RELEASE DATE: December 19, 2023
On December 19, 2023, Shout! Factory will release the Blu-ray for Samurai Resurrection, a 2003 samurai thriller from Hideyuki Hirayama (Turn). The Blu-ray is a 1.85:1 barebones release with English subtitles.
37,000 peasants perished in the Shimabara Revolt; among them, the leader of that uprising, Shiro Amakusa. More than a decade later, Amakusa rises from the dead, hell-bent on revenge. Resurrecting a ghastly army of living dead master swordsmen by way of an occult art called “Makai Tensho” (demonic transmigration), he sets his sights on overthrowing the Shoganate. Standing in their way is legendary samurai Jubei Yagyu, who will have to fight the reincarnation of his own father before the fierce final confrontation with Shiro Amakusa himself!
The film stars Yosuke Kubozuka (G0), Kumiko Asō (Pulse), Tetta Sugimoto (Outrage), Arata Furuta (Zebraman) and Masaya Kato (Crying Freeman).
Watch the film’s classic Trailer below: