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    After a frustrating first pressing the SHIN ULTRAMAN Blu-ray and DVD have been reissued with corrected subtitles. Photo courtesy of Cleopatra Entertainment and MVD Entertainment. © 2022 Shin Ultraman Production Committee

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    After a frustrating first pressing the SHIN ULTRAMAN Blu-ray and DVD have been reissued with corrected subtitles. Photo courtesy of Cleopatra Entertainment and MVD Entertainment. © 2022 Shin Ultraman Production Committee Source: Cleopatra Entertainment, LLC Special Thanks to Tim Yasui Tim Yasui, VP/General Manager of Cleopatra Entertainment, has reached out to SciFi Japan to let Ultraman fans know that subtitling errors on their SHIN ULTRAMAN (シン・ウルトラマン, Shin Urutoraman, 2022) Blu-ray and DVD editions have been corrected.   The issues have been resolved, with proper subtitles now in place for the main dialogue scenes, the forced narrative sequence that opens the film, and the lyrics for the theme song as it plays during the end credits.  New Blu-rays and DVDs have been pressed and should be available from distributor MVD Entertainment and then general retailers by next week.    

    Journalist Reiko Asakawa (Nanako Matsushima) investigates a terrifying supernatural mystery in RINGU. Photo courtesy of Arrow Films and MVD Entertainment. © 1998 The Ring/The Spiral Production Group

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    Journalist Reiko Asakawa (Nanako Matsushima) investigates a terrifying supernatural mystery in RINGU. Photo courtesy of Arrow Films and MVD Entertainment. © 1998 The Ring/The Spiral Production Group Source: Arrow Films, MVD Entertainment Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski This September, Arrow Films presents a brand new 4K restoration of the J-Horror classic RINGU (リング), aka THE RING, in a limited edition set packed with bonus features. Photo courtesy of Arrow Films and MVD Entertainment. © 1998 The Ring/The Spiral Production Group In 1998, director Hideo Nakata (DARK WATER) unleashed a chilling tale of technological terror on unsuspecting audiences, which redefined the horror genre, launched the J-horror boom in the West and introduced a generation of moviegoers to a creepy, dark-haired girl called Sadako. The film's success spawned a slew of remakes, reimaginations and imitators, but none could quite boast the power of Nakata's original masterpiece,

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    Photo courtesy of Film Movement. Source: Film Movement, Foundry Communications press release Special Thanks to Michael Krause Photo courtesy of Film Movement. Film Movement is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a DVD of the bone-chilling Thai horror film, CRACKED (ภาพหวาด, P̣hāph h̄wād, 2022). They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but in this movie an inherited painting may be worth a thousand screams, Ruja (actress/model Chayanit Chansangavej) returns to Thailand from New York with her young daughter Rachel to settle her late father's estate. Included in her inheritance are two mysterious portraits of a bewitching woman that she is told are worth a fortune, if only they weren't damaged. Desperate to sell the paintings, Ruja hires Tim (K-pop star Nichkhun), an art restorer, to prepare the canvases for sale. But the cracks in the paint have begun to reveal

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    Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video label Sentai Filmworks today announced its October slate of releases. Product details follow, in order of release...   Photo courtesy of Sentai. IMMORAL GUILD Published by:    Sentai FilmworksDistributed by:   Distribution SolutionRun Time:         300 min.Street Date:      10/3/2023 Format:             BDLanguage:        Japanese with English SubtitlesSRP:                 $59.98 Protecting the land from monsters is a noble profession, but Kikuru wants to retire from the Guild and explore other options while he's still young. Before he can ride off into the sunset, however, he'll have to find acceptable replacements to care for the Guild in his absence. Lucky for him, four new recruits just turned in their applications! The catch? They're all young women, and the local monster population has been developing some VERY disturbing new appetites when it comes to female adventurers.

