Blu-ray & DVD release: ‘Samurai Wolf 1 & 2’


By   |  Apr 10, 2023

Film Movement are bringing the 1966 Japanese chambara classic ‘Samurai Wolf’ (牙狼之介) and its sequel to US Blu-ray and DVD on May 16, 2023.

Samurai Wolf (1966)
Isao Natsuyagi stars as Kiba, a charismatic ronin who wanders into a small town and ends up ensnared in a local conflict that’s more than meets the eye. After dispatching a pair of highway criminals seen robbing a courier wagon, Kiba agrees to assist a beautiful blind woman who runs the local shipping company. Double- and triple-crosses ensue, illustrated with savage but economical violence courtesy of famed director Hideo Gosha’s striking black and white filmmaking. The result is a lean and mean triumph of samurai cinema, cementing Gosha’s status as a master of the genre.

Samurai Wolf II: Hell Cut (1967)
Charismatic ronin Kiba (Isao Natsuyagi) returns, once again entangled in a complex web of intrigue, involving a crooked goldmine owner, a cynical swordsman, and an arrogant dojo master. Master filmmaker Hideo Gosha brings his trademark tight pacing and stylish action to this brisk morality play, inevitably punctuated by the explosions of violent swordplay beloved by fans of the genre.

Features:
• Outlaw Director – Hideo Gosha featurette
• Audio commentary by Chris Poggiali
• 20-page booklet

The ‘Samurai Wolf’ collection is available to pre-order now from Amazon.com.

Phil Mills
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