The Beast and the Magic Sword | Blu-ray (Mondo Macabro)

The Beast and the Magic Sword | Blu-ray (Mondo Macabro)

RELEASE DATE: February 11, 2020

On February 11, 2020, Mondo Macabro will release the Blu-ray for The Beast and the Magic Sword, a 1983 Spanish/Japanese co-production.

The Beast and the Magic Sword is the last great film from Spanish horror legend Paul Naschy (Night of the Werewolf). Although he would go on making and planning films until his death in 2009, he never again attempted the epic sweep and grandeur of this 10th entry into the saga of Waldemar Daninsky, a man afflicted by the curse of lycanthropy.

In this film we get for the first time an origin story of how the Daninsky curse began back in the 10th century. We then move forward to 16th century Japan where Daninsky has travelled in search of a cure to his affliction.

Co-starring Japanese stage and screen veteran Shigeru Amachi (Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Villainy), and shot in the studios of Toshiro Mifune, The Beast and the Magic Sword is a highly successful and colourful melding of European werewolf legends and dark Japanese fantasy. It features a fight between werewolf and tiger, an evil scarlet-cloaked witch who imprisons Daninsky, a sword fight with a troupe of ghost samurai, and many other unforgettable scenes.

The Beast and the Magic Sword also stars Beatriz Escudero (The Worker), Junko Asahina (Rapeman 1) and Violeta Cela (Eros Hotel).

This is the first Blu-ray release of this film and its first ever US release and includes both a full frame version and a widescreen version.

Special Features:

• Brand New 4K Restoration from the original camera negative
• Widescreen and Full Frame presentations of the film
• Introduction to the film by Paul Naschy
• The Smile of the Wolf – interview with Paul Naschy
• Interview with writer and critic Gavin Baddeley
• Exclusive audio commentary by the Naschy Cast
• Original trailer
• Newly created subtitles

Pre-order The Beast and the Magic Sword from Amazon.com today!