Herstellungsland: Hongkong, Philippinen
Erscheinungsjahr: 1993
Darsteller: Yukari Ôshima, Sharon Kwok, Edu Manzano
Regie: Phillip Ko, Erwin T. Lanado, Fung Chow
Die japanische Polizistin Jane wird auf die Philippinen geschickt, um dort einen international operierenden Waffenschieberring zu zerschlagen. Vor Ort erhält sie die Unterstützung der beiden Cops Albert und Nestor, wobei die Frau des Ersteren vor kurzer Zeit von derselben Organisation ermordet wurde. Als ein Killer auch noch Nestor und dessen Frau ermordet und Cindy - einer Zeugin des Mordes - nach dem Leben trachtet, nehmen Jane und Albert das Gesetz selbst in die Hand und stürmen - bis an die Zähne bewaffnet - das schwer bewachte Hauptquartier der Waffenschieber.
Herstellungsland: Südkorea
Erscheinungsjahr: 1978
Darsteller: Yun Jeong-hie, Lee Dae-kun, Lee Yeong-ha
Regie: Kim Soo-yong
Splendid Outing
Following a dream about her dead twin sister, thriving corporate tycoon Gong Do-hee (Yoon Jeong-hee, Poetry) takes a drive to the seaside. But her splendid outing becomes a nightmarish one when she is kidnapped and forced to live with a gruff island fisherman who insists that she is his runaway wife. Featuring a timely message about political oppression that evaded the stringent censors of the day, this daring modernist work from prolific Korean cineaste Kim Soo-yong (Mist) stands as one of the boldest works of Korean cinema’s darkest era — the 1970s.
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES
- New 4K restoration by Radiance Films
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- Audio Commentary by Ariel Schudson (2025)
- Interview with filmmaker Lee Chang-dong (2025)
- Interview with assistant director Chung Ji-young (2025)
- Stranded but Not Afraid: The Island Women of Classic Korean Cinema - a visual essay by Pierce Conran
- Newly improved English subtitles
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Chung Chong-hwa and Pierce Conran and archival writing by Director Kim Soo-yong
- Limited edition of 2500 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
Shogun’s Samurai – also known as The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy – is one of Kinji Fukasaku’s most revered forays into the chanbara or samurai genre: a twisting tale of political intrigue and bloody betrayal starring Kinnosuke Yorozuya (The Fall of Ako Castle), Hiroki Matsukata (Battles Without Honor and Humanity) and the incomparable Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba (The Street Fighter) in its lead roles.
During the Edo period, shogun Hidetada Tokugawa is killed, poisoned by an unknown assailant. In the aftermath of his death, a vicious power struggle breaks out between his two sons Tadanaga (Teruhiko Saigo) and Iemitsu (Matsukata), who is suspected of having arranged his father’s murder. As the conflict between the two brothers intensifies and their father’s former allies are forced to choose sides, samurai Munenori Yagyu (Yorozuya) and his own sons Jubei (Chiba) and Munefuyu (Kentaro Kudo) become embroiled in the conflict until it reaches its bitter end.
Featuring Chiba’s first portrayal of the legendary samurai Jubei Mitsuyoshi Yagyu (a character he would later return to in Fukasaku’s Samurai Reincarnation), Shogun’s Samurai stands with The Fall of Ako Castle as one of its director’s finest and most accomplished samurai epics. The Masters of Cinema is proud to present this landmark chanbara film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Limited edition [2000 copies]
- Limited O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by John Dunn strictly exclusive to this edition only
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by on the film by Jonathan Clements
- 1080p HD presentation from a 4K restoration by Toei
- Uncompressed original Japanese mono audio
- Optional English subtitles, newly revised for this release
- New video essay by Japanese cinema expect Joe Hickinbottom
- New interview with East Asian film expert Tony Rayns
- Original theatrical trailer