TWF: Electric Dragon 80.000 V and Punk Samurai Detailed for Blu-ray
HomeTWF: Electric Dragon 80.000 V and Punk Samurai Detailed for Blu-ray
Posted January 20, 2023 05:57 PM by Webmaster
British distributors Third Window Films have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray releases of Gakuryű Ishii's Electric Dragon 80.000 V (2001) and Punk Samurai (2018). The two releases will be available for purchase in March.
Electric Dragon 80.000 V
Description: As a child, Dragon Eye Morrison undergoes electro-shock treatment for his aggressive behavior. The levels of sheer energy absorbed by his body over the years allow him to channel and conduct electricity. Now an adult, Morrison works in the city as a reptile investigator and has learned to channel his rage through the performance of aggressive guitar-based noise. Meanwhile, Thunderbolt Buddha, a TV repair man turned vigilante, who has the same electro-conductive powers after a childhood accident, goes after crime bosses and gangsters. When both men learn of each other's existence, Thunderbolt Buddha challenges Morrison to a final showdown on the rooftops of Tokyo. Special Features and Technical Specs:
Punk Samurai
Description: Legendary punk director Gakuryu Ishii (Sogo Ishii) adapts the famously "unfilmable" Kou Machida novel Punk Samurai Slash Down, telling the story of Junoshin Kake (Go Ayano), a ronin samurai with ambitions to be a part of the Kuroae clan.
In search of employment and a permanent position and having committed murder the ronin Kake Junoshin tells the Kuroae clan that a religious cult is aiming for their destruction. This gets him in, but he is soon disproved and arrested. Given the death sentence and awaiting death he has to be quick on his feet and figure out a way to get himself out of the hole. Then the resurrection occurs.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Electric Dragon 80.000 V
Description: As a child, Dragon Eye Morrison undergoes electro-shock treatment for his aggressive behavior. The levels of sheer energy absorbed by his body over the years allow him to channel and conduct electricity. Now an adult, Morrison works in the city as a reptile investigator and has learned to channel his rage through the performance of aggressive guitar-based noise. Meanwhile, Thunderbolt Buddha, a TV repair man turned vigilante, who has the same electro-conductive powers after a childhood accident, goes after crime bosses and gangsters. When both men learn of each other's existence, Thunderbolt Buddha challenges Morrison to a final showdown on the rooftops of Tokyo. Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Director Sogo Ishii, musician Hiroyuki Onogawa and producer Takenori Sento Stage Greeting
- Tadanobu Asano Stage Greeting
- Masatoshi Nagase Stage Greeting
- Premiere Stage Greetings
- Producer Takenori Sento Interview
- Music Creator Hiroyuki Onogawa interview
- Synthesized Images with Commentary
- Storyboards
- Trailer
- Slipcase with illustrated artwork by Ian MacEwan
- Reversible Sleeve
- Limited to 1500 copies
Punk Samurai
Description: Legendary punk director Gakuryu Ishii (Sogo Ishii) adapts the famously "unfilmable" Kou Machida novel Punk Samurai Slash Down, telling the story of Junoshin Kake (Go Ayano), a ronin samurai with ambitions to be a part of the Kuroae clan.
In search of employment and a permanent position and having committed murder the ronin Kake Junoshin tells the Kuroae clan that a religious cult is aiming for their destruction. This gets him in, but he is soon disproved and arrested. Given the death sentence and awaiting death he has to be quick on his feet and figure out a way to get himself out of the hole. Then the resurrection occurs.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- Making of Featurette (66 mins)
- Go Ayano interview (6 mins)
- Premiere Stage Greetings (16 mins)
- Trailer
- Slipcase with artwork from Gokaiju
- Reversible Sleeve featuring original Japanese artwork
- Slipcase edition limited to 1000 copies
