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    Win a Blu-ray of the Toei J-sploitation classic YAKUZA LAW from Arrow Video US and SciFi Japan! Photo courtesy of MVD Entertainment. © 1969 Toei Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Arrow Video US, MVD Entertainment Group Special Thanks to Clint Weiler Arrow Video US is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray of YAKUZA LAW (?????? ??!, Yakuza Keibatsu-shi Rinchi!, 1969). Director Teruo Ishii (BLINDWOMAN`S CURSE, HORRORS OF MALFORMED MEN), the Godfather of J-sploitation, presents a gruelling anthology of torture, spawning three district periods of Japanese history and bringing to the screen some of the most brutal methods of torment ever devised. In this deep dive into the world of the Yakuza, meet the violent men who rule the Japanese underworld and the cruel punishments inflicted on those who transgress them. The carnage begins in the Edo Period with a violent tale of samurai vengeance starring Bunta Sugawara (BATTLES WITHOUT HONOR AND HUMANITY), before shifting to the Meiji Period as the exiled Ogata (Minoru Oki, SHOGUN ASSASSIN) returns

    The original MOTHRA comes to Blu-ray for the first time in North America. Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. TM & © TOHO CO., LTD.

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    The 1961 Sci-Fi Sensation Gets its High-Definition Debut With Highly Collectible Packaging on July 9, 2019 Source: Mill Creek Entertainment press release Special Thanks to Barrett Evans, Jeff Hayne, J.W. Starrett and Ed Godziszewski Mill Creek Entertainment, the leader in value home entertainment, is excited to announce the upcoming release of the 1961 sci-fi kaiju classic MOTHRA (???, Mosura) as a special edition SteelBook Blu-ray July 9, 2019. This magnificent monster movie in its all-new collectible packaging will be available for $24.98 SRP. This special edition release makes the North American Blu-ray debut of MOTHRA and includes both the U.S. theatrical cut as well as the original, extended Japanese version of the film. Special features include feature-length commentary with authors and Japanese Sci-Fi historians Steve Ryfle & Ed Godziszewski, trailers, and a photo gallery. The film is presented in a 2.35:1 widescreen aspect

    TOKYO ICE AGE title card. Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. © TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: m-78.jp/ultraman-archives (Japan) Tsuburaya Productions has announced the third home video release in their new ULTRAMAN ARCHIVES (????????????) Project that looks back at key episodes of the Ultraman Series through home video, public events, and deluxe merchandising. The ULTRA Q Episode 14: TOKYO ICE AGE Blu-ray & DVD Set (ULTRAMAN ARCHIVES??????? Episode 14???????Blu-ray?DVD????) will be available in Japan on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. The episode was the second (and last) in the series to feature the Frozen Monster Peguila. The set features HD remasters of the original 1966 black & white episode and the COLOR ULTRA Q colorized version from 2011. There are also an hour of "Premium Talk" interviews offering viewpoints and commentary from staffers and outside experts, including screenwriter Chiaki Konaka, cinematographer Yuzo Inagaki, and special effects directors Teruyoshi Nakano and Kazuo Sagawa. The content will be

    Blu-ray + DVD cover art, courtesy of Shout! Factory. © NHK

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    Source: Shout! Factory Official Site: NeverEndingMan.com Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan Shout! Factory is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack of the documentary NEVER-ENDING MAN: HAYAO MIYAZAKI (?????? ???, Owaranai Hito Miyazaki Hayao, 2016). The film offers a new look at Academy Award-winning film director and Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki who, after an encounter with young CGI animators, Miyazaki embarks on a new project using these techniques to create a new short film, BORO THE CATERPILLAR (?????, Kemushi no Boro, 2018). But the artist, who has been adamant about hand-drawn animation, confronts many challenges that threaten to cancel the film. Can an old master who thinks he`s past his prime shine once again? Shot over two years, NEVER-ENDING MAN: HAYAO MIYAZAKI provides a unique, fascinating glimpse into the mind and creative process of one of animation`s most iconic storytellers.

    Packaging for the ULTRAMAN R/B THE MOVIE ? SELECT! THE CRYSTAL OF BOND Blu-ray Special Limited Edition. Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©UR/B FILM PARTNERS

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: m-78.jp/rb/movie (Japan) Official Twitter: twitter.com/ultraman_series Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. has provided SciFi Japan with information and photos for the Japanese Blu-ray and DVD editions of ULTRAMAN R/B THE MOVIE ? SELECT! THE CRYSTAL OF BOND (?????????????????????????, Gekij?-ban Urutoraman R/B Serekuto! Kizuna no Kurisutaru). Theatrically released this past March, the film will be released on home video in July. Release Date: Friday, July 28, 2019 Distributor: Bandai Namco Arts ? Blu-ray Special Limited Edition Product Code: BCXS-1452 Price: ¥6,800 (Approximately $60.76 US, Plus Tax) ? Running Time: 211 Minutes (Main Disc: Approximately 81 Minutes + Bonus Disc: Approximately 130 Minutes) ? Main Disc Specs: Linear PCM (Stereo) / AVC / BD25G / 16:9 <1080p High Definition> / Removable Japanese Subtitles ? Bonus Disc Specs: Linear PCM (Stereo) / AVC / BD25G / 16:9 <1080p High Definition> ? Bonus Disc

