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July 17, 2006

DVD News: Street Fighter 2 Anime due for release in July 2006

[Update: Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie hits the streets tomorrow (July 18). In the meantime, swing over to the film's online Media Player where you can access several video clips including the infamous Chun Li shower scene!

Ive watched this film and thoroughly enjoyed it. I haven't had a chance to write a full review yet, but this is definitely one to check out for a good whoop-ass martial arts anime. Very impressive!]

Manga Video will be releasing Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie on July 18, 2006. I will have a full review up in a few days. In the meantime, here's Manga Video's own blurb. (Be sure to read the last sentence. heh)

If You've Seen Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie Before, You Haven't Seen Anything Yet…
FROM IDT ENTERTAINMENT'S MANGA ENTERTAINMENT -- UNRATED “STREET FIGHTER II: THE ANIMATED FEATURE” WITH NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN FOOTAGE MAKES NORTH AMERICAN DVD DEBUT
DVD Includes Exclusive Never-Before-Seen Comic Book;
Available July 18th, 2006
CHICAGO , IL (WOO HOO!!)– Manga Entertainment, an IDT Entertainment company and the recognized industry leader in anime DVD, proudly announces the first DVD release of Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie unrated and unedited, with additional graphic – and sexy -- footage previously unseen in the United States ! In addition, each Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie DVD contains an exclusive, all-new Street Fighter mini-comic-book from Japan 's famous Udon Comics. Street date is July 18 th , 2006 with an SRP of $19.98. Pre-book is June 7 th .
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie is the feature version of the wildly popular Capcom™ game phenomenon and precursor to the highly acclaimed "Street Fighter II: V” TV series, Street Fighter Alpha and Street Fighter Generations. Now, Street Fighter fans can truly thrill to the feature film exploits of such globally renowned SF characters as the ruthless terrorist leader General Bison, US Army Major Guile, Chun Li and American martial arts expert Ken Masters – complete and uncut!
Manga's new DVD release is the first-time ever US release of the UK unrated version, featuring a soundtrack by KMDFM and never-before-seen footage of graphic violence and nudity that North American Street Fighter fans have been waiting for – including the notorious Chun Li shower scene!

[Hubba hubba!]

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July 16, 2006

DVD News: Teruo Ishii cult films soon to be released by PanikHouse

Category: DVD Release News

Coming your way soon!

Chicago's own (recently migrated) Panik House is set to release two notorious cult films by director Teruo Ishii (石井輝男). Panik House prez Matt Kennedy has done a superb job of delivering top quality DVDs and packaging to Western audiences. For proof, simply get your (physical) hands on his now infamous Pinky Violence Collection and tell me if that's not the best presentation you've ever seen.

Both set for release on July 26, 2006 are the following two films. I hope to have a full review of them up promptly, but in the meantime, I'll post the Panik House blurbs:

Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf (2001)

BANNED FOR TWO YEARS! LEGENDARY DIRECTOR TERUO ISHII’S FINAL DISTURBING MASTERPIECE!
When prolific Japanese Cult Director Teruo Ishii passed away in 2005, BLIND BEAST VS. KILER DWARF became his epitaph. This film stands as the culmination of his life’s work and includes the bizarre and shocking excesses that one can come to expect from the director of FEMALE YAKUZA TALE: naked Japanese girls and lots of blood! Throw into the mix the deranged, depraved and deformed and you’re starting to get the picture. Borne of a lifelong obsession with the writings of Edogawa Rampo, Teruo Ishii ‘s swan song is a veritable circus of the insane.

Screwed (1998)

THE ULTIMATE JAPANESE CULT FILM!
What do you get when you bring together the King of Cult Movie Directors, the King of Underground Comic Books and the King of Independent Cinema? You get SCREWED! Long considered the primary force in the cinema of transgression, Director Teruo Ishii serves up a fever dream of psychedelic sexuality and hyperbolic insanity that could only come from the mind of Japanese Manga God Yoshiharu Tsuge. Tadanobu Asano (Ichi The Killer) stars in this sexy, bizarre, and hypnotic adaptation of Neji-shiki (Wind-Up Type) that helped establish his position in the firmament of Asian and global cinema.

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		Japanese DVD Release News... July 17, 2006 DVD News: Street Fighter 2 Anime due for release in July 2006 Category: DVD Release News [Update: Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie hits the streets tomorrow (July 18). In the meantime, swing over to the film's online Media Player where you can access several video clips including the infamous Chun Li shower scene! Ive watched this film and thoroughly enjoyed it. I haven't had a chance to write a full review yet, but this is definitely one to check out for a good whoop-ass martial arts anime. Very impressive!] Manga Video will be releasing Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie on July 18, 2006. I will have a full review up in a few days. In the meantime, here's Manga Video's own blurb. (Be sure to read the last sentence. heh) If You've Seen Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie Before, You Haven't Seen Anything Yet… FROM IDT ENTERTAINMENT'S MANGA ENTERTAINMENT -- UNRATED “STREET FIGHTER II: THE ANIMATED FEATURE” WITH NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN FOOTAGE MAKES NORTH AMERICAN DVD DEBUT DVD Includes Exclusive Never-Before-Seen Comic Book; Available July 18th, 2006 CHICAGO , IL (WOO HOO!!)– Manga Entertainment, an IDT Entertainment company and the recognized industry leader in anime DVD, proudly announces the first DVD release of Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie unrated and unedited, with additional graphic – and sexy -- footage previously unseen in the United States ! In addition, each Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie DVD contains an exclusive, all-new Street Fighter mini-comic-book from Japan 's famous Udon Comics. Street date is July 18 th , 2006 with an SRP of $19.98. Pre-book is June 7 th . Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie is the feature version of the wildly popular Capcom™ game phenomenon and precursor to the highly acclaimed "Street Fighter II: V” TV series, Street Fighter Alpha and Street Fighter Generations. Now, Street Fighter fans can truly thrill to the feature film exploits of such globally renowned SF characters as the ruthless terrorist leader General Bison, US Army Major Guile, Chun Li and American martial arts expert Ken Masters – complete and uncut! Manga's new DVD release is the first-time ever US release of the UK unrated version, featuring a soundtrack by KMDFM and never-before-seen footage of graphic violence and nudity that North American Street Fighter fans have been waiting for – including the notorious Chun Li shower scene! [Hubba hubba!] Posted by mongip at 08:43 PM \| Comments (1) July 16, 2006 DVD News: Teruo Ishii cult films soon to be released by PanikHouse Category: DVD Release News Coming your way soon! Chicago's own (recently migrated) Panik House is set to release two notorious cult films by director Teruo Ishii (石井輝男). Panik House prez Matt Kennedy has done a superb job of delivering top quality DVDs and packaging to Western audiences. For proof, simply get your (physical) hands on his now infamous Pinky Violence Collection and tell me if that's not the best presentation you've ever seen. Both set for release on July 26, 2006 are the following two films. I hope to have a full review of them up promptly, but in the meantime, I'll post the Panik House blurbs: Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf (2001) BANNED FOR TWO YEARS! LEGENDARY DIRECTOR TERUO ISHII’S FINAL DISTURBING MASTERPIECE! When prolific Japanese Cult Director Teruo Ishii passed away in 2005, BLIND BEAST VS. KILER DWARF became his epitaph. This film stands as the culmination of his life’s work and includes the bizarre and shocking excesses that one can come to expect from the director of FEMALE YAKUZA TALE: naked Japanese girls and lots of blood! Throw into the mix the deranged, depraved and deformed and you’re starting to get the picture. Borne of a lifelong obsession with the writings of Edogawa Rampo, Teruo Ishii ‘s swan song is a veritable circus of the insane. Screwed (1998) THE ULTIMATE JAPANESE CULT FILM! What do you get when you bring together the King of Cult Movie Directors, the King of Underground Comic Books and the King of Independent Cinema? You get SCREWED! Long considered the primary force in the cinema of transgression, Director Teruo Ishii serves up a fever dream of psychedelic sexuality and hyperbolic insanity that could only come from the mind of Japanese Manga God Yoshiharu Tsuge. Tadanobu Asano (Ichi The Killer) stars in this sexy, bizarre, and hypnotic adaptation of Neji-shiki (Wind-Up Type) that helped establish his position in the firmament of Asian and global cinema. Posted by mongip at 08:10 PM \| Comments (0)