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Release: July 8, 2025

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Mondo Macabro BOHACHI BUSHIDO: CODE OF THE FORGOTTEN EIGHT - First time on Blu-ray for this classic of Japanese cult cinema. In this classic of 1970s Japanese cinema, the legendary actor Tetsuro Tanba stars as Shiro, a master swordsman known as "The Assassin". Weary of the world of samurai honor and samurai killing, he attempts suicide in the middle of a huge swordfight by leaping into a fast flowing river. He is saved by the Bohachi clan, a gang of vicious pimps who have forsaken all honour and whose cynicism outruns even his own. But ultimately, he tires even of their nihilistic worldview, leading to a final showdown in the snow where he takes on a small army of brutal killers. Full of flying limbs, naked lady ninjas, drug-induced hallucinations, cackling villains and wild action set-pieces, BOHACHI BUSHIDO is one of director Teruo Ishii's most deranged and impressive spectacles. We are extremely excited to bring you the world HD disc debut of this incredible cult film in a brand new exclusive 4K restoration with many exclusive extras. Specs: . Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 . DTS-HD MA 2.0 Stereo. Region code: A. Special Features: . Brand new 4k transfer from film negative, digitally restored and with HDR. New English subtitles. Interview with director Shinya Tsukamoto about working with BOHACHI BUSHIDO director Teruo Ishii. Archive interview with actress Yuriko Hishimi. Archive interview "What is Pinky Violence?" Audio commentary with Japanese film expert Tom Mes. Archive audio commentary with Japanese film makers. BOHACHI BUSHIDO theatrical trailer.

Release: July 22, 2025

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Leather up and get ready for the ride of your lives, in this high-octane biker movie by cult director Teruo Ishii with a cast headed by Sonny Chiba! Leather up and get ready for the ride of your lives, in this high-octane biker movie from Toei by cult director Teruo Ishii (Horrors of Malformed Men) with a cast headed by Sonny Chiba! Iwaki (Koichi Iwaki) is a motorbike mechanic with big dreams of racing professionally. Then temptation arrives in the shapely form of Mayumi (Junko Matsudaira), the wild and free lover of Mitsuda (Yusuke Natsu), the leader of the Red Rose Gang, a pack of speed freaks tearing up the town. Iwaki meanwhile has his sights set on the sweet and innocent Michiko (Tomoko Ai), but any potential romance is hampered by her overprotective brother Tsugami (Sonny Chiba) and Mitsuda's bullish plans to make Michiko his own trophy. Does Iwaki take the straight and narrow option, or opt for a more dangerous road? Bonus Materials LIMITED EDITION INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED OBI STRIP LIMITED EDITION BOOKLET HIGH DEFINITION BLU-RAY PRESENTATION IN 2.35:1 ASPECT RATIO ORIGINAL MONO 2.0 AUDIO WITH NEW ENGLISH SUBTITLES AUDIO COMMENTARY BY ASHLEY DARROW AND JONATHAN GREENAWAY OF THE HORROR VANGUARD PODCAST BRAND NEW VIDEO ESSAY BY NATHAN STUART TRAILER STILLS GALLERY ORIGINAL AND NEWLY COMMISSIONED ARTWORK BY ILAN SHEADY Cast & Crew Actors: Sonny Chiba Kôichi Iwaki Tomoko Ai Junko Matsudaira Susumu Toyooka Akihiko Yokoo Hiroshi Nawa Toyokazu Akaishi Kotoe Hatsui Masanori Machida Yûsuke Natsu Hisaya Saitô Masami Tamagawa Director: Teruo Ishii Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Detonation! Violent Riders [Blu-ray]

Release: January 21, 2025

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Japan's legendary King of Cult Teruo Ishii (Horrors of Malformed Men, Shogun's Joy of Torture) delivers four dramatized tales of real-life crimes of passion involving women across the ages in this grotesque anthology featuring the stories of the Hotel Nihonkaku Murders, the notorious poison wife and last woman in Japan to be executed by beheading, Oden Takahashi, the brutal serial killer Yoshio Kodaira and the story of Sada Abe, the infamous castratice featured in Nagisa Oshima's In the Realm of the Senses. 88 Films is proud to present this unflinching look at female pathology drawn from Japan's criminal casebooks for the very first time outside Japan.

Release: May 27, 2024

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This release collects the first two Abashiri Prison films, following hard-edged convict Shinichi Tachibana as he battles brutal wardens, fellow inmates, and the criminal underworld inside and outside prison walls

Release: June 18, 2024

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Constructed in the late nineteenth century to house political prisoners, Japan's infamous Abashiri Prison served as the inspiration for a popular and prolific run of yakuza movies released between 1965 and 1972. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present the first three entries in this landmark series, directed by the "King of Cult" Teruo Ishii (Shogun's Joy of Torture) and starring a titan of Japanese genre cinema, Ken Takakura (The Bullet Train). In Abashiri Prison, Takakura stars as Shinichi Tachibana, a yakuza sent to Abashiri as punishment for an attack on a rival gangster. He intends to serve his time as a model prisoner until he is shackled to the bullish Gonzo Gonda (Kōji Nanbara), unwittingly roped into an escape attempt orchestrated by Heizo Yoda (Tōru Abe) and forced to face the frozen wilderness of Hokkaidō. In Another Abashiri Prison Story, Tachibana has just been released when he stumbles across a stash of diamonds recently stolen in a bank heist - and attracts unwanted attention from criminals and cops alike. Finally, in Abashiri Prison: Saga of Homesickness, Tachibana reunites with his former yakuza associates, who are trying to go straight. That is, at least, until old rivals come looking for trouble... Ken Takakura would reprise the role of Tachibana in another seven films under the Abashiri Prison banner - all of them helmed by Teruo Ishii - before the series was rebooted as New Abashiri Prison in 1968, leading to a further eight instalments with Takakura in the lead. It all began with these early entries, presented here for the first time ever on Blu-ray from brand new restorations of the original film elements by Toei. BONUS FEATURES: 1080p HD presentation of all three films from restorations of the original film elements supplied by Toei Optional English subtitles newly translated for this release Original Japanese audio (uncompressed LPCM mono) Brand new audio commentary tracks by Tom Mes, Chris Poggiali and Mike Leeder & Arne Venema Tony Rayns on Abashiri Prison – brand new interview with critic and Asian cinema expert Tony Rayns Brand new video appreciation by Jasper Sharp and Mark Schilling Trailers Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Prison Walls: Abashiri Prison I-III