SYNOPSIS
A duo of chanbara masterpieces from one of the genre’s greatest directors, Hideo Gosha! Out of a desire to make what he felt was a truly no-holds-barred sword-fighting film, Gosha took inspiration from the samurai films of Akira Kurosawa as well as the spaghetti Western sub-genre they had inspired. Working with a low-budget to free himself from the restrictive oversight of his producers, the result was Samurai Wolf and Samurai Wolf II, the story of a charismatic ronin named Kiba (played by Isao Natsuyagi).
In the first film, Kiba wanders into a small town and ends up ensnared in a local conflict that’s more than meets the eye, and in Samurai Wolf II Kiba gets mixed up in a complex web of intrigue, involving a crooked goldmine owner, a cynical swordsman, and an arrogant dojo master.
With stunning black and white cinematography and ultra-stylish action sequences, the Samurai Wolf films are a lean, mean triumph of samurai cinema and the Masters of Cinema series is proud to present both films for the first time ever in the UK, on Blu-ray.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Tony Stella [2000 copies]
- Presented in 1080p HD from restorations of the original film elements by Toei
- Uncompressed original Japanese Mono audio
- Optional English subtitles
- Audio commentary on Samurai Wolf by film historian and writer Chris Poggiali
- Outlaw Director – Hideo Gosha featurette with Tomoe Gosha
- Reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork
- A collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes
- *All extras subject to change*
TECHNICAL DETAILS
- Country: Japan
- Language: Japanese
- Year: 1966 & 1967
- Runtime: 144
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Certificate: 15
- Subtitles: Optional English Subtitles
- Genre: Action
- SKU: EKA70515
- 2 Discs
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