His Motorcycle, Her Island Blu-ray

Cult Epics has informed us that it will release on Blu-ray Nobuhiko Ôbayashi's His Motorcycle, Her Island (1986), starring Kiwako Harada, Riki Takeuchi, Tomokazu Miura, Takahiro Tamura, and Noriko Watanabe. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on August 12.

Description: Following a painful breakup, macho biker Koh (Riki Takeuchi) skips town and hits the road on his beloved Kawasaki W3 650. On his countryside excursion, he encounters the free-spirited Miyo (Kiwako Harada, older sister of Obayashi favorite Tomoyo Harada) who quickly takes interest in both the leather-clad Koh and his motorbike. Koh and Miyo fall in love even as Miyo's prodigious biking talent and thrill-seeking tendencies heighten Koh's fear that she may push it all too far. A nostalgia-filled reminiscence, Nobuhiko Obayashi's monochromatic dream playfully worships the biker culture of yesteryear, delivering a sentimental and liberating take on young love.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• High-definition transfer
• Audio Commentary by critic Samm Deighan
• Becoming the Wind: His Motorbike, Her Island and the Biker Movie - Visual essay by Esher Rosenfield
• Her Island: Onomichi Pt. 1 - Visual essay by Alex Pratt
• Director Nobuhiko Obayashi Archival Interview
• Theatrical Trailer
• New improved English subtitles
• New Slipcase art design by Sam Smith
• Reversible sleeve with original Japanese poster art
• First Pressing includes reproduction of a 24-page Japanese booklet