    Shinpei Hayashiya`s daikiaju movies REIGO: THE DEEP SEA MONSTER VS. THE BATTLESHIP YAMATO and RAIGA: THE MONSTER FROM THE DEEP SEA are coming to home video in North America. Photos courtesy of Shinpei Hayashiya and Anime Jungle. REIGO © 2007 Reigo Assosiates. RAIGA © 2009 Crossroads Co., Ltd.

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    Author: Keith Aiken Source: SRS Cinema LLC Special Thanks to Avery Guerra A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE The independent daikaiju movies REIGO: THE DEEP SEA MONSTER VS. THE BATTLESHIP YAMATO (???????, Shinkaij? Reig?, 2005/2008) and RAIGA: THE MONSTER FROM THE DEEP SEA (?????, Shinkaij? Raiba, 2009) have been acquired for North American distribution by SRS Cinema LLC. Both films were written, produced and directed by comedian and kaiju fan Shinpei Hayashiya, creator of the legendary independent/fan production GAMERA 4: TRUTH (???4 ??, Gamera 4 Shinjitsu, 2003). REIGO is set during World War II, with the battleship Yamato attacked by a gigantic sea monster. RAIGA picks up sixty years after the events of REIGO, as a huge and mysterious creature appears in the Sea of Japan and then rushes toward Tokyo Bay. The casts for the movies feature a number of popular genre stars, including Taiyo SUGIURA

    Win the GATCHAMAN Collector`s Edition Blu-ray Set from Section23 Films! Photo courtesy of Section23 Films. ©TATSUNOKO PRODUCTION

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    Source: Section23 Films Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Section23 Films is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new GATCHAMAN Collector`s Edition Blu-ray Set! Using amazing weapons powered by super-science, the international terrorist organization known as GALACTOR is out to steal all of Earth’s resources for itself and its inhuman masters. Mankind’s only hope? The International Science Organization and their elite strike force, the Science Ninja Team! But these five young heroes will have their work cut out for them as they take on the seemingly impossible task of defeating GALACTOR’s horrific arsenal of mechanized weapons of mass destruction and endless armies of henchmen. Can costumed commandos Ken the Eagle, Joe the Condor, Jun the Swallow, Jinpei the Sparrow and Ryu the Owl really overcome such overwhelming odds? Utilizing the incredible technology and fighting techniques created by Dr. Nambu, and with

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    Source: Maiden Japan press release Maiden Japan has announced the acquisition of BATTLE PROGRAMMER SHIRASE (BPS ????????????, B?p?esu Batoru Puroguram? Shirase, 2003-04), a science-fiction comedy by anime studio AIC (BLACK MAGIC M-66, TENCHI MUYO!), director Hiroki Hayashi (BUBBLEGUM CRISIS: TOKYO 2040, TENCHI MUYO!) and art director Maho Takahashi (GATE, HETALIA WORLD SERIES). Akira’s gifted programming and hacking skills have made him a legend on the darker portions of the internet, but in the real world, he’s not as impressive. In fact, he’s basically a freeloader who depends on the kindness of his teenage great-niece, Misao, to get by. And by get by, we mean that she owns the apartment he lives in and frequently comes over to cook for him! But instead of selling his considerable computer skills for piles of cash to repay Misao with, Akira is happy to do his web-fu in exchange for

    Photo courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment.

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    Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Rachel Villegas @wellgousa Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray of GOLDEN JOB (????, Huang jin xiong di, 2018), the heist-action film that reunites the lead actors from YOUNG AND DANGEROUS. In the new, unrelated adventure, the film revolves around a brotherhood of former soldiers who reunite to plan an epic heist: boosting a truck full of valuable and expensive medicine held by a foreign intelligence agency to supply a refugee camp in need. But when they find the truck is actually filled with stolen gold, the band of brothers realize they’ve been double-crossed by one of their own -- and putting the situation right will be all out war. GOLDEN JOB debuts on digital and Blu-ray (SLP: $29.98) April 9 from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film is

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: senryu-girl-official.com (Japan) Sentai Filmworks announced today that it acquired exclusive rights to SENRYU GIRL (????, Senry? Sh?jo), an anime series adapted from the award-winning slice-of-life comedy manga by Masakuni Igarashi. Sentai will make the series available through a global license arrangement excluding Asia. At first glance Yukishiro Nanako seems like a normal high school girl, but she has a notable eccentricity: instead of speaking, she communicates only through written senryu poetry! This means she expresses herself only in 5-7-5 syllables. To most this might seem like an inconvenience, but for Nanako and her ex-delinquent bestie, Busujima Eiji, it adds to the experience of their high school lives as they run the Literature Club. Studio Connect (ARMED GIRL`S MACHIAVELLISM) produces the series with character designs by Maki Hashimoto (IS IT WRONG TO PICK UP GIRLS IN A DUNGFEON?, NO GAME,

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: aochan-anime.com (Japan) Sentai Filmworks announced today that it acquired exclusive rights to AO-CHAN CAN`T STUDY! (??????????????? Midara na Ao-chan wa Benky? ga Dekinai), an anime adaptation of the comedy manga by Ren Kawahara, as part of a license agreement for the world excluding Asia. Ao Horie’s father, a popular erotic fiction author, chose Ao’s name because A stands for “apple” and O stands for “orgy”! Desperate to escape her father’s legacy and get into a prestigious university, Ao devotes herself to studying instead of pursuing romance. She has no time for boys, but there’s just one problem: Kijima, her handsome and popular classmate, just confessed his love to her! And to make matters worse, she can’t stop thinking dirty thoughts about him! Looks like escaping her father’s influence will be harder than she thought... SILVER LINK. studio (ARMED GIRL`S

    Internationally renowned filmmaker Takashi Miike is back with TERRAFORMARS, the live-action adaptation of the hit manga. Photo courtesy of Madman. © YU SASUGA, KENICHI TACHIBANA/SHUEISHA, © 2016

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    Source: Arrow Video US, MVD Entertainment Group Official Movie Site: terraformars-movie.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to Clint Weiler Arrow Video US is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray of TERRA FORMARS (????????, Teraf?m?zu, 2016). The ever-prolific Takashi Miike, the director behind the likes of AUDITION, the DEAD OR ALIVE trilogy and BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL, returns with this intergalactic epic in which a team of space explorers find themselves pitched against a horde of oversized anthropomorphic cockroaches. Based on the popular manga series of the same name, TERRA FORMARS is an action-packed space adventure brought to life by one of Japan`s most celebrated contemporary filmmakers. In the mid-21st century, humankind has been forced to look to colonizing other planets as a means of combating overcrowding on Earth -- their first stop, Mars. With a population of cockroaches having been

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: hoshiiro.jp (Japan) Sentai Filmworks announced today that it acquired streaming rights to two special episodes of POP TEAM EPIC (???????, Poputepipikku), 2018’s irreverent break-out hit that shot a middle finger at convention. Sentai Filmworks is partnering with HIDIVE, the premier anime streaming service, to bring the POP TEAM EPIC specials and the meme-worthy antics of Popuko and Pipimi to audiences in the United States, Canada, the UK, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. Kamikazedouga (BATMAN NINJA, AMANATSU) will produce the special. Jun Aoki (OSHIRUKO - THE SUMMERTIME MISCHIEF) will provide the series composition while Aoi Umeki (who also worked on HANEBADO!) is in charge of the

    Blu-ray + DVD cover art, courtesy of Shout! Factory. ©Yoshitoki Oima, Kodansha/A Silent Voice The Movie Production Committee. All Rights Reserved.

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    Official Site: elevenarts.net/a-silent-voice, fathomevents.com/a-silent-voice (US) Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan Shout! Factory is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack of the anime feature A SILENT VOICE (?? ???, Eiga Koe no Katachi, 2016). A SILENT VOICE comes from the lauded director Naoko Yamada (LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD) and writer Reiko Yoshida. Among the film’s many accolades are Tokyo Anime Awards for Best Film and Best Screenplay and the Japanese Movie Critics Award for Best Animation. Based on the critically acclaimed manga by Yoshitoki Oima, A SILENT VOICE is a gorgeous anime film with a powerful message about bullying, depression and forgiveness. The moving coming-of-age drama depicts the struggles of adolescence through its memorable characters and stunning animation. When a deaf elementary school girl named Shoko is forced to transfer to a new school after a boy named Shôya constant

    Win the GKIDS and Shout! Factory Blu-ray + DVD combo pack of Satoshi Kon`s PERFECT BLUE. Image courtesy of GKIDS. © 1997 MADHOUSE

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    Source: Shout! Factory Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan Shout! Factory is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the groundbreaking psychological thriller PERFECT BLUE (?????????, Paafekuto Buruu, 1997) on Blu-ray + DVD combo pack. The directorial debut of acclaimed director Satoshi Kon (PAPRIKA, MILLENNIUM ACTRESS), the critically-acclaimed PERFECT BLUE has frequently been hailed as one of the most important animated films of all time. This new Blu-ray edition features both a newly digitally remastered version of the film and an original definition presentation, as well as the new to home video bonus features Lectures by Satoshi Kon and an Into the Blue featurette with new interviews. The bonus features also include the Angel of Your Heart recording sessions, the full English version of Angel of Your Heart, interviews with the English cast and crew, and theatrical trailers and TV spots. The PERFECT

