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    Koji Yakusho and Shun Oguri in THE WOODSMAN AND THE RAIN. © 2011 Kitsutsuki to Ame Film Partners

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    UK DVD and Blu-ray Planned for 2013 Source: Third Window Films press release Special Thanks to Adam Torel UK distributor Third Window Films is pleased to announce the acquisition of 2 wonderful comedies from the Far East, Pang Ho-Cheung`s VULGARIA (????, 2012) and Shuichi Okita`s THE WOODSMAN AND THE RAIN (??????, Kitsutsuki to Ame, 2012). Both films have been touring many popular international film festivals to rave reviews with VULGARIA having its European premiere at the prestigious Udine Film Festival and then going on to open the New York Asian Film Festival while THE WOODSMAN AND THE RAIN won the Special Jury Prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival and then had its European debut at the Terracotta Film Festival before going on to sell-out shows at Udine, Japan Cuts and many more. Third Window Films mainly handles Japanese films nowadays, but the

    Photo courtesy of Section23 Films.

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    CHILDREN WHO CHASE LOST VOICES Available on November 13th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its November slate of releases, including CHILDREN WHO CHASE LOST VOICES, the latest brainchild of writer/producer/director Makoto Shinkai, the pioneering creator who first turned the Japanese animation industry on its head by producing the hit VOICES OF A DISTANT STAR. CHILDREN WHO CHASE LOST VOICES will be released on DVD and Blu-ray by Section23 client, Sentai Filmworks. Product details follow, in order of release... HORIZON IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE SEASON 1 Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 325 min. Street Date: 11/6/2012 Format: DVD Language: English & Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $59.98 HORIZON IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE SEASON 1 BLU-RAY Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 325 min. Street

    Packaging for ONE PIECE COLLECTION 8. Image courtesy of FUNimation Entertainment. © Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha, Toei Animation

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    Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Site: toei-anim.co.jp/onep (Japan), onepieceofficial.com (US) Special Thanks to Tim Baxter In September, FUNimation Entertainment will release their eighth DVD volume of the long-running anime series ONE PIECE (?????, Wan Piisu). The Straw Hats go from sailing on a cloud to being surrounded by Marines in this unedited twenty-seven episode collection of awesome! Lightning bolts rain from the heavens and cloud-dwelling citizens run for their lives as Luffy and Eneru go toe to toe to determine the fate of Skypiea! The rubber-man is determined to make this exceedingly evil villain pay for his sins against the innocent, but Eneru won`t be easily defeated. With his electric ark chock full of gold, the heinous holy man sets in motion a petrifying plan to obliterate life on Angel Island! Luffy is ready to rumble, but his shipmates are falling one by one, and

    Two men settle an old score in the Korean thriller DESIRE TO KILL. Photo courtesy of Terracotta Distribution. © 2010

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    The Man Who Wanted to Die Meets the Man He Wants to Kill! Source: Terracotta Distribution Official Site: terracottadistribution.com/desire-to-kill-akaenemy-at-the-dead-end (UK) Special Thanks to Claire Marty Two men in adjacent hospital beds -- and the clock is ticking down to the time when one must kill the other or be killed himself. It`s "OLDBOY in a hospital room" as UK label Terracotta Distribution presents the Korean thriller DESIRE TO KILL (??? ??, Jook-i-go Sip-eun, aka ENEMY AT THE DEAD END, 2010) on DVD August 20th. After the death of his wife, Min-Ho tries to commit suicide again and again. One day he wakes up after a suicide attempt to find himself paralyzed from the neck down in an unfamiliar hospital bed. An unconscious man is brought in to his room after emergency brain surgery and Min-Ho immediately recognizes him -- it’s the very man

    Japanese promotional art for THE SLAVE SHIP. © 2010 Shin-Toho Pictures Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Section23 Films Official Movie Site: shin-toho.com/doreisen (Japan) Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Switchblade Pictures beckons you to take a voyage on the THE SLAVE SHIP (???, Dorei-sen, 2010), where you’ll cruise past any shade of grey straight into the ultimate darkness of the human soul! Born from the pen of internationally acclaimed bondage novelist and screenwriter Oniroku Dan (FLOWER AND SNAKE, THE DEVIL’S FEAST), THE SLAVE SHIP is notable for the many apparent parallels between the central character, a famed S&M novelist, and Dan himself, widely considered to be one the most influential authors in the history of erotica. However, although Dan wrote over two hundred novels and dozens of screenplays over his long career, and was particularly noted for bringing unique Japanese forms of bondage to the attention of world popular culture, it is unknown as to exactly how much of the story is

    DVD and Blu-ray cover artwork for DRAGON BALL Z KAI: SEASON 3. © Bird Studio/Shueisha, Toei Animation. Film © 2009 Toei Animation Co., Ltd.

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    Source: FUNimation Entertainment Official Site: toei-anim.co.jp/tv/dragon_kai (Japan), dragonballzkai.com (US) Special Thanks to Tim Baxter The third season of DRAGON BALL Z KAI (?????????????, Doragon Boru Kai) is scheduled for both DVD and Blu-ray on September 11th from FUNimation Entertainment. For the first time in history, experience the legendary Z as the master intended: bigger, faster, stronger, and packed with the pulverizing power to blow your puny minds! Beef up your collection with this manga-centric, fresh take on Akira Toriyama’s original vision, featuring more action than you can handle, revitalized animation, and an amped-up audio experience that will make your ears beg for mercy! The epic showdown between Goku and Frieza reaches its climax as planet Namek crumbles beneath their feet! In the aftermath of battle, neither fighter is anywhere to be found, but Earth`s few remaining heroes have much bigger problems. A mysterious and powerful stranger known

    Soji Okita (Teruhiko Saigo) engages the Imperial forces in battle in director Kenji Misumi’s classic THE LAST SAMURAI, now on DVD from Neptune Media. Photo courtesy of Neptune Media. © 1974 Shochiku Co., Ltd.

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    Win a Samurai Classic, Courtesy of Neptune Media and SciFi Japan Source: Neptune Media Special Thanks to William Ferguson The home video label Neptune Media (GAMMERA THE INVINCIBLE) has released their first DVD title, Kenji Misumi’s THE LAST SAMURAI (???????, Okami yo Rakujitsu o Kire, 1974). The 67th and final film by the director of ZATOICHI THE BLIND SWORDSMAN, RETURN OF DAIMAJIN and LONE WOLF AND CUB, THE LAST SAMURAI boasts dazzling sword fights, elaborate battle sequences and a stirring score from internationally renowned composer Akira Ifukube (Godzilla series, CHUSHINGURA). Neptune Media`s DVD release features a new 16:9 high definition digital transfer of the film in its original 2.35:1 theatrical aspect ratio plus the trailer, a photo gallery, an essay, actor biographies and more. THE LAST SAMURAI has a SRP of $29.95, but Neptune Media is giving SciFi Japan readers a chance to

    The Nighloks Rofer, Robtish and Tooya gather for the the POWER RANGERS SAMURAI MONSTER BASH, coming to DVD on September 11th from Lionsgate. Photo courtesy of Lions Gate Entertainment. © 2012 SCG Power Rangers LLC.

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    Halloween Special Features Two MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS Episodes Lionsgate, Burson-Marsteller press release Official Site: powerrangers.com Join the Power Rangers for a Halloween party so awesome that their enemies are dying to get on the ghostly guest list in the new Lionsgate Home Entertainment release of POWER RANGERS SAMURAI MONSTER BASH. Featuring three Halloween themed episodes from the beloved POWER RANGERS series, POWER RANGERS SAMURAI MONSTER BASH Halloween special will be available on DVD and Digital Download September 11, 2012. Join the team of Samurai Rangers at the scariest of Halloween parties where the Nighlok’s and the Samurai Rangers put their differences aside to trade stories with one another about previous battles in this new production of POWER RANGERS SAMURAI, the #1 kid’s action series across all television. A fan favorite for over two decades Power Rangers combines action-filled storylines with humor and

    Cover art for the SPICE AND WOLF: Complete Series Blu-ray/ DVD Combo Pack. © Isuna Hasekura/ ASCII Media Works/Spice and Wolf Production Committee

