[Susan Foreman]

'Zebraman' (2004) - Blu-ray pre-order available from Amazon UK - UK$17.00

Release date: June 23

"An affectionate homage to the heyday of Japan's tokusatsu superhero TV shows, directed by Takashi Miike (Audition, 13 Assassins) and written by Kankuro Kudo (Go, Ping Pong), Zebraman stars the legendary Show Aikawa as Shinichi, a teacher facing a midlife crisis, as his family collapses around him.

To escape from the bitter reality of his daily he existence, Shinichi takes to secretly dressing up as Zebraman, the eponymous hero of an obscure 1970s TV series from when he was a kid that was cancelled after just seven episodes. Meanwhile, as his life collapses around him, aliens are at large and readying themselves to take over planet Earth.

Can Shinichi overcome his lack of confidence to channel his childhood fantasies into saving the world?"

Special Features:

• HIGH-DEFINITION BLU-RAY PRESENTATION IN 1.85:1 ASPECT RATIO
• ORIGINAL JAPANESE STEREO AND 5.1 SURROUND SOUND AUDIO TRACKS
• OPTION ENGLISH AUDIO TRACK
• BRAND NEW FILMED INTRODUCTION BY TOM MES
• "MAKING OF" DOCUMENTARY
• DELETED SCENES
• ZEBRAMAN PREMIERE
• ARCHIVE INTERVIEW WITH TAKASHI MIIKE
• ARCHIVE INTERVIEW WITH SHOW AIKAWA
• 1978 TV SERIES TRAILER
• ZEBRAMAN THEME SONG
• THEATRICAL TRAILER
• TV SPOT
• STILLS GALLERY
• BOOKLET ESSAY BY MARK PLAYER
• ORIGINAL AND NEWLY COMMISSIONED ARTWORK BY LUCAS PEVERILL