Legend Of The Eight Samurai Starring Sonny Chiba Getting 4k Release
Kinji Fukasaku’s epic adventure that blends fantasy with historical drama, ing The Masters Of Cinema family.
Eureka Entertainment’s The Masters Of Cinema family is getting bigger with Legend Of The Eight Samurai. Kinji Fukasaku’s epic adventure starring Sonny Chiba soon to be available on Blu-ray in February 2025 in the UK, and North America.
Sonny Chiba (Message from Space) and Etsuko Shihomi (The Street Fighter), in a sweeping epic that blends fantasy with historical drama.
The Satomi Clan have been all-but wiped out by their mortal enemies: the ghoulish of the undead Hikita Clan. The last Satomi survivor is Princess Shizu (Yakushimaru), who goes into hiding to avoid meeting the same fate as her family. Left to wander on her own, she eventually becomes entangled with farmer-turned-soldier Shinbei (Sanada) and then a pair of warrior monks who reveal themselves to be two of eight fabled Hakkenden – or “Dog Warriors” – who can lift the curse that has been placed upon her family. Together, they must find the rest of the Hakkenden and take on the leader of the Hikita Clan: the evil Tamazusa (Mari Natsuki).
Following Message from Space, which transported the story to a science fiction setting, Legend of the Eight Samurai is Fukasaku’s second loose adaptation of Toshio Kamata‘s Shin Satomi Hakkenden, itself an adaptation of Kyokutei Bakin’s earlier epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden. This is the first time on Blu-ray outside of Japan from a new 4K restoration.
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:
Limited edition of 2000 copies | Limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Chris Malbon | 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a brand new 4K restoration | Uncompressed original Japanese audio and alternate English dub track | Optional English subtitles | New audio commentary by Japanese cinema expert Joe Hickinbottom | New Interview with Kinji Fukasaku’s son, filmmaker Kenta Fukasaku | New video essay by film historian and critic Stuart Galbraith IV | Theatrical trailer | PLUS: Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring a new essay by Tom Mes, co-founder of Midnight Eye
JAPAN |1983 | 15 | 136 MINS | 1.85:1 OAR | ACTION/FANTASY/MARTIAL ARTS | JAPANESE
Legend Of The Eight Samurai will be released as part of The Masters of Cinema Series on Blu-Ray from 17th February 2025 in the UK and Ireland (18th in North America).
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