Classic Toei Tokusatsu Collection from Shout (With poster)

[DukeTogo84]

Man, been waiting on some these and this looks to be a pretty good set.

https://shoutfactory.com/products/cl...40477947166854

Poster also looks pretty good and one of their better ones.

NEW English Language Subtitle Translations For Prince Of Space (1959), Invasion Of The Neptune Men (1961), Watari The Ninja Boy (1966), Golden Ninja (1966), Dragon Showdown (1966), And Ninja Scope (1969)

Description
Get ready to be transported back to the sixties to experience some of the early, eye-popping Tokusatsu films from Toei. Fiends from outer space! Amphibious gill-men from an underwater city! A superhuman mummy ready to save Earth! Sonny Chiba fighting robot-men! This stupendous box set is your ticket to the best of the colossal-est genre of them all!

DISC ONE:
PRINCE OF SPACE (1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / B&W / 57 min.)
A mysterious hero must intervene when a nefarious presence from outer space arrives to steal a powerful new rocket fuel.

INVASION OF THE NEPTUNE MEN (1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / B&W / 75 min.)
Sonny Chiba stars in this fantastical adventure about repelling invaders arriving from a distant planet to attack Tokyo.

DISC TWO:
WATARI THE NINJA BOY (1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / Color / 86 min.)
When the evil leaders of two ninja clans con their members into a relentless war, only a young ninja boy can save the day.

GOLDEN NINJA (aka THE GOLDEN BAT) (1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / B&W / 73 min.)
An evil alien threatens Earth, and a group of scientists travel to Atlantis to awaken a superhuman mummy defender in this thriller starring Sonny Chiba!

DISC THREE:
DRAGON SHOWDOWN (aka THE MAGIC SERPENT) (1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / Color / 85 min.)
A young prince must summon all his powers to take back a throne stolen from his family by a treacherous murderer!

NINJA SCOPE (1080p High-Definition (1.33:1) / Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / Color/B&W / 52 min.)
Powerful ninjas and otherworldly creatures inhabit this adventure of Watari, a young ninja boy in feudal Japan.

DISC FOUR: BONUS FILM
TERROR BENEATH THE SEA (1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.78:1) / English Dubbed DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / Color / 79 min.)
Sonny Chiba stars in this tale about a group of surface dwellers who happen upon an underwater city ruled by a mad scientist and his amphibious servants.

[starsteam]

A bit sad they don't have more faith in these films to give it a wide release.

Excited about this, the check out process was frustrating.

[Brown Jenkin]

Too bad they didn't release Prince of Space Part 2 (64 min) as they were released a couple weeks apart originally. Maybe on a possible future release.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by Brown Jenkin

Too bad they didn't release Prince of Space Part 2 (64 min) as they were released a couple weeks apart originally. Maybe on a possible future release.

Yeah, kind of surprised that wasn't included.

[starsteam]

Originally Posted by Brown Jenkin

Too bad they didn't release Prince of Space Part 2 (64 min) as they were released a couple weeks apart originally. Maybe on a possible future release.

Now I'm wondering if it being a limited exclusive is a Toei thing. These should have the same sales potential as the Chiba sets. If anything most of the films in this set are better known in the US too. Maybe Toei would only let them release a Blu-ray for these films this way?

[MifuneFan]

Looks like a great set. Shame it's another SF store exclusive though, but not a bad value for the amount of films included.

I do wonder why they're labeling TERROR BENEATH THE SEA as a "bonus film" and simply not just one of the films in the set? Does it not really belong as well or something?

edit: Answering my own question, I assume it's because it's only English-dubbed, and not Japanese-language like the rest.

[Takuma]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I do wonder why they're labeling TERROR BENEATH THE SEA as a "bonus film" and simply not just one of the films in the set? Does it not really belong as well or something?

edit: Answering my own question, I assume it's because it's only English-dubbed, and not Japanese-language like the rest.

Yeah, I'm guessing this wasn't licensed from Toei, or at least not sourced from them. The HD master airing on Toei Channel is in Japanese language and approx. 1.37:1 aspect ratio. I recently viewed the film from a Japanese theatrical print in Laputa Asagaya's sci-fi retrospective and it was likewise 1.37:1.

The great news is the rest of the films are in Japanese. People will be surprised by how much better Invasion of the Neptune Men is its original form without the annoying dubbing and the completely nonsensical re-editing of the action scenes with repeated shots and reversed chronology.

[starsteam]

Originally Posted by Takuma

Yeah, I'm guessing this wasn't licensed from Toei, or at least not sourced from them. The HD master airing on Toei Channel is in Japanese language and approx. 1.37:1 aspect ratio. I recently viewed the film from a Japanese theatrical print in Laputa Asagaya's sci-fi retrospective and it was likewise 1.37:1.

The great news is the rest of the films are in Japanese. People will be surprised by how much better Invasion of the Neptune Men is its original form without the annoying dubbing and the completely nonsensical re-editing of the action scenes with repeated shots and reversed chronology.

Terror Beneath the Sea has been on Tubi for awhile under Shout's branding. I'm guessing they acquired the US version from the previous holders in a packaged deal, and for whatever reason did not bother to go through Toei to get the proper Japanese print. Probably the same reason why they didn't bother getting the Japanese version of Message from Space after licensing it from MGM. But who know can say for sure?

[Spottedfeather]

Aw, man. I was really excited to see that Invasion Of The Neptune Men and Prince Of Space were going to be put out on blu ray....but they're not in english. Kind of like how they ruined the Ultraman blu ray set by not being in english.

Oh, well.

[Mushi Minion]

Originally Posted by Spottedfeather

Aw, man. I was really excited to see that Invasion Of The Neptune Men and Prince Of Space were going to be put out on blu ray....but they're not in english. Kind of like how they ruined the Ultraman blu ray set by not being in english.

Oh, well.

Ruined.

RUINNNNEEEEDDDD.

[DaiShuryou]

I NEED THIS !!!!
But Shout won't ship it to my country

[ingmog]

This is limited to 2500, but Shout's website only shows 474 in stock. Did more than 2000 get sold already??

[mclellandj]

Originally Posted by ingmog

This is limited to 2500, but Shout's website only shows 474 in stock. Did more than 2000 get sold already??

That's how many are left with a poster.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by ingmog

This is limited to 2500, but Shout's website only shows 474 in stock. Did more than 2000 get sold already??

No. First 600 have posters. Once those sell out, it will says 1900.

[hawkikwah]

Originally Posted by ingmog

This is limited to 2500, but Shout's website only shows 474 in stock. Did more than 2000 get sold already??

Curious what’s going on here. I just looked and it says it’s sold out

[deatheats]

Originally Posted by hawkikwah

Curious what’s going on here. I just looked and it says it’s sold out

Wow…that sold out quickly. Underestimated demand?

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by deatheats

Wow…that sold out quickly. Underestimated demand?

600 sold. Another 1,900 will be added soon.

[Frightener22]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

600 sold. Another 1,900 will be added soon.

Unavailable again. Hopefully they replenish again so I can finally lock it down!

[DukeTogo84]

I'm just happy The Magic Serpent was included as that's one of my favorites. Has anyone seen or thoughts on Ninja Scope? I have very little knowledge on that one.

[Brown Jenkin]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

I'm just happy The Magic Serpent was included as that's one of my favorites. Has anyone seen or thoughts on Ninja Scope? I have very little knowledge on that one.

I was going to ask if that film was a direct sequel to Watari, Ninja Boy.