The Arrow Thread

[Rik]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

What's with all the double posting?

Suzi never checked the thread before posting hers, otherwise she would've seen me post them seconds earlier

[Susan Foreman]

That's the problem with having a delay when you are posting

Can I now ask that if anyone is going to post something that I am likely to post, can they please hang back for 25 minutes so that my post can be made without error?

Thanks!

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

That's the problem with having a delay when you are posting

Can I now ask that if anyone is going to post something that I am likely to post, can they please hang back for 25 minutes so that my post can be made without error?

Thanks!

[Rob4]

not an inspired list this month. i'd probably pick one or two up in a hmv sale... but are they going to happen again?

[Justin101]

Saving plenty of money in May

[g053584398]

Originally Posted by platostotal

Knowing the direction Arrow are going these days... The Last Samurai w/Tom Cruise.

I can't say that I'm enjoying their more mainstream choice of titles. When you think about just how many gialli and poliziotteschi there are without any English-friendly DVD or Blu-ray releases, for example, it seems like quite a shame.

[g053584398]

Originally Posted by Rik

Another I'm not interested in, that makes 4 for 4

NEW UK/US/CA TITLE: Yakuza Law (Blu-ray)
A gruelling anthology of torture, spanning three district periods of Japanese history from the Godfather of J-sploitation Teruo Ishii.
Pre-order in the UK via Arrow: http://bit.ly/2tvoFBB
Pre-order in the US via DiabolikDVD: http://bit.ly/2tB2GJu
Release dates: May 13/14
Director Teruo Ishii (Blind Woman’s Curse, Horrors of Malformed Men), the Godfather of J-sploitation, presents Yakuza Law (AKA Yakuza’s Law: Lynching) – a gruelling anthology of torture, spanning 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 Honour and Humanity), before shifting to the Meiji Period as the exiled Ogata (Minoru Oki, Shogun Assassin) returns to face punishment for his past transgressions… and, ultimately, to take his revenge. Finally, the action is brought right up to date with a tale of gang warfare set in then-present-day 60s Japan and headlined by Teruo Yoshida (Ishii’s Orgies of Edo), as a powerful crime syndicate seeks bloody vengeance for the theft of one hundred thousand yen.
Brutal, bewildering and definitely not for the faint-hearted, Yakuza Law represents Japanese popular cinema at its most extreme… and most thrilling.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Original lossless mono Japanese soundtrack
• Optional English subtitles
• New audio commentary by author and critic Jasper Sharp
• Erotic-Grotesque and Genre Hopping: Teruo Ishii Speaks, a rare vintage interview with the elusive director on his varied career, newly edited for this release
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jacob Phillips
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Tom Mes

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More exploitation goodness from the late great Teruo Ishii? You can sign me up for that!

[Nostalgic]

Nothing i've heard of or want!

[Rik]

Same, Arrow only seem to release 2 or 3 titles a year that I’m interested in these days

[Rob4]

it seems Trapped Alive was made by an outfit called Windsor Lake Studios who made a few low grade horrors at the turn of 1990. given that these titles have been in rights hell it seems unlikely that Arrow would have unraveled the rights for just one title. i haven't been able to come up with a list of titles for the company but it seems likely to me there will be more forthcoming from Arrow.