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‘Ishiro Honda Double Feature’ on Blu-ray November 16!

In Tokyo, a mysterious radioactive liquid is dissolving people into slimy, sentient, seemingly indestructible, blobs of destruction! Part-Japanese gangster noir, part-gooey body melting horror, The H-Man (Bijo to Ekitai-ningen – ‘Beauty and the Liquid People’) is one of the most unique sci-fi films of the 1950s. A series of mysterious catastrophes sweep the globe, causing the world’s scientists to conclude that beings from another planet are attacking Earth, and the world must unite to defend itself in a gigantic battle in outer space! With wonderful special effects sequences by Eiji Tsuburaya (Godzilla, Ultraman), and a rousing score by Akira Ifukube (Godzilla), Battle in Outer Space is a glorious sci-fi extravaganza. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present two classics of Japanese sci-fi cinema, both directed by the great Ishirō Honda, for the first time ever on home video in the UK.

 

Two incredibly influential sci-fi epics, from one of Japan’s most inimitable filmmakers

 

 

BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase (First Print Run of 2000 copies ONLY) featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling
• Includes both Japanese and English versions of each film, presented across two Blu-ray discs 
• Original mono audio presentations
• English subtitles (for Japanese versions) and English SDH (for English versions)
• The H-Man: Brand new audio commentary with authors and Japanese sci-fi historians Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
• The H-Man: Brand new audio commentary with film historian and writer David Kalat
• Battle in Outer Space: Audio commentary with authors and Japanese sci-fi historians Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
• Battle in Outer Space: Brand new audio commentary with film historian and writer David Kalat |
• Stills Galleries
• PLUS: A collector’s booklet featuring essays by Christopher Stewardson and Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp (Midnight Eye)

 

DETAILS:

 

Label: Eureka!

 

Title| ISHIRŌ HONDA DOUBLE FEATURE: THE H-MAN & BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE (Masters of Cinema) Blu-ray Edition

Starring| YUMI SHIRAKAWA | KENJI SAHARA | RYÔ IKEBE | KYÔKO ANZAI

Director| ISHIRŌ HONDA

 

Blu-ray Cat. No.| EKA70401

Blu-ray Barcode| 5060000704013

Blu-ray RRP| £29.99

 

Release Date| 16 November 2020

Certificate| 12 (TBC)

Run Time| 347 minutes (combined)

OAR| 2.35:1

Picture| Colour

Genre| Sci-Fi / Horror

Year| 1958/1959

Country| Japan

Language| Japanese

Subtitles| ENGLISH SDH (English Version)

 

 

The Ishiro Honda Double Feature is released

on Blu-ray in the UK November 16, 2020!

 

ORDER NOW!