Black Tight Killers (1966) (Radiance Films)

[MifuneFan]

Radiance Films will be releasing the 1966 Japanese film Black Tight Killers on February 27th.

Black Tight Killers (1966) (UK/US/CA)

https://diabolikdvd.com/product/blac...-ray-preorder/

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• High-Definition digital transfer
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Audio commentary by Jasper Sharp
• Archival interview with director Yasuharu Hasebe
• Trailer
• Optional English subtitles
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Japanese cinema expert Chris D.
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

After wooing stewardess Yoriko (Chieko Matsubara, Tokyo Drifter), war photographer Hondo (Akira Kobayashi, Battles Without Honor and Humanity) sees her kidnapped by a team of deadly female assassins who use vinyl records as weapons. Investigating her whereabouts, Hondo uncovers a conspiracy to steal a buried stash of WWII-era gold. Soon he must dodge go-go dancing ninjas and chewing-gum bullets to save Yoriko, whose family secret is tied to the hidden treasure. Every bit as stylish and inventive as the wildest works by his mentor Seijun Suzuki, Yasuharu Hasebe’s spy spoof is a gaudy 1960s pop delight that ranks with the likes of Joseph Losey’s Modesty Blaise and Mario Bava’s Danger: Diabolik!

[KIDplus]

Nice! Another old DVD I can retire.

[grahams76]

After wooing stewardess Yoriko (Chieko Matsubara, Tokyo Drifter), war photographer Hondo (Akira Kobayashi, Battles Without Honor and Humanity) sees her kidnapped by a team of deadly female assassins who use vinyl records as weapons.

[By_His_Strypes]

could this be considered one of the first Ninja movies?

[deltatauhobbit]

Originally Posted by By_His_Strypes

could this be considered one of the first Ninja movies?

Nah, Torawakamaru the Koga Ninja predates this by a decade. There are earlier films that indicate there are ninjas in them but I can't find much information on those titles.

[DukeTogo84]

Very nice. Was hoping this would be one of the 1966 films.

[Locus-Solus]

I imagine since Radiance is more like mini-Criterion getting Hasebe's Assault! Jack the Ripper on the block is probably out of the question, huh? But looking forward to this one as I missed out on the Image DVD originally.

[MifuneFan]

Back cover

[russweiss1]

Review:

https://rockshockpop.com/articles/mo...blu-ray-review

[Hammerlover]

Looks groovy, baby!

[FlexMentallo]

Watched this last night - quite liked it. Visually its really stylish, lots of cool sequences and the dream/nightmare scene in particular was really great. The story was decent enough.