Eureka Entertainment has announced its February batch of Blu-ray releases. They are: Violent Streets (1974) and Magnificent Warriors (1987). The two releases will be available for purchase on February 20.
Description: One of the finest directors of Japanese chambara (sword fighting) films, Hideo Gosha (Sword of the Beast, Three Outlaw Samurai) also directed a number of films in the yakuza genre. The most outstanding of these was Violent Streets; a baroque crime thriller about a retired yakuza who gets pulled into a violent gang war by his former associates.
A former yakuza member, Egawa (Noboru Andô) is now a brooding world-weary nightclub owner. Some of his former associates are released from prison and want to regain a foothold in the criminal underworld by igniting a gang war between the local yakuza, and an out-of-town clan led by veteran actor Tetsurō Tanba (Harakiri).
A bold and colorful entry in the yakuza genre, Hideo Gosha's Violent Streets makes its worldwide debut on Blu-ray from a new restoration completed by Toei Company, Ltd.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
NEW An introduction to Violent Streets and the works of director Hideo Gosha by film critic Tony Rayns
NEW Jasper Sharp on Violent Streets
Optional English subtitles
A collector's booklet featuring a new essay by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes
Limited Edition slipcase featuring new artwork by Tony Stella [2000 copies]
Description: Following on from the success of Royal Warriors, David Chung and Michelle Yeoh teamed up again courtesy of D & B Films for this much beloved kung-fu actioner inspired by the success of the Indiana Jones franchise.
Michelle Yeoh stars as a daring secret agent during the Second Sino-Japanese War, who intervenes in a characteristically explosive fashion to defend a remote mountain town from occupying Japanese forces.
One of Michelle Yeoh's most popular titles and featuring some of her most memorable action sequences, Magnificent Warriors also stars Richard Ng, Shaw Brothers veteran Derek Yee, and Lowell Lo. Fully restored in 2K, and with the film's original theatrical ending – Eureka Classics is proud to present the film in on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM ((including the films' original theatrical ending previously cut from most home video releases)
NEW interview with Lowell Lo
NEW New interview with Richard Ng
NEW feature length audio commentary by Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) & Michael Worth
NEW feature length audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder & Arne Venema
Archival advert featuring Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh
Archival interview with action choreographer Tung Wai
Trailers
Reversible sleeve design
Cantonese and English audio options (both in their original mono presentations)
Optional English Subtitles, newly translated for this release
A Limited Edition collector's booklet featuring new writing by James Oliver [2000 copies]
Limited Edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling [2000 copies]