual effects, Innerspace is a beloved classic of 80s cinema that remains as funny and exciting as ever in this brand new 4K restoration.

4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Brand new restoration from the original 35mm negative by Arrow Films, approved by director Joe Dante
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Newly restored original lossless 2.0 stereo, original 70mm 6-track mix in DTS-HD MA 4.1 surround and newly remixed Dolby Atmos audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by film critic Drew McWeeny
• Archive audio commentary with director Joe Dante, producer Michael Finnell, visual effects supervisor Dennis Muren and actors Kevin McCarthy and Robert Picardo
• Shrinkage: The Making of Innerspace, a brand new hour-long documentary featuring newly filmed interviews with director Joe Dante, producer Michael Finnell, visual effects supervisor Dennis Muren, visual effects artists Harley Jessup and Bill George and actor Robert Picardo
• Behind the Scenes with Joe Dante, previously unseen video footage shot during the production of Innerspace
• Behind the Scenes at ILM, previously unseen footage shot by visual effects supervisor Dennis Muren during production
• Original storyboards
• Continuity and Behind the Scenes Polaroids
• Production stills gallery
• Posters and Promo stills gallery
• Theatrical trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Doug John Miller
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring two original artwork options
• Collectors’ perfect-bound booklet featuring new writing by film critics Charlie Brigden, Michael Doyle, Josh Nelson, Jessica Scott and Andrea Subissati, a short guide to Joe Dante’s stock company by Scott Saslow, plus the original exhibitors pamphlet

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On the same year that she defined the action heroine with her role in the Female Prisoner Scorpion series, Japanese screen legend Meiko Kaji teamed up with future Sister Street Fighter director Kazuhiko Yamaguchi for a diptych of gambling, deception and violence set on the mean streets of 1970s’ Tokyo: Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel She Cat Gambler!

The first film sees Kaji’s character Nami “The Red Cherry Blossom” returning to her old stomping ground in the seedy Tokyo district of Ginza after a stint in prison for killing a yakuza boss. She soon settles in, living in her uncle’s pool hall and working at the local hostess club. But when ruthless yakuza Owada (Koji Nanbara, 11 Samurai) attempts to take control of the club, Nami and her uncle devise a plan to take him down. In the sequel, Kaji is paired up with the equally legendary Sonny Chiba at his most charismatic as the streetwise Ryuji, who takes a shine to Nami and decides to help her on her quest to avenge her father. Together they’ll comb through every seedy gambling den and lowlife ruffian of the Ginza underworld until Nami finally zeroes in on her prey.

Meiko Kaji is magnetic as the steely and righteous Nami, whose foray into Tokyo’s sordid back alleys is brought to life by Yamaguchi’s energetic direction in this electric spectacle of 1970s Japanese crime cinema.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of both films

• Original lossless Japanese mono audio for both films

• Optional newly translated English subtitles for both films

• Brand new audio commentary for Wandering Ginza Butterfly by Japanese cinema experts Patrick Macias and Matt Alt, hosts of the Pure TokyoScope podcast

• Archival audio commentary for Wandering Ginza Butterfly by Japanese cinema expert Chris D.

• Back to Back in the Yakuza Multiverse, a brand new interview with Patrick Macias and Matt Alt on Wandering Ginza Butterfly 2: She-Cat Gambler

• Genre Mill Memories, an archival interview with director Kazuhiko Yamaguchi

• Butterfly and Scorpion, an archival appreciation of star Meiko Kaji by Japanese action and pink film expert J-Taro Sugisaku

• Original trailers for both films

• Reversible sleeve featuring new artwork for both films by Andy Bourne

• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the films by Asian cinema expert Camille Zaurin