Cauldron Films: Rat Man and Zero Woman Red Handcuffs Heading to Blu-ray
Posted July 14, 2023 09:51 PM by Webmaster
Cauldron Films has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Giuliano Carnimeo's Rat Man (1988) and Yukio Noda's Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974). The two releases will be available for purchase this September.
Description: When renegade cop Rie (played by top Toei starlet Miki Sugimoto — Girl Boss: Escape from Reform School) goes too far in bringing justice to untouchable bigwigs, only a dangerous mission to rescue a politician's daughter will keep her out of jail for good. She readily takes on the task, only to find it more complicated and deadly than she suspected. After a relentless pursuit and run-ins with despicable yakuza thugs, Rei finds herself a target of a wider criminal conspiracy the outcome of which will leave almost no one alive.
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs is a prime example of the "pinky violence" series of exploitation films that were made at Toei Studios in the early to mid-1970s. Though a short-lived genre, several true cult classics were made, of which Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs is one of the best and most influential. Based on an infamous adult manga series, this film is a delirious riot of action, sleaze, and outrageous style directed by genre master Yukio Noda (Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon). Neon Eagle Video delivers Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs to it's worldwide Blu-ray debut from a gorgeous new blood-splattered 4K restoration!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
Audio commentary by critic Samm Deighan
Sex + Violence = Pinky Violence: TokyoScope author Patrick Macias on Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs
Image Gallery
An illustrated booklet with brand new essay by Chris D., author of Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film - limited edition only
Limited slipcover with artwork by Justin Coffee - limited edition only
Description: After her fashion model sister is brutally murdered on a tropical island, Terry (Janet Agren, City of the Living Dead), flies out to investigate the shocking crime. As the mystery deepens, Terry and her new friend Fred (David Warbeck, The Last Hunter) quickly find that there is a killer on the loose! As the body count mounts, the survivors work desperately to out-maneuver the shadowy monster that is hunting them down one by one. Could it be Dr. Olman's deadly genetic experiment has escaped from captivity, or is it just a typical knife-wielding psychopath?
Produced by Fabrizio De Angelis (The Beyond), Directed by Giuliano Carnimeo (Exterminators of the Year 3000), Written by Dardano Sacchetti (Bronx Warriors), with a score by Stefano Mainetti (Zombie 3), and starring the one and only Nelson de la Rosa as "Mousey" (The Island of Dr. Moreau), Rat Man is exactly what you'd expect in a late 80s bloody and unhinged Italian horror meltdown! Cauldron Films is pleased to present Rat Man restored in 4K from the original negative and filled with fang-tastic extras!
Details:
NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK ON A SEPARATE CD DISC
Original English audio, with optional English SDH subtitles
Lighting the Rat Man: Interview with cinematographer Roberto Girometti
Framing the Rat Man: Interview with camera operator Federico Del Zoppo
Just a Fin: Audio interview with post-production consultant Alberto De Martino
Commentary by criticis Eugenio Ercolani, Troy Howarth, and Nathaniel Thompson
Trailer
Double-sided poster - limited edition only
Limited slipcase with artwork by Justin Coffee - limited edition only