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    Source: FUNimation Entertainment Official Site: spicy-wolf.com (Japan), funimation.com/spice-and-wolf (US) Special Thanks to Tim Baxter For the first time ever, the entire series of SPICE AND WOLF (?????, Ookami to Kooshinryoo, 2008-09) will be available in one complete set. Featuring more than 10 hours of content, the Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack will be released on September11th by FUNimation Entertainment. SPICE AND WOLF is based on the award winning novel series by Isuna Hasekura. Lawrence, a traveling merchant searching for profit, finds a naked girl with the ears and tail of a wolf asleep in his cart. Her name is Holo -- a harvest goddess with an untamed beast lurking inside who longs to return to her beloved northern home. Armed with his street smarts and her animal instincts, the simple peddler and forgotten deity begin a journey through the wild countryside. Along their path, the riches of happiness

    Hanjiro Nakamura (Ken Ogata) faces off with Toranosuke (Hideki Takahashi) in director Kenji Misumi’s classic THE LAST SAMURAI, now on DVD from Neptune Media. Photo courtesy of Neptune Media. © 1974 Shochiku Co., Ltd.

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    Source: Neptune Media Special Thanks to William Ferguson "Let the enemy slice your skin, so you can cut his bone." After several years of inactivity, the home video label Neptune Media is back with their inaugural DVD release, Kenji Misumi’s THE LAST SAMURAI (???????, Okami yo Rakujitsu o Kire, 1974). This is the first legitimate release of this film in the west, and Neptune Media is confident that fans will be pleased with its DVD presentation. Hideki Takahashi stars as Toranosuke, a disinherited son who finds new life by immersing himself in the true "Way of the Samurai." Mentored by Ikemoto, the "Boss of Spies," Toranosuke is eager to test his skill in the service of the Shogunate. It is a time of crisis. The city of Kyoto has been overrun with insurgents. Forbidden by his master to get involved, Toranosuke is soon

    We received two different cover designs for the GYO: TOKYO FISH ATTACK on UK DVD DVD... one using the Japanese promotional art, and a second that makes the film look like a bad Syfy Channel original. Image courtesy of Terracotta Distribution. © 2012 Aniplex/ The Klockworx Co./ Shogakukan Publishing/ Ufotable.

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    Bizarre Anime Monster Movie to be Released August 20th Source: Terracotta Distribution Official Site: animebunko.com/gyo (Japan), terracottadistribution.com/gyo-tokyo-fish-attack (UK) Special Thanks to Claire Marty Morbid manga master Junji Ito`s (Tomie, Uzumaki) putrid and surreal story of bio-mechanical fart-propelled mutant zombie fish that sprout legs and attack Japan is the most insane anime to come out of Japan since UROTSUKIDOJI: LEGEND OF THE OVERFIEND. Based on Ito`s Gyo--The Death Stench Creeps and directed by Takayuki Hirao (FUTAKOI ALTERNATIVE), GYO: TOKYO FISH ATTACK (??, 2012) will be released on DVD in the United Kingdom by Terracotta Distribution. The movie recently had a successful screening in London at the "Terror Cotta Horror movie marathon" -- part of the Terracotta Festival in association with Film Four Frightfest. GYO also made its New York Premiere last month during the New York Asian Film Festival and Japan Cuts. A devastating,

    The Power Rangers Samurai team morphs into a new incarnation in POWER RANGERS SUPER SAMURAI, coming to DVD on August 14th from Lionsgate. Photo courtesy of Lions Gate Entertainment. © 2012 SCG Power Rangers LLC.

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    First DVD Collections Street August 14th Lionsgate, Burson-Marsteller press release Official Site: powerrangers.com The Power Rangers arrive to save the world as Lionsgate Home Entertainment releases the first super volumes in the newest season of the long-running popular entertainment franchise, POWER RANGERS SUPER SAMURAI: THE SUPER POWERED BLACK BOX (Vol. 1) and POWER RANGERS SUPER SAMURAI: SUPER SHOWDOWN (Vol. 2) SYNOPSIS, for the first time on DVD and Digital Download August 14. The DVDs will be available in collectible O-Card packaging for a low price SRP of $14.98 each. A fan favorite for over two decades, Power Rangers combines action-filled storylines with humor and heart, while promoting strong values including teamwork, friendship and fitness. Join the team of the now Super Samurai Rangers as they battle Master Xandred and his evil Nighlok monsters to defend mankind. This all new super version features new super weapons, super modes

