Set of Nikkatsu Action Classics Coming in October Source: Arrow Films

The iconic Meiko Kaji (LADY SNOWBLOOD, BLIND WOMAN`S CURSE) leads a vicious girl gang in STRAY CAT ROCK: THE COLLECTION, a super-cool series of Nikkatsu `New Action` films from the 1970s. Kaji began her reign as the badass action queen of the era in these five tales of rebellious youth, starring alongside the gorgeous Bunjaku Han (LOVE LETTER) and Tatsuya Fuji (IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES). In DELINQUENT GIRL BOSS (?????????, Onna Banchoo Nora-Neko Rokku, 1970), the girl gang go up against criminal organization the Seiyu Group, following a fixed boxing match blood is shed and friendships are tested. In WILD JUMBO (?????? ????????, Nora-Neko Rokkuu Wairudo Janbo, 1970), Kaji and the gang get involved in a kidnapping and the robbery of a religious organization. In SEX HUNTER (?????? ????????, Nora-Neko Rokkuu Sekkusu Hantaa, 1970) Kaji’s girl gang go up against The Eagles, a group led by Fuji where sex and violence erupt over the treatment of ‘half-breeds’. In MACHINE ANIMAL (?????? ???????, Nora-Neko Rokkuu Mashin Animaru, 1970) gang rivalry is once again the focus with two gangs pursuing some LSD pushers looking to move a big score. The series swansong, BEAT’71 (???????????’??, Nora-Neko Rokkuu Boosooshuudan `71, 1971), sees Kaji framed and sent to prison by her boyfriend’s father and with the help of some hippies she strives to be re-united. Directed by genre veterans Yasuharu Hasebe (FEMALE PRISONER SCORPION: #701’S GRUDGE SONG) and Toshiya Fujita (LADY SNOWBLOOD) the films feature a psychedelic mix of girl gangs, bikers, sex, drugs and rock and roll with plenty of ass-kicking to boot, all captured in a delirious mash up of pop aesthetics including split screens, freeze frames, injections of color, frenetic editing and dizzying angles, making these films a riotous joy from beginning to end. Release Date: October 6, 2014 Format: Dual Format Blu-ray + DVD Starring: Meiko Kaji, Bunjaku Han, Tatsuya Fuji Directed by: Yasuharu Hasebe, Toshiya Fujita SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS • Limited Edition Blu-ray (2000 copies only) • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of all 5 films in the STRAY CAT ROCK series, available in the English speaking world for the first time • Original mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-rays) • New English subtitle translation of all five films • Interview with Yasuharu Hasebe director of DELINQUENT GIRL BOSS, SEX HUNTER and MACHINE ANIMAL • Interview with actor Tatsuya Fuji, star of all five films • Original trailers for all five films • Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the films by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp Region: B/2 Format: PAL Rating: 18 Cat No: FCD906 Duration: 423 Minutes Language: Japanese Subtitles: English Price: £24.99

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