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V Cinema Essentials: Bullets & Betrayal (Blu-ray Limited Edition) (Arrow Video) [USA]
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LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all films
• Original lossless Japanese mono audio on Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage and original lossless Japanese stereo audio for all other films
• Optional newly translated English subtitles for all films
• Nine postcard-sized artcards
• Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeves featuring newly commissioned artwork by Chris Malbon
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Earl Jackson, Daisuke Miyao, and Hayley Scanlon
DISC 1 – CRIME HUNTER: BULLETS OF RAGE / NEO CHINPIRA: ZOOM GOES THE BULLET
• New introductions to both films by Japanese film critic Masaki Tanioka
• Loose Cannon, a new interview with Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage director Shundo Okawa
• Zooming Out, a new interview with Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet writer-director Banmei Takahashi
• Crime Hunter and the Dawn of V-Cinema, a new video essay on Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes
• Trailers for both films
DISC 2 – STRANGER / CARLOS
• New introductions to both films by Japanese film critic Masaki Tanioka
• Stranger than Fiction, a new interview with Stranger writer-director Shunichi Nagasaki
• From Manga to Movies, a new interview with Carlos writer-director Kazuhiro Kiuchi
• An Extra Round in the Chamber, a new video essay on Carlos by critic and Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Clements
DISC 3 – BURNING DOG / FEMALE PRISONER SCORPION: DEATH THREAT
• New introductions to both films by Japanese film critic Masaki Tanioka
• Fire and Ice, a new video essay on Burning Dog by critic and Japanese cinema expert Mark Schilling
• Toshiharu Ikeda’s Beautiful Monster of Vengeance, a new video essay on Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat by film historian Samm Deighan
• Trailers for both films
DISC 4 – THE HITMAN: BLOOD SMELLS LIKE ROSES / DANGER POINT: THE ROAD TO HELL
• New introductions to both films by Japanese film critic Masaki Tanioka
• The Versatility of Teruo Ishii, a new video essay on The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses and its director Teruo Ishii by Japanese cinema expert Frankie Balboa
• The Road to V-Cinema, a new video essay on Danger Point: The Road to Hell by critic and Japanese cinema expert James Balmont
• Trailer for The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses
DISC 5 – XX: BEAUTIFUL HUNTER
• New introduction by Japanese film critic Masaki Tanioka
• The Sacred and the Profane, a new interview with screenwriter Hiroshi Takahashi
• They Brought Back the Sleaze, a new video essay on XX: Beautiful Hunter by critic and Japanese cinema expert Patrick Macias
• Trailer
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all films
• Original lossless Japanese mono audio on Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage and original lossless Japanese stereo audio for all other films
• Optional newly translated English subtitles for all films
• Nine postcard-sized artcards
• Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeves featuring newly commissioned artwork by Chris Malbon
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Earl Jackson, Daisuke Miyao, and Hayley Scanlon
DISC 1 – CRIME HUNTER: BULLETS OF RAGE / NEO CHINPIRA: ZOOM GOES THE BULLET
• New introductions to both films by Japanese film critic Masaki Tanioka
• Loose Cannon, a new interview with Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage director Shundo Okawa
• Zooming Out, a new interview with Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet writer-director Banmei Takahashi
• Crime Hunter and the Dawn of V-Cinema, a new video essay on Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes
• Trailers for both films
DISC 2 – STRANGER / CARLOS
• New introductions to both films by Japanese film critic Masaki Tanioka
• Stranger than Fiction, a new interview with Stranger writer-director Shunichi Nagasaki
• From Manga to Movies, a new interview with Carlos writer-director Kazuhiro Kiuchi
• An Extra Round in the Chamber, a new video essay on Carlos by critic and Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Clements
DISC 3 – BURNING DOG / FEMALE PRISONER SCORPION: DEATH THREAT
• New introductions to both films by Japanese film critic Masaki Tanioka
• Fire and Ice, a new video essay on Burning Dog by critic and Japanese cinema expert Mark Schilling
• Toshiharu Ikeda’s Beautiful Monster of Vengeance, a new video essay on Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat by film historian Samm Deighan
• Trailers for both films
DISC 4 – THE HITMAN: BLOOD SMELLS LIKE ROSES / DANGER POINT: THE ROAD TO HELL
• New introductions to both films by Japanese film critic Masaki Tanioka
• The Versatility of Teruo Ishii, a new video essay on The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses and its director Teruo Ishii by Japanese cinema expert Frankie Balboa
• The Road to V-Cinema, a new video essay on Danger Point: The Road to Hell by critic and Japanese cinema expert James Balmont
• Trailer for The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses
DISC 5 – XX: BEAUTIFUL HUNTER
• New introduction by Japanese film critic Masaki Tanioka
• The Sacred and the Profane, a new interview with screenwriter Hiroshi Takahashi
• They Brought Back the Sleaze, a new video essay on XX: Beautiful Hunter by critic and Japanese cinema expert Patrick Macias
• Trailer
I expect this will be also getting a UK release that will be known for sure on Friday
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