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    Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. Source: Well Go USA, ddPR Special Thanks to Leif Helland Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray of the edge-of-your-seat horror-thriller DAY ZERO. A former elite soldier is released from jail only to discover that the outside world has been taken over by a dangerous virus. Chased by hordes of the undead, he fights tooth and nail in a desperate attempt to reach his estranged family. An official selection at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival in 2022, DAY ZERO stars recently retired MMA fighter Brandon Vera (BUYBUST), Pepe Herrera (THE KILLER BRIDE), MJ Lastimosa (DAMASO), Joey Marquez (ON THE JOB 2: THE MISSING 8), and Ricci Rivero (RABID, HAPPY TIMES). Synopsis:        After serving eight incident-free years in prison, a

    Get up to 65% off all Ultraman Blu-rays and DVDs at DeepDiscount.com. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    Get up to 65% off all Ultraman Blu-rays and DVDs at DeepDiscount.com. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Source: Mill Creek Entertainment press release Special Thanks to Spencer Kopp and Chris Johnsen   Ultraman Day 2023 is coming up fast on July 10, 2023!  To celebrate another year of everyone's favorite legendary warrior, Mill Creek Entertainment is having a MASSIVE SALE on all Ultraman DVD's and Blu-rays, and GIVEAWAYS of Ultraman Blu-rays every day July 1-10 on their Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Accounts, including two ULTIMATE GRAND PRIZES.   JULY 1-10 Complete your ULTRAMAN Collection during Mill Creek's ULTRAMAN DAY Sale! Get any ULTRAMAN DVD or BLU-RAY at 50% off at DeepDiscount.com (Movies, Complete Series, Steelbooks...EVERYTHING!!!) *SELECT TITLES UP TO 65% OFF     WIN BLU-RAYS EVERY DAY THROUGH JULY 9! Visit Mill Creek's Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages to enter to win an Ultraman Blu-ray

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    Photo courtesy of Film Movement. Source: Film Movement, Foundry Communications press release Special Thanks to Michael Krause Photo courtesy of Film Movement. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but in CRACKED (ภาพหวาด, P̣hāph h̄wād, 2022) a terrifying new Thai horror film, an inherited painting may be worth a thousand screams, The movie comes to DVD and Digital July 18, 2023 from Film Movement. Ruja (actress/model Chayanit Chansangavej) returns to Thailand from New York with her young daughter Rachel to settle her late father's estate. Included in her inheritance are two mysterious portraits of a bewitching woman that she is told are worth a fortune, if only they weren't damaged. Desperate to sell the paintings, Ruja hires Tim (K-pop star Nichkhun), an art restorer, to prepare the canvases for sale. But the cracks in the paint have begun to reveal long-hidden secrets,

    Photo courtesy of MVD. TM & © DC Comics

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    Photo courtesy of MVD. TM & © DC Comics Source: MVD Entertainment press release Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski 4K ULTRA HD edition. Photo courtesy of MVD. TM & © DC Comics MVD ENTERTAINMENT GROUP IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE SWAMP THING, LICENSED FROM MGM, FOR RE-RELEASE IN NORTH AMERICA ON BOTH 4K ULTRA HD AND BLU-RAY FORMATS ON JULY 25, 2023    THE RELEASE INCLUDES BOTH THE ORIGINAL PG-RATED THEATRICAL CUT, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NORTH AMERICA, THE UNRATED INTERNATIONAL CUT      Swamp Thing is an American superhero horror film written and directed by Wes Craven (A Nightmare On Elm Street, Scream), based on the DC Comics character of the same name created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson. It tells the story of a brilliant scientist, Dr. Alec Holland (Ray Wise, Robocop) and a government agent, Alice Cable

    Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. ©2023 Anacott (Beach) Ltd.

