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riotinmyskull 05-26-10 05:52 PM

Shogun Assassin -- July 2010
 
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Coming in July -- Shogun Assassin on Blu-Ray!

AnimEigo is proud to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the legendary samurai cult classic Shogun Assassin by releasing the first ever high-definition version of the film! The most famous samurai film in the Western World is finally coming to North America in the clearest and most pristine version ever seen by man, woman, or ninja.

In 2006, our first official release of Shogun Assassin set the bar for high quality with its crystal-clear DVD picture. This time around, we once again reconstructed the film, this time using uncompressed 1080p 24p source materials.

But that's not all! For this special edition of samurai slaughter, we've compiled some incredible exclusive extras! For starters, there's a must-see 10+ minute interview with Samuel L. Jackson about his fondness of Shogun Assassin and other samurai films, shot exclusively for this release in 2009. And to top it all off, we gathered three of the original cast and crew for a brand new, highly-informative, feature-length audio commentary. This new commentary features never-before-heard insider perspectives of the 1980 film's creation from some of the key players who made it all happen: Producer David Weisman, Illustrator Jim Evans, and Gibran Evans, the iconic voice of Daigoro!

See the most famous Samurai movie of all time–that the Japanese have still never heard of!

See the movie that you've watched a million times, but never really seen -- because you've never seen it in 1080p!

It's the one... the only... Shogun Assassin in High Definition!

Because the best color for blood… is Blu!

Sessa17 05-26-10 06:15 PM

Re: Shogun Assassin -- July 2010
 
Would prefere the original uncut series of films but wil gladly take an HD release of this any way I can get it.

manicsounds 05-26-10 07:06 PM

Re: Shogun Assassin -- July 2010
 
Doesn't really seem like they are the "Original" cast and crew....

Solid Snake 05-26-10 07:29 PM

Re: Shogun Assassin -- July 2010
 

Originally Posted by Sessa17 (Post 10180511)
Would prefere the original uncut series of films but wil gladly take an HD release of this any way I can get it.

Yeah, I was JUST thinking about maybe just getting this on DVD...good thing I waited...it's got a damn fine score to it, one of the best additions to it for sure. Also it's a great mish mash of the series.

awesomeness galore!

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Giles 05-26-10 08:26 PM

Re: Shogun Assassin -- July 2010
 
^ I thought it was a sort of 'greatest moments' (but with an actual plot) from the first two movies only.

Boba Fett 05-27-10 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Giles (Post 10180655)
^ I thought it was a sort of 'greatest moments' (but with an actual plot) from the first two movies only.

It basically takes the first 30 minutes of the first film and uses that to set up the first ten minutes of Shogun Assassin. The rest of Shogun Assassin is the second film retooled to fit a different storyline.

ytrez 05-27-10 06:43 AM

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I'm looking forward to this. I have the original DVD release as well as the 6 individual films, but IIRC, they're not anamorphic. Hopefully this sells well enough for the individual films to be be upgraded.

riotinmyskull 05-27-10 06:47 AM

Re: Shogun Assassin -- July 2010
 

Originally Posted by ytrez (Post 10181065)
I'm looking forward to this. I have the original DVD release as well as the 6 individual films, but IIRC, they're not anamorphic. Hopefully this sells well enough for the individual films to be be upgraded.

they're anamorphic

stingermck 05-27-10 08:02 AM

Re: Shogun Assassin -- July 2010
 
Day 1! Another good release from local Animeago.

manicsounds 05-27-10 09:56 AM

Re: Shogun Assassin -- July 2010
 
The original 6 films will NOT see Bluray releases in America unless they are released in Japan first. Toho seems to like releasing their own catalog BDs before any other country, and these would be no different.

islandclaws 05-27-10 10:53 AM

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Hell yes! I'll def get this. Like most everyone else, I'd prefer to have the original series on BD, but I'll take what I can get. Easily some of my favorite Japanese films to watch.

NoirFan 05-29-10 02:27 PM

Re: Shogun Assassin -- July 2010
 
Nice to see AnimEigo venturing into HD, they've got some nice titles in their catalog. Hopefully we'll see Revenge of a Kabuki Actor, Ballad of Narayama, Black Rain or The Wolves at some point.


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