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V-Cinema Essentials: Bullets and Betrayal - Limited Edition

V-Cinema Essentials: Bullets and Betrayal - Limited Edition

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Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage / Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet / Stranger / Carlos / Burning Dog / Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat / The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses / Danger Point: The Road to Hell / XX: Beautiful Hunter
Actors: Ryûji Katagiri, Kôji Shimizu, Shô Aikawa, Seiji Matano, Jô Shishido, Takashi Naito
Director: Yasuharu Hasebe, Teruo Ishii, Banmei Takahashi, Kazuhiro Kiuchi, Shunichi Nagasaki, Toshiharu Ikeda
Language: JAPANESE: LPCM 2.0
Subtitles: English
Region: Untested
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of Discs: 5
Rating: Not Rated
Orig Release Date: 1989-1994
Studio: Arrow
Release Date: 4/29/2025
Run Time: 795 Min.
Special Features:

Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage

  • Loose Canon (HD; 18:24) is an interview with Shundo Okawa, director of Crime Hunter. Subtitled in English.
  • Crime Hunter and the Dawn of V-Cinema (HD; 13:09) is a great overview by Tom Mes.
  • Trailer (HD; 1:54)
  • Introduction by Masaki Tanioka (HD; 4:47) is accessible under the Play Film menu and is authored to lead directly to the feature. Subtitled in English.

Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet

  • Zooming Out (HD; 15:14) is an interview with Banmei Takahashi, writer and director of Neo Chinpara: Zoom Goes the Bullet. Subtitled in English.
  • Trailer (HD; 2:07)
  • Introduction by Masaki Tanioka (HD; 4:25) is accessible under the Play Film menu and is authored to lead directly to the feature. Subtitled in English.

Stranger

  • Stranger than Fiction (HD; 18:01) is an interview with writer and director Shunichi Nagasaki. Subtitled in English.
  • Introduction by Masaki Tanioka (HD; 4:32) is accessible under the Play Film menu and is authored to lead directly to the feature. Subtitled in English.

Carlos

  • From Manga to Movies (HD; 20:17) is an interview with writer and director Kazuhiro Kiuchi. Subtitled in English.
  • An Extra Round in the Chamber (HD; 17:40) is an appreciation of the film by Jonathan Clements.
  • Introduction by Masaki Tanioka (HD; 4:00) is accessible under the Play Film menu and is authored to lead directly to the feature. Subtitled in English.

Burning Dog

  • Fire and Ice (HD; 15:55) is an appreciation of the film by Mark Schilling.
  • Trailer (HD; 00:17)
  • Introduction by Masaki Tanioka (HD; 4:05) is accessible under the Play Film menu and is authored to lead directly to the feature. Subtitled in English.

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat

  • Toshiharu Ikeda's Beautiful Monster of Vengeance (HD; 12:08) is an appreciation of the film by Samm Deighan.
  • Trailer (HD; 2:09)
  • Introduction by Masaki Tanioka (HD; 3:33) is accessible under the Play Film menu and is authored to lead directly to the feature. Subtitled in English.

The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses

  • The Versatility of Teruo Ishii (HD; 7:38) is an appreciation of the film by Frankie Balboa.
  • Trailer (HD; 2:03)
  • Introduction by Masaki Tanioka (HD; 3:39) is accessible under the Play Film menu and is authored to lead directly to the feature. Subtitled in English.

Danger Point: The Road to Hell

  • The Road to V-Cinema (HD; 14:42) is an appreciation of the film and V-Cinema in general by James Balmont.
  • Introduction by Masaki Tanioka (HD; 4:03) is accessible under the Play Film menu and is authored to lead directly to the feature. Subtitled in English.

XX: Beautiful Hunter

  • The Sacred and the Profane (HD; 17:39) is an interview with the film's writer Hiroshi Takahashi. Subtitled In English.
  • They Brought Back the Sleaze (HD; 19:01) is an appreciation of the film by Patrick Macias.
  • Trailer (HD; 1:18)
  • Introduction by Masaki Tanioka (HD; 4:03) is accessible under the Play Film menu and is authored to lead directly to the feature. Subtitled in English.

 

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