Toei Genre Films (1960s-1980s) Available in HD but Not Released on BD/UHD

[Takuma]

This is a little pastime project I’ve been working on for a while. It's still very much work in progress and will never be complete, but I decided to post it anyway because otherwise I would probably never manage to make it public. I do intend to add new information to the list every once in a while.

As a hard core Toei fan living in Japan, I have access to a fair bit of information regarding new HD masters premiering on Japanese TV or on streaming sites that many people outside of Japan may not be aware of. I’m hoping this list can provide some tips to distributors and fans on what films are available in HD.

Note 1: This list will focus on 60s, 70s, and 80s films only. The main focus is on 70s films. It’s an incomplete and entirely subjective list somewhat influenced by perceived film quality and commercial potential. I do not have time to create a complete list, which would likely be a thousand titles or more.

Note 2: Errors and inaccuracies are possible. I might have misremembered something, or the HD master might not be good enough. The list is only intended to give ideas on what films distributors might want to look into and see for them self if the quality of the master is up to their standards.

Note 3: I will try to delete films from the list when they are issued on English friendly BD or UHD. I've already omitted titles we know US or UK distributors have, like Fukasaku's Violent Panic: The Big Crash (listed on Film Movement's upcoming releases page).

Note 4: This is a list of films available in HD that don't have an English friendly BD or UHD release. Films that do have a BD release but are not English friendly remain on the list.

Note 5: Comments, corrections, discussion, questions are very much welcome.

Note 6: Please do not ask me to send you copies of these films. Instead ask your favourite BD label to release it on disc so that we can all purchase it.

(I will split this into three posts just in case I later need more space, e.g. run into a character limit)