NEW ARROW VIDEO AKIRA KOBAYASHI RETALIATION JAPANESE YAKUZA MOVIE BLU RAY 1968
Own this 1968 yakuza classic with this 2015 limited edition blu-ray & DVD combo from Arrow Video. This item ships brand new and sealed. Please take a moment to view the pictures. Thanks!
Retaliation (1968)
Director: Yasuharu Hasebe
Starring: Jô Shishido, Hideaki Nitani, Meiko Kaji, Akira Kobayashi, Tatsuya Fuji, Ryôji Hayama
In 1969 future sexploitation specialist Yasuharu Hasebe (Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter) teamed up with the inimitable Jo Shishido (Tokyo Drifter, Branded to Kill) for a follow up to their yakuza hit Massacre Gun. A tale of gang warfare that features a raft of the period's most iconic stars, Akira Kobayashi (Battles Without Honor and Humanity, The Flowers and the Angry Waves) is a yakuza lieutenant who emerges from jail to find his gang dispersed and his aging boss in his sickbed. Shishido is the rival waiting to kill him and a young Meiko Kaji (Lady Snowblood) is the girl caught in the crossfire. Gritty and cynical, Retaliation is a hardboiled precursor to Kinji Fukasaku's revisionist yakuza pictures of the 1970s.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Video
Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Audio
Japanese: LPCM Mono
Subtitles
English
Discs
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD-50, 1 DVD)
DVD copy
Playback
Retaliation (1968)
Director: Yasuharu Hasebe
Starring: Jô Shishido, Hideaki Nitani, Meiko Kaji, Akira Kobayashi, Tatsuya Fuji, Ryôji Hayama
In 1969 future sexploitation specialist Yasuharu Hasebe (Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter) teamed up with the inimitable Jo Shishido (Tokyo Drifter, Branded to Kill) for a follow up to their yakuza hit Massacre Gun. A tale of gang warfare that features a raft of the period's most iconic stars, Akira Kobayashi (Battles Without Honor and Humanity, The Flowers and the Angry Waves) is a yakuza lieutenant who emerges from jail to find his gang dispersed and his aging boss in his sickbed. Shishido is the rival waiting to kill him and a young Meiko Kaji (Lady Snowblood) is the girl caught in the crossfire. Gritty and cynical, Retaliation is a hardboiled precursor to Kinji Fukasaku's revisionist yakuza pictures of the 1970s.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Limited Edition Blu-ray (3000 copies only)
- Restored High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation, on Blu-ray for the first time in the world!
- Original uncompressed mono PCM audio
- Newly translated English subtitles
- Brand new interview with star Jô Shishido
- Interview with renowned critic and historian Tony Rayns
- Original theatrical trailer
- Gallery featuring rare promotional images
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ian MacEwan
- Booklet featuring new writing on the film by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp, newly illustrated by Ian MacEwan and featuring original archive stills
Video
Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Audio
Japanese: LPCM Mono
Subtitles
English
Discs
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD-50, 1 DVD)
DVD copy
Playback
Blu-ray: Region free