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    Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. ©2023 Anacott (Beach) Ltd. Source: Well Go USA, ddPR Special Thanks to Leif Helland Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. ©2023 Anacott (Beach) Ltd. Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray of the terrifying New Zealand creature feature THE TANK.  Director Scott Walker (THE FROZEN GROUND) “delivers the scares in [a] good old fashioned horror film” (Irish Film Critic)  that stars Luciane Buchanan (THE NIGHT AGENT, THE NEW LEGENDS OF MONKEY, FILTHY RICH), Matthew Whelan (NARCOS, AMERICAN PLAYBOY: THE HUGH HEFNER STORY), Zara Nausbaum (THE OTHER SIDE OF HEAVEN 2: FIRE OF FAITH) and newcomer Regina Hegemann as the creature. Bonus content includes the behind-the-scenes featurettes “A Look into THE TANK” and “Making the Creature.” Synopsis:        After unexpectedly inheriting a mysteriously abandoned coastal property, Ben packs up

    Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to CJ Johnsen and Spencer Kopp Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Mill Creek Entertainment is offering our readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray set of BATTLE KAIJU SERIES 01: ULTRAMAN VS. RED KING. This collection presents 16 episodes featuring the Skull Monster Red King from across Tsuburaya Prouctions' Ultraman franchise, starting with his first appearance in the original ULTRAMAN series and continuing through to 2019’s ULTRAMAN R/B. The sets contains both HD and SD content on Blu-ray with the original Japanese soundtracks plus English subtitles. BATTLE KAIJU SERIES 01: ULTRAMAN VS. RED KING will be available on June 27 and has a SRP of $19.99. The set can be ordered from deepdiscount.com,  amazon.com and other retailers (both online and in stores). OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES and INFORMATION Prize: A. There are five (5) prizes,

    Photo courtesy of HIDIVE. ⒸKenichi Kondo/SHUEISHA, Dark Gathering Anime Production Committee

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    Source: HIDIVE press release Official Site: https://darkgathering.jp/ (Japan)Special Thanks to Scott Barretto Photo courtesy of HIDIVE. ⒸKenichi Kondo/SHUEISHA, Dark Gathering Anime Production Committee Anime fans are in for a truly scary good time this summer with today’s news that HIDIVE has acquired Pony Canyon’s highly anticipated new horror-supernatural series DARK GATHERING (ダークギャザリング, Dāku Gyazaringu, 2023). Based on Kenichi Kondo’s popular shounen manga series of the same name, the DARK GATHERING anime adaptation was first revealed last summer and is now set to premiere this July in Japan and as an exclusive summer simulcast on HIDIVE’s streaming service. “We’re proud to have acquired this one-of-a-kind series from Pony Canyon and eager to premiere DARK GATHERING as a HIDIVE exclusive series in July,” said John Ledford, President of HIDIVE. “Japanese horror is truly unique in the genre as well as a true rarity in anime, so we’re thrilled

    Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. ©2022 Beijing Dream Planting Film Corp. Ltd.

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    Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. ©2022 Beijing Dream Planting Film Corp. Ltd. Source: Well Go USA, ddPR Special Thanks to Leif Helland Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. ©2022 Beijing Dream Planting Film Corp. Ltd. Well Go USA Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win a Blu-ray of the Chinese animated film I AM T-REX (我是霸王龙, Wo shi ba wang long, 2022). Directed by Cai Shangming and Chen Silin, this fantasy adventure for the whole family features an all-new English dub. After Fang, a power-hungry dinosaur from outside the valley attacks the king of dinosaurs by surprise, the king’s son, a young T-Rex, escapes. The T-Rex begins to train, vowing never to return until he is the biggest and bravest in all the land — and finally strong enough to challenge the evil Fang and restore peace to Green Valley. I

    Bushin, the new Daimajin, joins forces with the Yokai in THE GREAT YOKAI WAR: GUARDIANS. Photo courtesy of Kadokawa Pictures. ©2021 The Great Yokai Wars Film Partners

