[Susan Foreman]

'Jakoman And Tetsu' (1964) - Blu-ray pre-order available from Amazon UK - UK$17.00

Release date: April 21

"Jakoman and Tetsu is an early action masterpiece from Kinji Fukasaku (Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Battle Royale), adapted from a script written by the legendary Akira Kurosawa. Set in 1947 in a small coastal village among the majestic snowy landscapes of Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido, Ken Takakura (the Abashiri Prison series, Ridley Scott's Black Rain) is Tetsu, the prodigal son who returns from the war to help out his father Kyubei with the family herring fishing business. His arrival coincides with that of a one-eyed miscreant named Jakoman, played by Tetsuro Tamba (Harakiri, You Only Live Twice), who bears a long-standing grudge against Kyubei and is intent on causing as much mayhem among the hordes of seasonal fishermen as possible."

Special Features:

• HIGH DEFINITION BLU-RAY PRESENTATION IN 2.35:1 ASPECT RATIO
• ORIGINAL MONO 2.0 AUDIO WITH NEW ENGLISH SUBTITLES
• AUDIO COMMENTARY BY TOM MES & JASPER SHARP
• BRAND NEW FILMED INTRODUCTION BY MARK SCHILLING
• STILLS GALLERY
• BOOKLET ESSAY BY CHRIS D.
• ORIGINAL AND NEWLY COMMISSIONED ARTWORK BY SEAN LONGMORE