The Sonny Chiba Collection

Ships by: 2022-11-15
Available in: US & Canada

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Description

THE MARTIAL ARTS ICON DELIVERS HIGH-OCTANE THRILLS IN SEVEN OF HIS BEST FILMS!

Get ready for some of the wildest action films from the impressive legacy of Sonny Chiba! This box set comprises just a small collection from his incredibly successful career. Some of these films are making their North America Blu-ray debut. Shinichi ”Sonny” Chiba will be greatly missed by his legion of fans. The ”Street Fighter” will live on forever!

DISC ONE:

YAKUZA WOLF: I PERFORM MURDER (2.35:1 DTS-HD Master Audio Mono 87 min.)

In this riveting Western a vengeful man is after the Japanese yakuza for killing his boss and selling his sister into slavery. This exciting thrill-ride is ”one of Chiba’s most enjoyable films” (Chris D. Guns And Swords).

YAKUZA WOLF 2: EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES (2.35:1 DTS-HD Master Audio Mono 85 min.)

In this fantastic sequel Chiba is sent to prison after being betrayed by a yakuza underboss. Once out he looks to get his revenge in this exciting film directed by Buichi Saito (Lone Wolf And Cub: Baby Cart In Peril).

DISC TWO:

BODYGUARD KIBA (2.35:1 DTS-HD Master Audio Mono 87 min.)

Based on the anime by Ikki Kajiwara Bodyguard Kiba follows a martial arts fighter (Sonny Chiba) who takes on the yakuza. This film was released in the US theatrically as The Bodyguard with the slogan ”Viva Chiba!”

BODYGUARD KIBA 2 (2.35:1 DTS-HD Master Audio Mono 88 min.)

This terrific sequel opens with our hero in prison. Upon his release he takes a bodyguard position at a nightclub ... and his new employer ends up being the one who had him imprisoned!

DISC THREE:

SHOGUN’S SHADOW (1.85:1 DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo 112 min.)

A young man on a journey to Edo to mark his passage to manhood is accompanied by seven master samurai charged with getting him there safely ... against the wishes of a powerful shogunate.

SAMURAI REINCARNATION (1.85:1 DTS-HD Master Audio Mono 122 min.)

When a resurrected demon assembles a team of undead samurai warriors to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate only one person can defeat them: Jubei Yagyu (Sonny Chiba).

DISC FOUR:

SWORDS OF VENGEANCE (2.35:1 DTS-HD Master Audio Mono 160 min.)

Director Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale The Yakuza Papers) teams up with Sonny Chiba to present a daring and violent version of Japan’s most epic myth ”The 47 Loyal Retainers.”

Bonus Features for Blu-ray

DISC ONE (YAKUZA WOLF: I PERFORM MURDER/YAKUZA WOLF: EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES):

  • Theatrical Trailers For Both Films
  • Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono With Newly Translated English Subtitles

DISC TWO (BODYGUARD KIBA/BODYGUARD KIBA 2):

  • Theatrical Trailer For BODYGUARD KIBA
  • Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono With Newly Translated English Subtitles

DISC THREE (SHOGUN’S SHADOW/SAMURAI REINCARNATION):

  • Theatrical Trailers For Both Films
  • Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo With Newly Translated English Subtitles (Shogun’s Shadow)
  • Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono With Newly Translated English Subtitles (Samurai Reincarnation)

DISC FOUR (SWORDS OF VENGEANCE AKA THE FALL OF AKO CASTLE):

  • Street Fighting Man – An Interview With Sonny Chiba Discussing His Career And The Street Fighter Films
  • Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono With Newly Translated English Subtitles

Product Information

DISCS
4
RUN-TIME
12.35 hrs
ASPECT RATIO
Various
COLOR
Color
LANGUAGE
Japanese
REGION
Region A
RATING
Not Rated
PRODUCTION DATE
1972 / 1973 / 1978 / 1981 / 1989
CLOSED-CAPTIONED
No
SUBTITLES
English

Cast & Crew

Adrienne BarbeauStevie Wayne
Jamie Lee CurtisElizabeth Solley
Janet LeighKathy Williams
John HousemanMr. Machen
Tom AtkinsNick Castle
James CanningDick Baxter
Charles CyphersDan O'Bannon
Nancy KyesSandy Fadel
Ty MitchellAndy Wayne
Hal HolbrookFather Malone
John CarpenterDirector
John CarpenterWriter
Debra HillWriter
Barry BernardiProducer
Charles B. BlochProducer
Pegi BrotmanProducer
Debra HillProducer

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