Blu-ray release: ‘The Betrayal’

By   |  Aug 30, 2025

Radiance Films are bringing the 1966 Japanese samurai action drama ‘The Betrayal’ (大殺陣 雄呂血) to US and UK Blu-ray on September 15/16, 2025.

Directed by Tokuzo Tanaka, the film revolves around a principled samurai who realises his strict adherence to honour makes him an outlier among peers and dangerously vulnerable. The cast includes Raizo Ichikawa, Kaoru Yachigusa, Shiho Fujimura, Ichiro Nakatani, and Shinobu Araki.

Synopsis: To protect his clan, an honourable samurai (Raizo Ichikawa) takes the blame for a murder committed by one of his fellows. He is promised a safe return after one year in exile, but this vow is broken and he becomes a fugitive chased by his own clansmen. Disillusioned by the bushido code of honour, he realises there are only two ways out: vengeance or death.

Features:
• High-Definition digital transfer by Kadokawa
• New English subtitle translation
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Select-scene audio commentary by Tom Mes
• The Path to Betrayal – Visual essay by Philip Kemp
• Visual essay on director Tokuzo Tanaka by Tom Mes
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Alain Silver
• Full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip [3000 copies only]

‘The Betrayal’ is available to pre-order now from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.

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