The Sonny Chiba Collection
Product Note: The limited edition poster has SOLD OUT as of August 10, 2023.
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 |