Who Will Escape, and What Will Be Left of Them? Source: Cinema Epoch, 4Digital Media, Organic Marketing press releases Special Thanks to Steve Beecham, Andy Green, Gregory Hatanaka and Edwin Santos
From Yohei Fukuda, the director of CHANBARA BEAUTY (Onechanbara: The Movie, 2008) and TOKYO GORE SCHOOL (Gakko Ura Saito, 2009), and the producers of the "banned in the UK" horror movie GROTESQUE (Gurotesuku, 2009) comes DEATH TUBE (2010), a Japanese extreme splatter film in the tradition of the HOSTEL and SAW series. The movie was released on DVD in the United Kingdom this past September by 4Digital Media and comes out in the United States at the end of this month, courtesy of Cinema Epoch. DEATH TUBE stars Shoichi Matsuda (CREEPY HIDE AND SEEK, TOKYO GORE SCHOOL), Ayaka, Wataru Kaoru, Atsushi Ishino (A DAY ON THE PLANET), Sanae Tsukamoto, Hajime Namikawa (CREEPY HIDE AND SEEK), Kensuke Ashihara, Yohei Hoshina (GHOST STORY OF SHIN-MIMBUKURO), Takuya Motono, Misa Shibuki (OYASUMI ANMONITE), Ryoichi Oomori, and Masaki Yoshida. Tragedy begins with curiosity. A young girl gets hooked on a website called “Death Tube,” which broadcasts actual murders in real time... someone is brutally murdering people in a twisted game and showing the footage online through a live feed. At first she didn’t believe it was real, until she is brought into the site itself along with other random internet viewers chosen against their will by the online killer. There is no way out. It is literally a life and death situation, and they must play for their survival in this cruelest of spectator sports. The killing game is about to begin.
UK DVD
British DVD cover for DEATH TUBE, now on sale in the UK. Photo courtesy of 4Digital Media and Organic Marketing.Street Date: September 20, 2010 Label: 4Digital Media Region: 2 PAL Running Time: 117 minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Language: Japanese Subtitles: English Certificate: 18 RRP: £15.99 Category Number: ASIA3817 Barcode: 5034741381710 US DVD Street Date: October 26, 2010 Label: Cinema Epoch Region: 1 Running Time: 117 minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.78 Anamorphic Widescreen Language: Japanese Subtitles: English SRP: $24.98 UPC: 899975002498 Catalog Number: DV3106962 Extras: Original theatrical trailer
About 4Digital Media
4Digital Media is a UK based independent DVD distributor with an extensive and varied film catalogue covering many genres as well as TV series, sport, fitness, general interest and music DVD. 4Digital Asia is a sub-label specialising in Asian “cult” live action films in their original language with English subtitles. 4Digital Asia’s ever increasing catalogue includes such favourites as DEATH NOTE, DEATH NOTE: THE LAST NAME, L: Change the WorLd, the 20TH CENTURY BOYS trilogy, TOKYO GORE POLICE, VAMPIRE GIRL VS FRANKENSTEIN GIRL, THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME and many more.
About Cinema Epoch
Cinema Epoch is a Los Angeles-based international sales, production and distribution company formed by distribution veteran Gregory Hatanaka. With a distribution slate that includes internationally acclaimed arthouse films, contemporary American films and edgy cult & midnight works, Cinema Epoch has been inspired by the great 1970s film distributors World Northal and New World Pictures. The company`s annual slate includes 12 films for theatrical distribution and 50 films for ancillary markets (DVD, television, VOD). Cinema Epoch has an exclusive distribution agreement with E1 Entertainment for its DVD releases.