From the Arrow Video press release:
On
May 5, the time traveling Sci-Fi epic
G.I. Samurai makes its North American debut on Blu-ray, illustrating what happens when a modern military unit is transported back to Japan’s Sengoku period. The limited edition release includes High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of the Japanese version and the English language version, hours of special features, and newly commissioned extras.
The night feels strange for a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force unit out on maneuvers during a war games exercise. Nearly two dozen troops, along with a tank and a helicopter, wait on a beach for a rendezvous when the dawn sky turns psychedelic. Even their leader Lieutenant Yoshiaki Iba (
Sonny Chiba,
The Street Fighter), can’t make sense of what’s happening. Arrows suddenly rain down on the soldiers without warning. They have slipped back in time 400 years and find themselves surrounded by a samurai army. Can their modern weapons withstand the ancient attackers?
Special features include the original lossless Japanese mono and 4.0 stereo surround audio, and remixed 5.1 surround audio; optional newly translated English subtitles; two optional viewing modes via seamless branching: the original Japanese version or the uncut English-language version titled Time Slip, with lossless English mono audio; a brand new audio commentary by
Samm Deighan and
Tom Mes; an introduction by Japanese film specialist
Mark Schilling; an appreciation by author
Matt Alt; a discussion of the film by authors and film critics
Masaaki Nomura and
Tatsuya Masuto; archival cast and crew interviews with
Sonny Chiba,
Isao Natsuyagi,
Hiromitsu Suzuki,
Kamayatsu Monsieur,
Jun Eto, and
Isao Kuraishi; original theatrical trailers; an image gallery; and a collectors’ booklet.
Watch the trailer for G.I. Samurai here:
G.I. Samurai is distributed by MVD Entertainment Group.
Interesting looking film with good extras.
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