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    Bushin, the new Daimajin, joins forces with the Yokai in THE GREAT YOKAI WAR: GUARDIANS. Photo courtesy of Kadokawa Pictures. ©2021 The Great Yokai Wars Film Partners Source: SRS Cinema LLCSpecial Thanks to Avery Guerra A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE   SRS Cinema is proud to announce the acquisition of Kadokawa Pictures' THE GREAT YOKAI WAR: GUARDIANS (妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ, Yōkai Daisensō Gādianzu, 2021), director Takashi Miike's sequel to his 2005 hit THE GREAT YOKAI WAR, which was itself an update of the Yokai movie trilogy produced by the Daiei Motion Picture Company in the late 1960s. THE GREAT YOKAI WAR: GUARDIANS brings back many of the classic Yokai from folklore and the earlier movies. It also introduces Bushin, a new interpretation of of the ancient god Daimajin from Daiei's 1966 movie trilogy.   In the year 20xx, cities located along the Fossa Magna,

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    Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video label Sentai Filmworks today announced its September slate of releases. Product details follow, in order of release...   Photo courtesy of Sentai. CALL OF THE NIGHT Published by:    Sentai FilmworksDistributed by:   Distribution SolutionRun Time:         325 min.Street Date:      9/5/2023Format:             BD – (Limited Edition Premium Box Set will be released Soon)Language:         English & Japanese with English SubtitlesSRP:                 $69.98 After being bitten by the vampire Nazuna while wandering late at night, insomniac student Ko Yamori unhappily learns that he's NOT becoming a vampire himself. Apparently, if you're bitten by a vampire that you're not in love with, you just get a bloodthirsty friend instead of a supernatural blood connection.   But being vamped is one of the few things to ever intrigue Ko, so he makes it his goal to

    Wraparound packaging art for the BATTLE KAIJU SERIES 01: ULTRAMAN VS. RED KING Blu-ray set. Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    Wraparound packaging art for the BATTLE KAIJU SERIES 01: ULTRAMAN VS. RED KING Blu-ray set. Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to CJ Johnsen Over the past 50+ years, many of the monsters and aliens introduced in Tsuburaya Productions’ Ultraman franchise have become pop culture icons, both in Japan and abroad. The popularity of these characters has inspired the BATTLE KAIJU SERIES, a new Blu-ray collection from Mill Creek Entertainment devoted to some of the greatest Ultraman foes. The first volume, focusing on the “Skull Monster” Red King, will be available on June 27, 2023.The BATTLE KAIJU SERIES 01 - ULTRAMAN VS RED KING set collects 16 Red King episodes from across the Ultraman franchise, starting with his first appearance in the original ULTRAMAN series and continuing through to 2019’s ULTRAMAN R/B. Alongside the original, this collection presents multiple

    Image courtesy of Bandai Namco Filmworks. © SOTSU • SUNRISE

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    Image courtesy of Bandai Namco Filmworks. © SOTSU • SUNRISE Source: Bandai Namco Filmworks press release Bandai Namco Filmworks will release "MOBILE SUIT ZETA GUNDAM A NEW TRANSLATION Original Art Collection BOX" (機動戦士Ζガンダム A New Translation 原画集BOX, Kidō Senshi Zēta Gandamu A New Translation Gengashū BOX), a commemorative set looking back on the MOBILE SUIT ZETA GUNDAM A NEW TRANSLATION theater version trilogy released from 2005 to 2006. The collection includes three original picture books containing selected original drawings from the trilogy and a mini illustration book, all housed in a newly-drawn three-sided box. Image courtesy of Bandai Namco Filmworks. © SOTSU • SUNRISE MOBILE SUIT ZETA GUNDAM (機動戦士Ζガンダム, Kidō Senshi Zēta Gandamu) is the second "Gundam" TV series that was broadcast from 1985 to 1986. The film version of MOBILE SUIT ZETA GUNDAM A NEW TRANSLATION was a compilation of all 50 episodes of the TV

