Game Trilogy | Blu-ray (Arrow)

RELEASE DATE: June 20, 2023

On June 20, 2023, Arrow Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A) collection for Toru Murakawa’s Game Trilogy, which will include 1978’s The Most Dangerous Game, 1978’s The Killing Game and 1979’s The Execution Game spread across 2 discs.

In 1978’s The Most Dangerous Game, Yusaku Matsuda (Ridley Scott’s Black Rain) stars as an assassin who gets involved in a corporate feud when he’s hired to kill a rival conglomerate. In The Killing Game (made the same year), Matsuda returns, only this time, he gets crossed between two crazy yakuza bosses. For 1979’s The Execution Game, Yusaku Matsuda takes on another hitman of the same caliber.

Limited Edition Contents:

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all films
• Original lossless mono Japanese soundtracks
• Optional newly translated English subtitles
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the films by Hayley Scanlon and Dimitri Ianni

Disc 1: The Most Dangerous Game:

• Brand new audio commentary by Chris Poggiali and Marc Walkow
• The Action Man, a 30-minute interview with director Toru Murakawa
• Original Japanese theatrical trailer
• Image gallery

Disc 2: The Killing Game & The Execution Game:

• Brand new audio commentary on The Killing Game by Earl Jackson and Jasper Sharp
• Brand new audio commentary on The Execution Game by Tom Mes
• Remembering Yusaku Matsuda, an interview with Yutaka Oki, film critic and personal friend of Yusaku Matsuda
• Game Changer, an interview with The Execution Game screenwriter Shoichi Maruyama
• Original Japanese theatrical trailers for both films
• Image galleries for both films

Of course, the following clip and Trailer says it all about this trilogy (beware of spoilers):