Wicked Priest Collection (Blu-ray Limited Edition) (Arrow Video) [UK]

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Release date: September 14, 2026
Purchase links: Arrow Films - Amazon UK - Zavvi - HMV
Price: £25.00 (Arrow Films) - £29.99 (Amazon) - £24.99 (Zavvi - HMV)

 

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Limited Edition Contents

• Brand new restorations of all five films in the series: Wicked Priest, Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder, Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage, Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back and Wicked Priest 5: Blood on the Commandments
• High-Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all five films
• Original lossless Japanese mono audio on all five films
• Optional English subtitles on all five films
• Composing the Gospel, a brand new video essay on Wicked Priest composer and electronic music pioneer Isao Tomita by music supervisor and Japanese cinema expert James Balmont
• Taisho Troubles, a brand new video essay on Wicked Priest's depictions of historical Japan by Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Clements
• Offscreen Battles, a brand interview with Asian cinema expert James Mudge on the tumultuous landscape of 1960s Japanese cinema
• Martial Arts and Super Mario Brothers, a brand new interview with Japanese cinema experts Patrick Macias and Matt Alt on Wicked Priest star and Japanese screen icon Tomisaburo Wakayama
• Priest or Monk, a brand new primer on Buddhism and pop culture as depicted in the Wicked Priest films by Patrick Macias and Matt Alt
• Original theatrical trailers for all five films
• Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Chris Malbon
• Collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the films by Camille Zaurin