    Key art for NAKAIMO ~ MY LITTLE SISTER IS AMONG THEM! © Hajime Taguchi ? Media Factory/ Nakaimo Project

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: mediafactory.co.jp/bunkoj/nakaimo (Japan) Special Thanks to David Williams Family planning takes on a whole new meaning in Sentai Filmworks’ latest acquisition: NAKAIMO ~ MY LITTLE SISTER IS AMONG THEM! (????1??????!, Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imooto ga Iru!, 2012). Direction is by Munenori Nawa (KissXSis), with series composition and screenplays by Go Zappa (KOIHIME MUSO), character designs by Kenichirou Katsura (MACROSS 7) and music by Hikaru Nanase (CANAAN). Is insanity hereditary? Shougo Mikadono is beginning to think so, because the terms of his late father’s will seem crazy and following them may drive Shougo bonkers as well. Oh, it sounds simple at first: before Shougo can claim his VERY large inheritance, he just has to start attending a certain new school and find a nice girl to marry. It’s a little unromantic, but perfectly do-able, right? After all, the girls seem

    DVD and Blu-ray cover art for PERSONA 4 THE ANIMATION Collection 1. Images courtesy of Section23 Films. © 2011 Index Corporation/Persona 4 the Animation Production Committee

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: ww.p4a.jp (Japan) Special Thanks to David Del Rio Sentai Filmworks has announced a release configuration change. The September 18, 2012 release of PERSONA 4 THE ANIMATION Collection 1 on Blu-Ray will contain the English language dub but not the original Japanese language audio. This change has been required by the Japanese licensor. The revised Blu-Ray configuration of PERSONA 4 THE ANIMATION Collection 1 will be priced at $59.98 reflecting a shift from the former $69.98 price point. PERSONA 4 THE ANIMATION Collection 1 on DVD will contain both English and Japanese audio, as well as the Japanese episode commentaries. Pricing for the DVD release is unchanged. Sentai Filmworks’ release of PERSONA 4 THE ANIMATION is licensed for sale and use in the USA and Canada only. Export is prohibited. PERSONA 4 THE ANIMATION COLLECTION 1 DVD

    Contents of the Curse of Sadako: SADAKO 3D Blu-ray box set. Photo courtesy of Kadokawa Pictures, Inc. © 2012

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    Source: Kadokawa Pictures Official Website: sadako3d.jp (Japan) Kadokawa has announced that SADAKO 3D (????) -- the latest film in the RING J-Horror series -- will be available on Blu-ray and DVD in Japan on October 31st. The film opened in Japan on May 12th, 2012, earning ¥1.5 billion (approximately $19 million US) during its theatrical run. Three different editions of SADAKO 3D will be released on home video. The primary release will be the Curse of Sadako: SADAKO 3D Blu-ray Box Set (???????????, Sadako no Noroi Hako), limited to 4,444 copies (the number 4 is pronounced `shi` in Japanese, making it a homonym of the Japanese word for `death`) . This three disc set features the film in both 3D and 2D, plus nearly 2 hours of bonus content, including behind the scenes footage, trailers and a music video. In addition, the Curse

    Blu-ray and DVD cover art for the 270 minute international version of WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW: SEEDIQ BALE, coming August 7th from Well Go USA Entertainment. Images courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2011 ARS Film Production Central Motion Picture Corporation

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    140-Minute Domestic Version and 270-Minute International Versions of Wei Te-Sheng’s Critically-Acclaimed Action Epic Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Official Movie Site: seediqbalethemovie.com Special Thanks to Leif Helland Legendary filmmaker and producer John Woo’s (RED CLIFF, PAYCHECK) international box office hit WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW: SEEDIQ BALE (???·??, 2011), the most expensive Taiwanese production to date, debuts on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital August 7th from Well Go USA Entertainment. Masanobu Ando (BATTLE ROYALE), Jun`ichi Haruta (SAMURAI GANGSTERS), Sabu Kawahara (VILLAIN) and newcomer Lin Ching-Tai star in award-winning Director Wei Te-Sheng’s (CAPE NO. 7) epic film of an indigenous clan-based people living in harmony with nature who find their way of life threatened when violent interlopers from another culture arrive, intent on seizing their natural resources and enslaving them. The film will be available in the 140-minute version that was released theatrically in the