    Image courtesy of SRS Cinema and Kadokawa. ©KADOKAWA CORPORATION 1962

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    Image courtesy of SRS Cinema and Kadokawa. ©KADOKAWA CORPORATION 1962 Source: SRS Cinema LLCSpecial Thanks to Avery Guerra A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Image courtesy of SRS Cinema and Kadokawa. ©KADOKAWA CORPORATION 1962 SRS Cinema is proud to announce the acquisition of THE WHALE GOD (鯨神, Kujiragami). Released by Daiei (now Kadokawa) in 1962, the film was directed by Tokuzo Tanaka, stars Kojiro Hongo (Gamera series) and Takeshi Shimura (SEVEN SAMURAI, GODZILLA), with music by Akira Ifukube (GODZILLA, RODAN), and features stunning life-size practical effects. This is the first official North American release for THE WHALE GOD, which has also been marketed internationally under the title KILLER WHALE. Once a year, the quiet fishing village of Wadaura in Southern Japan is in a turmoil. The whalers have always concentrated their efforts to try and catch a Killer Whale which is easily twice as large

    Photo courtesy of MVD Entertainment. ©2022 God Hikoza Project

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    Source: SRS Cinema LLC, MVD Entertainment Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski   Photo courtesy of MVD Entertainment. ©2022 God Hikoza Project This August, SRS Cinema and distributor MVD Entertainment present the independent daikaiju movie SUPER LEGEND GOD HIKOZA (超伝合体ゴッドヒコザ, Chō-den Gattai Goddo Hikoza, 2022) on DVD. Written and directed by Minoru Kawasaki (MONSTER X STRIKES BACK/ ATTACK THE G8 SUMMIT!,  MONSTER SEAFOOD WARS), this roller-coaster ride includes kaijus, mad scientists, and humanoid robots, all seasoned with big absurd humor and action packed battle scenes.   In the movie, Tadao and Takaho are two scientists from an Ultra-spatial research center who discover a mecha emitting an alarm signal warning that a giant monster sturgeon is approaching.   The SUPER LEGEND GOD HIKOZA DVD will be released on August 15th.     SKU: MVD12554D Format: DVD UPC: 760137125549

    Yusaku Matsuda stars in three rare Japanese gangster films, available outside Japan for the first time ever. Photo courtesy of Arrow Films. © Toei Co., Ltd.

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    Yusaku Matsuda stars in three rare Japanese gangster films, available outside Japan for the first time ever. Photo courtesy of Arrow Films. © Toei Co., Ltd. Source: Arrow Films, MVD Entertainment Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski Photo courtesy of Arrow Films. © Toei Co., Ltd. Made at the end of the 1970s, Tōru Murakawa's GAME TRILOGY launched actor Yusaku Matsuda as the Toei tough guy for a new generation. Matsuda was the definitive screen icon of 1980s until his career was tragically cut short by cancer at the age of 40, following his Hollywood debut in Ridley Scott’s BLACK RAIN. In this career-defining triptych, Matsuda is Shohei Narumi, an ice cool hitman of few words, a steely trigger finger, and a heart of stone, hired in THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (最も危険な遊戯, Mottomo Kiken na Yūgi, 1978) by a company bidding for a lucrative government

    Photo courtesy of Wild Eye Releasing. © Wild Eye Releasing

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    Source: Wild Eye Releasing press releaseSpecial Thanks to Alicia Diaz   Photo courtesy of Wild Eye Releasing. © Wild Eye ReleasingDirected by legendary cult filmmaker Mark Polonia (SHARKENSTEIN, SHARKULA, JURASSIC SHARK 2: AQUAPOCALYPSE) and written by B-movie legend Bret McCormick, Wild Eye Releasing heads back to the deep this summer with the newest entry in the long running, cult hit shark series JURASSIC SHARK 3 : SEAVENGE. The unstoppable Megalodon is back, stalking the inhabitants of a stranded boat off the coast of a small fishing community. A reporter, her cameraman and some thieves must work together to finally put an end to this legendary man-eater, but that won't be easy as this aquatic serial killer has emerged to exact it's own brand of revenge on them. The digital and DVD, which includes an audio commentary, scene selection, and trailers, hits June 13.

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