The Sonny Chiba Collection

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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

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