    Blu-ray and DVD cover art for KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR, coming September 11th from Well Go USA Entertainment. Images courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2011 P-Production/ Zaborgar Film Partners

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    Exciting, Over-the-Top Action-Comedy From Sushi Typhoon and Director Noboru Iguchi Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Special Thanks to Leif Helland Director Noboru Iguchi and Special Effects Director Yoshihiro Nishimura, creators of MUTANT GIRLS SQUAD, reunite for the cyborg-filled action-packed comedy-thriller KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR (??????????, Denjin Zabogaa: Gekijoo-ban, 2011) debuting on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital September 11th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The film stars Itsuji Itato (TOKYO GORE POLICE) as a secret-police officer who teams up with his super robot “Zaborgar” to battle all manner of mechanized super weapons in their quest for justice. The film also stars Asami (MUTANT GIRLS SQUAD) as a rampaging school-girl robot and Akira Emoto (Ichi) as the leader of the sinister Sigma organization who plans to unleash a giant, transforming robot weapon to wreak havoc upon the unsuspecting world. Following the death of his scientist father, secret

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    Source: Shout! Factory, Click Communications Special Thanks to Scott Neumyer On July 31, 2012, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Hasbro Studios, will debut TRANSFORMERS PRIME – ONE SHALL STAND DVD, featuring the compelling story behind the most iconic Autobot ever, Optimus Prime, and an epic tale of deception, sacrifice, loyalty and triumph. This highly collectible DVD is priced to own with a suggested retail price of $14.97. About Hasbro Hasbro, Inc. is a branded play company providing children and families around the world with a wide range of immersive entertainment offerings based on the Company’s world-class brand portfolio. From toys and games, to television programming, motion pictures, video games and a comprehensive licensing program, Hasbro strives to delight its customers through the strategic leveraging of well-known and beloved brands such as THE TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, NERF, PLAYSKOOL, MY LITTLE

    Packaging for the Blu-ray and DVD editions of the medieval war epic WHITE VENGEANCE. Photos courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2011 Beijing Starlight International Media Co., Ltd.

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    The Critically-Acclaimed Martial Arts Action Epic Debuts on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Source: Well Go USA, MPRM Communications Official Movie Site: hongmenyan.ent.sina.com.cn (China) Special Thanks to Leif Helland Based on a true period in Chinese history, Leon Lai plays “Liu Bang” with Feng Shaofeng as “Xiang Yu” -- the legendary warrior brothers -- in Director Daniel Lee’s (14 BLADES, THREE KINGDOMS) medieval war epic WHITE VENGEANCE (???, Hong Men Yan, 2011), debuting on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital September 4th from Well Go USA Entertainment. Yifei Liu (THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM), Zhang Hanyu (BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS), Anthony Wong (LEGEND OF THE FIST), Jordan Chan (THE DRAGON PEARL) and Andy On (THE VIRAL FACTOR) round out the star-studded cast. WHITE VENGEANCE tells the story of two brothers contending for supremacy during the fall of the Qin Dynasty. As rebels rose, the nation fell into chaos and commoners united to re-conquer

    The RESIDENT EVIL saga continues with RESIDENT EVIL: DAMNATION, the new CG animated feature from GMK effects director Makoto Kamiya. Image courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Co., Ltd. © 2012 Capcom Co., Ltd/ Resident Evil CG2 Film Partners.

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    Sony and CAPCOM Unleash the Ultimate Evil in the CG Sequel to RESIDENT EVIL: DEGENERATION Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Co., Ltd. Official Site: biohazardcg2.com (Japan), sonypictures.com/homevideo/residentevildamnation (US) As war wages in Eastern Europe, the use of Bio Organic Weapons (B.O.W.s) explode into a terrifying new dimension in the feature length CG animation movie RESIDENT EVIL: DAMNATION aka BIOHAZARD: DAMNATION (??????? ???????). Based on CAPCOM’s multimillion dollar video game series and the live-action film franchise that has grossed nearly $700MM in worldwide box office, RESIDENT EVIL: DAMNATION is the terrifying next chapter in the smash hit RESIDENT EVIL -- known in Japan as BIOHAZARD -- saga. Since its initial release in 1996, the RESIDENT EVIL series of home video games has established the “survival horror” genre and has shipped over 44 million units worldwide, continuing to captivate its fans

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