In January 2025, Mondo Macabro is releasing a Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight, a 1973 action-thriller from director Teruo Ishii (Blind Woman’s Curse).
The legendary actor Tetsuro Tanba (Kwaidan) stars as Shiro, a master swordsman who is weary of the world of samurai honor and samurai killing, and so attempts suicide rather than finishing a fight. He is saved by the Bohachi clan, a gang of pimps who have forsaken all honor and whose cynicism outruns even his own. But ultimately, he even tires of their nihilistic worldview, leading to a final showdown in the snow …
Full of flying limbs, naked lady ninjas, drug-induced hallucinations, and cackling villains, Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight is one of director Ishii’s most deranged and impressive spectacles. We are extremely excited to bring you the world HD disc debut of this incredible cult film in a brand new exclusive 4K restoration.
Limited Edition Features:
- 2-disc UHD/BD combo
- Exclusive slipcover featuring new art by Justin Coffee
- Reversible inner sleeve with new art by Justin Coffee on the A side and original ad art on the B
- Booklet with new writing on the film by Japanese film expert Mark Schilling
- 2000 numbered copies (NOTE: numbers will be sent out randomly)
Features:
- Brand new 4K restoration from the original negative
- UHD/BD combo Blu-ray disc is region A locked (UHD is natively region free)
- UHD is HDR-enhanced Audio commentary by Japanese film expert and author Tom Mes
- Archive audio commentary from film makers J-Taro Sugisaku and Takao Nakano
- Interview with Shinya Tsukamoto about the film and the career of Teruo Ishii
- Archival interview with actress Yuriko Hishimi
- Archival interview with J-Taro Sugisaku
- Trailer
Watch the film’s Opening Credits below:
