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[Susan Foreman]

'Tokugawa Sex Ban' (1972) - Coming soon to Blu-Ray from Mondo Macabro USA

"Directed by genre film madman Norifumi Suzuki for the legendary Toei studios in anything-goes era of the early 1970s

In Tokugawa era Japan, Princess Kiyo (Miki Sugimoto), youngest daughter of mighty Shogun Ienari Tokugawa, weds country lord Tadateru Ogura. Unfortunately for Kiyo, her new husband is a "man's man" who has no interest in women. To help Tadateru discover his sexual side, his courtiers bring in Sandra (Sandra Jullien, star of RAVISHING DANY and SHIVER OF THE VAMPIRES), a French courtesan who arrives in a wooden box, like a porcelain doll. Her extraordinary sexual technique awakens Tadateru to the fun he's been missing all these years. Unfortunately, he enjoys it so much that he decides it?s too good for commoners and so enforces a sex ban on the rest of his subjects, decreeing that any of them having intercourse will be executed. Soon the enraged populace are storming Tadateru's castle with a battering ram shaped like a giant phallus!

One of the more extraordinary films to come out of 1970s Japan, this astonishing mixture of historical epic, sexploitation, grand guignol gore and political intrigue is a real one-off. Norifumi Suzuki also helmed the "nunsploitation" classic, SCHOOL OF THE HOLY BEAST as well as the notorious STAR OF DAVID: BEAUTY HUNTING (1979). This is a first time US release for TOKUGAWA SEX BAN and a world Blu-ray premiere"

Special features and specs:

• Region A locked
• Japanese language with optional English subs
• New 2K restoration from film negative
• Interview with film critic/historian Kōshi Ueno
• Commentary by Japanese film expert Jasper Sharp
• Trailer
• Limited Edition reversible cover sleeve with new art by Justin Coffee on the A side and original ad art on the B
• 24 page full color booklet with new writing by Japanese 'pink film' expert Dimitri Ianni
• three double sided art cards
• 1500 numbered copies

[Susan Foreman]

'CAFE FLESH' (1982) - Limited edition 4K UHD / Blu-Ray combo coming soon from Mondo Macabro

Release date: Jan - Feb 2025!

More info TBA

[Susan Foreman]

'The Punishment' (1971) - Blu-Ray pre-order available from Mondo Macabro direct - US$27:00

Release date: January

"Britt (played by Karin Schubert) is a high-class Paris escort, pimped out by her older girlfriend, Francoise. After being abused by a client, Britt rebels. Well-connected vice lord Manuel takes her to a seedy hotel in Lyon in the south of France. There she is locked in an empty room and forced to take part in a series of bizarre acts inflicted on her by a procession of Manuel's clients. Raymond, Manuel's second in command, begins to take pity on Britt and returns to Paris with her. But events there take an even more dangerous turn and Britt and Raymond have to flee for their lives.

A shocking and provocative film based on a true story, THE PUNISHMENT was a controversial film on its initial release and continues to provoke and challenge viewers today."

LIMITED EDITION FEATURES

• Reversible sleeve with shocking new art by Justin Coffee on the A side and original ad art on the B
• 6 double sided art cards
• 24 page full color booklet with new writing by Jacques Spohr
• 1500 numbered copies in the usual red case

DISC FEATURES

• BD-only; region free
• Brand new 2K restoration from the original negative
• Audio commentary by film historian and author Samm Deighan
• Interview with soundtrack composer and cast member Bookie Binkley
• Interview with author Jean-Luc Marret
• Interview with cinematographer Noel Very

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

'CAFE FLESH' (1982) - Limited edition 4K UHD / Blu-Ray combo coming soon from Mondo Macabro

Release date: Jan - Feb 2025!

More info TBA

Pre-order available from Mondo Macabro direct - US$42:00

Release date: January

"Truly one of the most delirious film experiences you can have, CAFE FLESH is a dystopian sci-fi oddity from one of American cinema's true underground originals.

The time: five years after a nuclear apocalypse. The survivors: post-nuke, thrill-freaks looking for a kick. Able to exist, to sense, to feel everything ... but pleasure. In a world destroyed, survivors break down to those who can and those who can't. 99% are Sex Negatives; call them "erotic casualties". They want to make love, but the mere touch of another person makes them violently ill. The rest, the lucky one percent, are Sex Positives, those whose libidos escaped unscathed. After the Nuclear Kiss, the Positives remain to love, to perform; and the others can only watch - can only come to Cafe Flesh!

CAFE FLESH is a legendary film, as entertaining and surprising today as it was when first released in the 1980s. Its unique visual style, fabulous score and provocative storyline combine to create a unique viewing experience. This release marks the official worldwide disc debut and showcases a years-in-the-making 4K restoration!"


LIMITED EDITION FEATURES

• 2 disc UHD / BD combo
• exclusive slipcover (design TBA)
• booklet with new writing on the film by Heather Drain, Daniel Bird, Eric Peretti, and archival text by Jerry Stahl
• 2000 numbered copies (NOTE: numbers will be sent out randomly)

FEATURES

• UHD / Blu-ray combo
• Blu-ray disc is region free
• 4K restoration from the best surviving 35mm elements
• Choice of 4:3 or 1.85:1 aspect ratios
• Optional SDH
• Audio commentary with director, designer and co-writer Stephen Sayadian aka Rinse Dream
• Interview with director, designer and co-writer Stephen Sayadian aka Rinse Dream
• Interview with co-writer Jerry Stahl aka Herbert W Day
• Interview with Jacob Smith, Northwestern University
• Interview with writer and performer Jessica Stoya
• Archival onset B-roll making of footage
• Trailer

[Susan Foreman]

"The limited edition of CAFE FLESH is now SOLD OUT! Thank you for making this one of our most successful LEs ever!

A standard edition will be available in early 2025."