Asian Cinema Thread

[Otomo]

Thanks for that.
I've got a tatty DVD of Brother, so upgrading that would be nice.
I wouldn't claim it's Kitano's best but if you just want to see him do gangster stuff then it hits the right spots.

I've not seen The Adventurers so that'll be nice.

 

[Type_VII]

Third Window Films has mentioned they have plans to release an Nikkatsu Roman Porno Angel Guts box set next year. I presume the films included are Angel Guts: High School Co-Ed (女高生 天使のはらわた), Angel Guts: Red Classroom (天使のはらわた 赤い教室), Angel Guts: Nami (天使のはらわた 名美), Angel Guts: Red Porno (天使のはらわた 赤い淫画), and Angel Guts: Red Vertigo (天使のはらわた 赤い眩),

Currently their upcoming Takashi Ishii box set contains four films made during a two year time period in his career (1992-1994) which are Original Sin (死んでもいい), A Night in Nude (ヌードの夜), Angel Guts: Red Flash (天使のはらわた 赤い閃光) & Alone in the Night (夜がまた来る).

Also Gakuryu Ishii (Sogo Ishii)'s The Box Man (箱男) will be the next title that will be up for pre-orders pretty soon.

In terms of other recaps, TWF does have a Kaizo Hayashi box set in the works but the titles are not yet revealed.

On a different note, I've compiled all of the latest upcoming UK releases between April to June on my blog, since it can be pretty difficult to track where everything is at (did you know Zebraman 1 & 2 are now arriving a month early?).

Much appreciated updates, as always. That Angel Guts boxset sounds great and as someone who loved the novel, I'll definitely be getting The Box Man on BD.

Great to hear that the two Zebraman films are coming earlier too - makes Switch 2 month a bit cheaper.