British label Third Window Films has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray
Nobuhiko Obayashi: 80s Kadokawa Years. The four-disc box set is scheduled to arrive on the market on October 17.
CONTENT AND SPECIAL FEATURES:
- ALL NEW MASTERS
- Limited to just 2000 copies and includes a booklet by Ren Scateni and Joseph Kime
Disc 1:
School in the Crosshairs ねらわれた学園 (1981)
Special Features: Selected audio commentary by Aaron Gerow, Interview with Chigumi Obayashi, Translation Notes by
Owen Baron, Original Theatrical Trailer
Disc 2:
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 時をかける少女 (1983)
Special Features: Archival interview with Nobuhiko Obayashi, Tomoyo Harada Story: Audition and Behind the Scenes,
Music Video, Original Theatrical Trailer
Disc 3:
The Island Closest to Heaven 天国にいちばん近い島 (1984)
Special Features: Audio Commentary by Samm Deighan, Video Essay: "Obayashi – Femininity in Transition" by Robert
Edwards, Original Theatrical Trailer
Disc 4:
His Motorbike, Her Island 彼のオートバイ、彼女の島 (1986)
Special Features: Audio Commentary by Tom Mes, Archival interview with Nobuhiko Obayashi, Original Theatrical Trailer
