On April 29, 2025, Arrow Video will be releasing a Blu-ray collection for Bullets and Betrayal, which will include 9 V-Cinema classics spread across 5 discs.
FEATURES:
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all films
- Original lossless Japanese mono audio on Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage and original lossless Japanese stereo audio for all other films
- Optional newly translated English subtitles for all films
- Nine postcard-sized artcards
- Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeves featuring newly commissioned artwork by Chris Malbon
- Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Earl Jackson, Daisuke Miyao, and Hayley Scanlon
DISC 1 – CRIME HUNTER: BULLETS OF RAGE/NEO CHINPIRA: ZOOM GOES THE BULLET
- Newly filmed introductions to both films by Japanese film critic Masaki Tanioka
- Loose Cannon, a newly filmed interview with Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage director Shundo Okawa
- Zooming Out, a newly filmed interview with Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet writer-director Banmei Takahashi
- Crime Hunter and the Dawn of V-Cinema, a brand new video essay on Crime Hunter:
- Bullets of Rage by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes
- Original trailers for both films
DISC 2 – STRANGER/CARLOS
- Newly filmed introductions to both films by Japanese film critic Masaki Tanioka
- Stranger than Fiction, a newly filmed interview with Stranger writer-director Shunichi Nagasaki
- From Manga to Movies, a newly filmed interview with Carlos writer-director Kazuhiro Kiuchi
- An Extra Round in the Chamber, a brand new video essay on Carlos by critic and
- Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Clements
DISC 3 – BURNING DOG/FEMALE PRISONER SCORPION: DEATH THREAT
- Newly filmed introductions to both films by Japanese film critic Masaki Tanioka
- Fire and Ice, a brand new video essay on Burning Dog by critic and Japanese cinema expert Mark Schilling
- Toshiharu Ikeda’s Beautiful Monster of Vengeance, a brand new video essay on Female
- Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat by film historian Samm Deighan
- Original trailers for both films
DISC 4 – THE HITMAN: BLOOD SMELLS LIKE ROSES/DANGER POINT: THE ROAD TO HELL
- Newly filmed introductions to both films by Japanese film critic Masaki Tanioka
- The Versatility of Teruo Ishii, a brand new video essay on The Hitman: Blood Smells
- Like Roses and its director Teruo Ishii by Japanese cinema expert Frankie Balboa
- The Road to V-Cinema, a brand new video essay on Danger Point: The Road to Hell by critic and Japanese cinema expert James Balmont
- Original trailer for The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses
DISC 5 – XX: BEAUTIFUL HUNTER
- Newly filmed introduction by Japanese film critic Masaki Tanioka
- The Sacred and the Profane, a newly filmed interview with screenwriter Hiroshi Takahashi
- They Brought Back the Sleaze, a brand new video essay on XX: Beautiful Hunter by critic and Japanese cinema expert Patrick Macias
- Original trailer
More details to follow, so stay tuned!
