X-Cross | Blu-ray (Tokyo Shock)
RELEASE DATE: September 28, 2021
On September 28, 2021, Media Blasters is releasing a New Blu-ray (4K remastered) for X-Cross (aka XX), from Battle Royale 2 and Yo Yo Girl Cop director Fukasaku Kenta.
Based on the novel by Joko Noboyuki, this over-the-top slasher stars Matsushita Nao (Sand’s Chronicle), pop idol Suzuki Ami (Ouran High School Host Club) and Ikeuchi Hiroyuki (Space Travelers).
Shiyori is a young lady trying to mend a broken heart who travels with her best friend, Aiko, to a remote village known for its therapeutic hot springs. But what was planned to be a relaxing, quiet get away, turns into a nightmare! Unbeknownst to them, the seemingly quiet country village harbors a community of psychopaths that begin to prey on the two friends. Amidst the panic, Shiyori and Aiko are separated and the cell phone that keeps them connected only serves to amplify the terror! Includes special features.
Features:
- New 4K master
- Languages: Japanese Language with English Subtitles
- 90 minutes
- TV Spots
- Trailer
- Making of X-Cross
Pre-order from Amazon.com today!
This movie… I found it not good at all (but a little better than the atrocious Battle royale II). And it gets a new 4K master on Blu-Ray… I am really too dumb to see any interest in that release.
I must also be too old and boring…
Fukasaku Kenta? X-Cross? What about his dad Kinji’s obscure but intense looking Double/Triple Cross? That’s one I want to see on blu ray.
I love that movie! It’d be a dream to see a V-Cinema Blu-ray boxset – include ‘Triple Cross’, Atsushi Muroga’s ‘Score’, Akihisa Okamoto’s ‘Lady Battle Cop’, and Takashi Ishii’s ‘Black Angel’ and ‘Gonin’. I’d be first in line!
I wish I knew more about V-Cinema, or had more access to it. It seemed like that’s where a lot of great talent spawned under the radar and created crazy (and sometimes taboo) works that are worth seeing for Asian cinephiles.
My jumping point is Taskashi Miike, and I’ve stumbled upon some random ones over the years like Triple Cross, Zero Women series, and Black Angel (very atmospheric, like a Japanese art house take on Girls with Guns!). But if you have any resources, articles you’ve written about this topic, or where I can access more of them, I’d be grateful!
Not written by me, or even from here on COF (the horror!), but Midnight Eye provided an entertaining 2-part overview into the genre back in 2014. Check them out below –
Part 1
Part 2
Thanks. Seems like the Japanese cinema oriented counterpart to this site!
Takashi Ishii’s 2 Black Angel (specialy the 2nd), his 3 Gonin (the first stays the best but I like the othe two). And Frozen is awesome.