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One of the most distinctive and celebrated names in modern Japanese cinema, there s no other filmmaker quite like Shinya Tsukamoto. Since his early days as a teenager making Super 8 shorts, he has remained steadfastly independent, garnering widespread acclaim while honing his own unique and instantly recognizable aesthetic on the margins of the industry. Frequently exploring themes of urban alienation, physical transformation and psychosexual obsession, his films cross genre boundaries, defying straightforward classification. This exclusive collection gathers together eight feature-length films and two shorts from Tsukamoto s diverse filmography, including his most recent offering his samurai drama Killing, making its home video premiere.Includes: Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Tetsuo II: Body Hammer, Tokyo Fist, Bullet Ballet, A Snake of June, Vital, Kotoko, Killing, The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo, HazeLIMITED EDITION CONTENTSHigh Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all ten filmsOriginal lossless PCM 1.0 mono audio on Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Tetsuo II: Body Hammer and Tokyo FistOriginal lossless PCM 2.0 stereo audio on Bullet Ballet and HazeOriginal lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 on A Snake of June, Vital, Kotoko and KillingOptional lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 on Bullet BalletOptional English subtitles for all filmsAudio commentaries by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes on all ten films, including brand new commentaries on Tetsuo, Tetsuo II, Tokyo Fist, A Snake of June, Kotoko, Killing, The Adventure of Denchu-kozo and HazeBrand new career-spanning interview with Shinya TsukamotoAn Assault on the Senses, a brand new visual essay on the films and style of Shinya Tsukamoto by Japanese cinema expert Jasper SharpMultiple archival interviews with Shinya Tsukamoto, covering every film in the collectionShooting A Snake of June, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette on the film s productionArchival The Making of Vital featuretteArchival behind-the-scenes featurette on Vital s world premiere at the Venice Film FestivalArchival featurette on Vital s special effectsThe Making of Haze, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette on the film s productionKaori Fuji at the Locarno Film Festival, an archival featurette focusing on Haze s lead actressArchival Background to The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo featuretteTokyo Fist, Bullet Ballet and Vital music clipsMultiple trailers and image galleriesLimited edition packaging featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx, Gary Pullin, Ian MacEwan, Chris Malbon, Jacob Phillips, Tommy Pocket, Peter Strain and Tony StellaDouble-sided fold-out posterIllustrated collector s booklet featuring new writing on the films by Kat Ellinger, Jasper Sharp and Mark Schilling
A**R
Absolutely amazing
Beautiful box set! Has some great flicks. Big fan of the tetsuo series and vital can't wait to watch the others!
S**A
Solid sturdy packaging
So I hope this helps people want to buy this. When I was reading the reviews I didn’t see any that said what I was looking for. Even looked up specifically the standard edition on YouTube and couldn’t find anything. Yes this standard edition boxset of this is the thick cardboard box that arrow usually does for their limited releases. It’s not flimsy paper like I’ve seen for some other ones. It’s nice solid quality that is good and sturdy. The reason it is standard is because it does not have the poster or booklet which of course would be amazing to have but unfortunately I missed out when the limited release dropped. Just happy to have the beautiful boxset with amazing artwork and films!!!
C**S
Tetsuo: the bullet man is an insane trip
I bought this set just for the Tetsuo movies. I'm a huge fan of foreign films, especially Japanese movies. I haven't watched the rest of the movies in the set, but be prepared for some insanity with Tetsuo. I actually had to look up plot synopsis for it because it was so crazy. I can't even decide if I thought it was good or not 😂. If you love foreign movies or just want to see something really different go ahead and pick this up. Just be warned that Tetsuo is frantic and complete insanity lol
C**S
Just a gorgeous collection.
This is my first Arrow video purchase and it's really everything that makes a movie-collecting nerd happy. The slipcover is sturdy and looks nice on the shelf. The movie art is just spectacular. The special features, abundant. It includes an art book with essays inside, much like a criterion movie. And the thing that always makes me happy: a poster with amazing Tetsuo art!
A**R
Great pick up
Such a great set of films.
F**T
LOVE IT
Love it love it love it, definitely worth the money if your a fan...Got it yesterday just skimmed thew it love the new special features just wondering why Bullet man wasn't in the set, but still a MUST HAVE set. ..
A**R
A Treasure Trove of Tsukamoto!
10 classic films by Shinya Tsukamoto.'Nuff said.
D**E
SHUT UP AND BUY
GREAT COLLECTION
R**I
Beautiful package, intriguing films
A slick and polished release of Tsukamoto’s Solid Metal Nightmares collection. 4 disc set in a well made box, with a glossy fold out double-sided poster, and an elegant small hard cover book.The movies are either two on a disc, or three (when the disc includes a shorter film)... but at the average length of each movie being less than one and a half hour, this makes it more compact physically without compromising the compression on the films. The disc sleeve artwork is double-sided, high lighting one film on each side (The eight feature films In the set get artwork treatment).For those that enjoy weird, bizarre, stylish, and often brutal visual introspections. Not recommended for children, this is a selection of mature auteur film works.
S**D
Disappointing.
The reason to buy this set is for hi-res transfers with removeable english subtitles of Tetsuo the Iron Man, Tokyo Fist and to a lesser extent Tetsuo II: Bodyhammer. Tetsuo and Tokyo Fist are, in my opinion, seminal films of their genres. In fact Tetsuo the Iron Man is as important to cyberpunk as Blade Runner, although in many respects it's an apples/oranges comparison. Regardless, the rest of the films in this set range from interesting to just plain bad. Tsukamoto has a large filmography, one would do well to explore the films that are not in this set.
S**R
Nice box, worth the price
Incredible case composed of 4 sleaves in a beautiful solid box with a poster and a booklet, nice trip and good price, great quality from arrow.Negative point : some bonus like the short that inspired tetsuo could have been included and for sure the tetsuo 3 should have been in it but still a great box.
C**N
Excellent quality and awesome movies
Bought these for my son who is a big Tuskamoto fan. The transfers are excellent and what you would expect from arrow video. Awesome
D**Y
Fantastic set.
Tsukamoto is one of the greatest directors. Wonderful and unique films worth multiple viewings.
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