RELEASE DATE: November 15, 2022
On November 15, 2022, Shout! Factory will be releasing The Sonny Chiba Collection on Blu-ray. This upcoming set will include 7 movies, spread across 4 Blu-ray Discs.
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Get ready for some of the wildest action films from the impressive legacy of Sonny Chiba! This box set comprises just a small collection from his incredibly successful career. Some of these films are making their North America Blu-ray debut. Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba will be greatly missed by his legion of fans. The “Street Fighter” will live on forever!
Disc One:
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder (2.35:1, DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 87 min.)
In this riveting Western, a vengeful man is after the Japanese yakuza for killing his boss and selling his sister into slavery. This exciting thrill-ride is “one of Chiba’s most enjoyable films” (Chris D., Guns And Swords).
Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences (2.35:1, DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 85 min.)
In this fantastic sequel, Chiba is sent to prison after being betrayed by a yakuza underboss. Once out, he looks to get his revenge in this exciting film directed by Buichi Saito (Lone Wolf And Cub: Baby Cart In Peril).
Disc Two:
Bodyguard Kiba (2.35:1, DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 87 min.)
Based on the anime by Ikki Kajiwara, Bodyguard Kiba follows a martial arts fighter (Sonny Chiba) who takes on the yakuza. This film was released in the US theatrically as The Bodyguard with the slogan “Viva Chiba!”
Bodyguard Kiba 2 (2.35:1, DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 88 min.)
This terrific sequel opens with our hero in prison. Upon his release, he takes a bodyguard position at a nightclub … and his new employer ends up being the one who had him imprisoned!
Disc Three:
Shogun’s Shadow (1.85:1, DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo, 112 min.)
A young man on a journey to Edo to mark his passage to manhood is accompanied by seven master samurai charged with getting him there safely… against the wishes of a powerful shogunate.
Samurai Reincarnation (1.85:1, DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 122 min.)
When a resurrected demon assembles a team of undead samurai warriors to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate, only one person can defeat them: Jubei Yagyu (Sonny Chiba).
Disc Four:
Swords of Vengeance (2.35:1, DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 160 min.)
Director Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale, The Green Slime) teams up with Sonny Chiba to present a daring and violent version of Japan’s most epic myth, “The 47 Loyal Retainers.”
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