The 1967 kaiju classic GAPPA: THE TRIPHIBIAN MONSTER comes to Blu-ray for the first time in North America. ©Nikkatsu Corporation

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Blu-ray cover art, courtesy of Media Blasters. ©Nikkatsu Corporation

Media Blasters is pleased to announce that the kaiju cult classic, GAPPA: THE TRIPHIBIAN MONSTER (??????, Daikyoj? Gappa, 1967), will swoop onto Blu-ray for the first time ever! The company`s Tokyo Shock imprint will unleash the towering, flying reptile on both Blu-ray and DVD February 25th! Originally released directly to U.S. television in 1968 as MONSTER FROM A PREHISTORIC PLANET (in a badly panned and scanned format), GAPPA unfolds on a serene tropical island paradise untouched by modern civilization and technology where a dark secret lies dormant for centuries. When a greedy business tycoon has grandiose plans to turn the island into the world’s largest resort and amusement park, a team of scientists stumble upon a mysterious dinosaur egg. When the egg hatches, Gappa is born -- a mythical giant reptilian bird that the indigenous island people worship as a god. Seeing dollar signs, the tycoon hurriedly ships the baby monster to Tokyo for commercial exploitation. Little does he know that the much larger, irate parents of the infant Gappa follow close behind to rescue their precious baby and wreak havoc upon monster-plagued Tokyo! This historic rubber-suit epic rode the wave of Godzilla’s golden era and was the only kaiju produced by the prolific Nikkatsu studios. Long out of print on DVD, the Tokyo Shock Blu-ray and remastered DVD editions are the only legitimate versions of the film officially licensed for North America and finally presented uncut in a fresh high-definition transfer to preserve all of its original widescreen glory. Blu-ray Publisher: Tokyo Shock SKU: 826663202120 Catalog # TSBD-2003 UPC: 631595200386 Release Date: February 25, 2020 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 (16 x 9) Region: A Discs: 1 Run Time: 84 Minutes Audio: 2.0 PCM Mono Language: Japanese and English Dubbed Subtitles: English SRP: $19.99 Remastered DVD Publisher: Tokyo Shock SKU: 826663202120 Catalog # TSDVD-2006 UPC: 631595200683 Release Date: February 25, 2020 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 (16 x 9) Region: 1 Discs: 1 Run Time: 84 Minutes Audio: 2.0 PCM Mono Language: Japanese and English Dubbed Subtitles: English SRP: $19.99

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Media Blasters, Inc. is a New York based corporation that distributes, translates, packages, and dubs anime and live action programming for the U.S. and North American DVD market. They are perhaps best known for their DVD releases of INVADER ZIM, and VOLTRON as well as translating, subtitling, dubbing and releasing high profile anime series such as BERSERK, KNIGHT HUNTERS, and RUROUNI KENSHIN and LADIES VS. BUTLERS. In almost two decades of business, Media Blasters has grown from a solid licensing company to a major media producer and distributor of content and programs for North America and worldwide. Domestically, we have produced several feature films and TV series such as FLESH FOR THE BEAST, SHADOW: DEAD RIOT, WICKED LAKE, LATE FEE, THE HILLS RUN RED (with Warner Brothers), SHINOBI GIRL, FLESH FOR THE BEAST: TSUKIKO’S CURSE and the upcoming VOODOO CHURCH, many of which have attracted top Hollywood talent and critical acclaim. On the international front, we have participated in several co-productions with Japan on features such as KITE LIBERATOR, DEATH TRANCE, TOKYO GORE POLICE, DEATH GAPPA and THE MACHINE GIRL. As a distributor, Media Blasters has partnered with industry giants such as Nickelodeon, Scholastic, PBS and Tezuka Productions for nationwide DVD releases. Media Blasters strong relationships with major retailers such as Wal-mart, Best Buy and Transworld have guaranteed prime placement for all of its DVD products. Media Blasters has recently expanded into the US TV & internet markets with great success. Original and licensed productions have been featured on Amazon Prime, iTunes, PSN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Showtime, Starz, Sundance Channel, MTV/ LOGO, Comcast and many of the most popular Video-on-Demand platforms such as InDemand, DISH Network and Olympusat.