Although this release from Homevision has slipped from someones mouth a while back, complete with release date, todays update for June 2005 releases give the confirmation, artwork and specifications for 1972 Kinji Fukusaku anti-war movie. Lead by Sachiro Hidaki, the film shows the efforts made by an executed soldiers' widow to clear his name with the help of his ex-colleagues.
As usual you can expect a 16:9 (2.35 to 1) digital transfer, the usual solid but scant extras : commentary with subtitler Linda Hoaglund, interview with Fukusaku schollar Yamane Sadao, a Tom Mes (Midnight Eye) essay and the original trailer.
See the page for the release which has just appeared at Homevision.com here, and click their small preview of the artwork for a larger version as usual.
June 7th also sees Ronin Gai, the 1992 Chambara from Kazuo Kuroki. See the page for that here. Nothing else stands out for me that month from Homevision, but check out the months complete listings here.
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Home Vision Entertainment's listed original release year - to wit, 1992 - for Kazuo Kuroki's Rônin-gai is incorrect; that film was released theatrically in Japan on Saturday August 18, 1990, as is listed in the IMDb's entry for it (see below).
Internet Movie Database (IMDb):
Kazuo Kuroki's Rônin-gai
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0308827/combined
Japanese Movie Database (JMDb):
Kazuo Kuroki's Rônin-gai
http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1990/dn001920.htm
» Posted by The Gomorrahizer at April 6, 2005 02:04 PM