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    Directed by Chin Ka Lok Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications press release Special Thanks to Rachel Villegas @wellgousa The heist-action film that reunites the lead actors from YOUNG AND DANGEROUS, GOLDEN JOB (????, Huang jin xiong di, 2018) debuts on digital and Blu-ray April 9 from Well Go USA Entertainment. In the new, unrelated adventure, the film revolves around a brotherhood of former soldiers who reunite to plan an epic heist: boosting a truck full of valuable and expensive medicine held by a foreign intelligence agency to supply a refugee camp in need. But when they find the truck is actually filled with stolen gold, the band of brothers realize they’ve been double-crossed by one of their own -- and putting the situation right will be all out war. The movie stars Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Michael Tse, Chin Ka Lok and Jerry Lamb. GOLDEN

    Artwork not final – mock-up. Photo courtesy of Section23 Films.

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    HOZUKI`S COOLHEADEDNESS 2 Available June 11th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its June slate of releases featuring HOZUKI`S COOLHEADEDNESS 2, the continuing comedy series from Sentai Filmworks, Available on Blu-ray & DVD June 11th. Product details follow, in order of release... GODANNAR BLU-RAY Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 650 min. Street Date: 6/4/2019 Format: BD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $89.98 Five years ago, Goh, the pilot of the giant robot Dannar, rescued Anna Aoi as the monstrous Mimetic Beasts attempted to wipe human life from the planet. Now the Beasts are back, but Goh`s not going back into battle alone. Not only does his new bride-to-be Anna have a mech of her own, but their "his and her" giant robots are designed to mate together

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    Source: Maiden Japan press release Maiden Japan proudly announces that it has acquired the rights to the action-packed supernatural adventure, ASURA CRYIN’ (???????, Asura Kurain, 2009). Anime studio Seven Arcs (VIVID STRIKE!, MAHOU SHOJO LYRICAL NANOHA A’s) teamed up with director Keizo Kusakawa (CAMPIONE!, INUKAMI!) to bring the series to life. Some people are haunted by memories. Tomoharu is haunted by his friend Misao, who died in a horrible plane crash that Tomoharu somehow survived. However, while having a girl that no one else can see hanging around is a little odd, it’s not until Tomoharu’s mom gets remarried, leaving him alone, that things get really weird: A mysterious girl appears with a package that Tomoharu is supposed to guard. A second girl breaks into the house, demanding something called an “extractor.” And both girls can inexplicably see Misao! As more people target the package and

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    Source: Maiden Japan press release Maiden Japan is pleased to announce the addition of KANAMEMO (????, 2009), a slice-of-life comedy with strong yuri (girl/girl romance) overtones, to its expanding roster of titles. Anime studio feel. (DAGASHI KASHI, MY TEEN ROMANTIC COMEDY SNAFU TOO!) and director Shigehito Takayanagi (DAGASHI KASHI, THE WORLD ONLY GOD KNOWS) helm the 13 episode series while Rika Nakase (FUSHIGIBOSHI NO FUTAGO HIME, ROCKET GIRLS) is in charge of the series composition. 13 is really young to have to take care of yourself, but when her grandmother dies, Kana Nakamachi unexpectedly finds herself out on the street looking for a new place to live. Fortunately, luck takes her to a local newspaper office that needs a new delivery girl, and the pay includes room and board! Of course, there are a few problems at first: besides being underage, Kana doesn’t even know how

    Scene from KANINI & KANINO, one of three stories in MODEST HEROES: PONOC SHORT FILMS THEATRE. Image courtesy of GKIDS and Fathom Events. ©2018 STUDIO PONOC

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    From the Creators of MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER Source: Shout! Factory press release Official Site: ponoc.jp/eiyu (Japan), fathomevents.com/events/modest-heroes, modestheroes (US) Special Thanks to Shannon Meehan GKIDS and Shout! Factory will issue MODEST HEROES: PONOC SHORT FILMS THEATRE (???????????????????, Ch?sana Eiy? - Kani to Tamago to T?mei Ningen -, 2018) on Blu-ray + DVD and digital download on June 18, 2019. The release, which features both Japanese and English audio tracks and comes complete with bonus features, is available for pre-order now on shoutfactory.com. From Studio Ponoc (MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER), the acclaimed new studio founded by twice-Academy Award-nominated producer Yoshiaki Nishimura (THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA, WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE), comes a thrilling collection of stories exploring ideas of heroism in their own unique way. MODEST HEROES is an ambitious collection of three thrilling tales created by some of the

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