The Sonny Chiba Collection (Shout! Factory)

[MifuneFan]

Shout! Factory will be releasing a Sonny Chiba Collection in November as part of their Shout Select line. I'll update the post when it's officially announced.

The Sonny Chiba Collection Blu-ray



http://www.shoutfactory.com/products...iba-collection

Synopsis
THE MARTIAL ARTS ICON DELIVERS HIGH-OCTANE THRILLS IN SEVEN OF HIS BEST FILMS!

Get ready for some of the wildest action films from the impressive legacy of Sonny Chiba! This box set comprises just a small collection from his incredibly successful career. Some of these films are making their North America Blu-ray debut. Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba will be greatly missed by his legion of fans. The "Street Fighter" will live on forever!

DISC ONE:

YAKUZA WOLF: I PERFORM MURDER (2.35:1, DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 87 min.)

In this riveting Western, a vengeful man is after the Japanese yakuza for killing his boss and selling his sister into slavery. This exciting thrill-ride is "one of Chiba's most enjoyable films" (Chris D., Guns And Swords).

YAKUZA WOLF 2: EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES (2.35:1, DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 85 min.)

In this fantastic sequel, Chiba is sent to prison after being betrayed by a yakuza underboss. Once out, he looks to get his revenge in this exciting film directed by Buichi Saito (Lone Wolf And Cub: Baby Cart In Peril).

• Theatrical Trailers For Both Films
• Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono With Newly Translated English Subtitles

DISC TWO:

BODYGUARD KIBA (2.35:1, DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 87 min.)

Based on the anime by Ikki Kajiwara, Bodyguard Kiba follows a martial arts fighter (Sonny Chiba) who takes on the yakuza. This film was released in the US theatrically as The Bodyguard with the slogan "Viva Chiba!"

BODYGUARD KIBA 2 (2.35:1, DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 88 min.)

This terrific sequel opens with our hero in prison. Upon his release, he takes a bodyguard position at a nightclub ... and his new employer ends up being the one who had him imprisoned!

• Theatrical Trailer For BODYGUARD KIBA
• Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono With Newly Translated English Subtitles

DISC THREE:

SHOGUN'S SHADOW (1.85:1, DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo, 112 min.)

A young man on a journey to Edo to mark his passage to manhood is accompanied by seven master samurai charged with getting him there safely ... against the wishes of a powerful shogunate.

SAMURAI REINCARNATION (1.85:1, DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 122 min.)

When a resurrected demon assembles a team of undead samurai warriors to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate, only one person can defeat them: Jubei Yagyu (Sonny Chiba).

• Theatrical Trailers For Both Films
• Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo With Newly Translated English Subtitles (Shogun’s Shadow)
• Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono With Newly Translated English Subtitles (Samurai Reincarnation)

DISC FOUR:

SWORDS OF VENGEANCE (2.35:1, DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, 160 min.)

Director Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale, The Yakuza Papers) teams up with Sonny Chiba to present a daring and violent version of Japan's most epic myth, "The 47 Loyal Retainers."

• Street Fighting Man – An Interview With Sonny Chiba Discussing His Career And The Street Fighter Films
• Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono With Newly Translated English Subtitles

Original post:

[Show spoiler]Thanks to the cover art, and helpful members in the thread, the following 7 films are confirmed to be included:

• Yakuza Wolf (Ôkami yakuza: Koroshi wa ore ga yaru) (1972)
• Yakuza Wolf Pt 2 (Ôkami yakuza: Tomurai ha ore ga dasu) (1972)
• Bodyguard Kiba (aka The Bodyguard) (1973)
• Bodyguard Kiba 2 (1973)
• The Fall of Ako Castle (Akô-jô danzetsu) (1978)
• Samurai Reincarnation (Makai tenshô) (1981)
• Shogun's Shadow (Shôgun Iemitsu no ranshin - Gekitotsu) (1989)