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New DVD Box Set

posted 20 years ago by ZombieTongue
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I am just notifying everyone who does not already know that the entire series is going to be released in a box set edition on October 19, 2004. Each one of the five films can also be bought individually. These editions are region-1 and are being released by Home Vision Entertainment, so you can expect excellent quality. Recently, HVE has already released Graveyard of Honor (which is also a really great film) and Street Mobster. These are all yakuza classics by Fukasaku, and especially the Battles without Honor series redefined the yakuza genre. These are very serious films, with serious social commentary, but are also immensely entertaining. These are MUST SEE yakuza films.

[–] ZombieTongue 19 years ago

The release of this boxset has been delayed. According to DVDAsaian.com, it will be released on December 28, 2004.

[–] Erazorized 19 years ago

According to it's publisher Home Vision it will be released Dec 14th. Very soon. Great christmas present for myself, not very cheap but I belive (I hope) it's worth it.

http://www.homevision.com/users/folder.asp?FolderID=1374&id=YAK010

[–] IrishGoodfella 19 years ago

It's out as of the 14th. Picked it up myself and I'm very impressed.

[–] MugattuHasGotchu 19 years ago

The metal cover case rocks my socks... gunmetal baby!

The movies are awesome. Friedkin's remarks on them and on Fukasaku himself are great to hear. Sweet set.

Oh yeah! No 3D without 3D glasses!

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[–] petermoranman 19 years ago

I'll be saving up money for this for a long time. Can't wait to get it. Five films? Great!! Atleast it's not Criterion, or else we would be paying even more up the ass for this.

[–] Cosmic_Horror 19 years ago

Thanks to a (possible?) pricing flub at the Hastings I work at, I just picked the set up for 23.99, or 19.77 with my employee discount. Envy me, please.

[–] Henry J Sosenite 19 years ago

21.99 at Hastings. envy me, too!

[–] habert 19 years ago

I just paid $21.99 for the metal cased box set at Hastings also - what a deal! Brand new, still sealed!

[–] Cosmic_Horror 19 years ago

We're the envy of the town, kids. Lucky, lucky people.

[–] jakeaaron 19 years ago

I'm a hastings employee as well and just picked it up tonight for the wonderfull price of 19.77. I'm sure they'll get around to noticing the price and jacking it up soon. Kinda like the one random MST3K box that was 14.99 for the longest time while all the others were 49.99.

[–] Ghostshadow187 18 years ago

I just picked up the set having no idea what these films were about just seeing the word yakuza prominentlyand the phrase "from the director of Battle Royale" drew me to it. I was pleasently surprised, Street Mobster and Battles Without Honour or humanity are both excellent. It's nice to see a yakuza movie from the Japanese perspective. Street Mobster is a great gang warfare movie, with a cool "Blaxploitation" feel about it, while "Battles..." isn't just a great gang movie, it's a good period piece about post war Japan. Im going to watch Yakuza Graveyard next weekend, hopefully it will be as good as the others.

Republicans dont watch stand up, theyre busy watching cartoons, trying to see who's gay.

[–] tha1trupriest 18 years ago

While Xmas shopping for the 2005 season I just came upon this box set and picked it up IMMEDIATELY upon reading the box without second thought, knowing nothing else about the actual films.....unlike you lucky Hastings folk I paid almost $80......however, it is now a few days later and I can say without doubt that this set is worth all that and MORE! Retains a lovely oldschool kung-fu flick feel without the standard genre trappings and maintains an excellent level of tension throughout....a must see for anyone even remotely interested in Asian film or the Yakuza, or even traditional action/mob movies for that matter. BUY THIS NOW, whatever the price.

[–] Ghostshadow187 18 years ago

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$80!!? I only paid €29.99, great deal for three really good films.

Republicans dont watch stand up, theyre busy watching cartoons, trying to see who's gay.

[–] bobdog-4 17 years ago

Just curious, which cartoon are you in?

[–] d-geraghty 18 years ago

not just singling out you habert......

if anyone is in a position to pass on a copy of this boxset picked up for $22/$24 I would be incredibly grateful........

[–] horror_inf3ction 18 years ago

Picked up the set at Hastings brand new for $23.99 and I love it!

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[–] Laserdogg 17 years ago

Another lucky find at Hastings - 21.99 + tax = excellent!!

I had read about this price mistake over a year ago and finally found one.

[–] ultrafred14 17 years ago

I wish I knew about price mis-labelings...Dang. I paid about $80 for the set, as well. However, I do not regret it at all! A great series.

[–] relax_already 17 years ago

what the hell is Hastings??? lol i'm gonna have to order it on amazon if i want it cheap...

[–] CBene 17 years ago

It is a video store chain. http://www.hastingsentertainment.com

Sadly online it seems that they got the price right.

[–] CBene 17 years ago

I just found the same boxset at Hastings for $21.99. I was not going to buy it today until I look around and saw what it retails for. It was a deal that I could not pass up.

[–] Trouter2000 17 years ago

Lucky you, I've had to view them via online rental, but i do have plans to buy the set at some point. I've heard it has some really terrific packaging, hope you enjoy it.

Last film seen: The Killing of a Chinese Bookie 9/10

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[–] seifer1119 15 years ago

I work at Hastings and the box set costs 21.99 still. I managed to get a used copy for 14.99, before my discount.

I'm going to email corporate and see if they're aware of the price now that I snagged a copy :D

[–] seifer1119 15 years ago

Update: The price will be fixed next update :D

Hope you got it while you could! I know I did.

[–] MrCyberdude 13 years ago

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070246/mediaindex

Source is the remastered dvd boxset from "Home Vision Entertainment".

This boxset includes:
* [01] Battles.Without.Honor.And.Humanity.1973
* [02] Deadly.Fight.In.Hiroshima.1973
* [03] Proxy.War.1973.DVDRip
* [04] Police.Tactics.1974
* [05] Final.Episode.1974
* [06] The.Yakuza.Papers.Bonus.Disc

Bonus Supplemental Disc (only available with Boxed Set) includes:

1. Friedkin on Fukasaku Director William Friedkin on Fukasaku and The Yakuza Papers
2. Translating Fukasaku, an interview with subtitler Linda Hoaglund
3. Kantoku: Remembering Fukasaku, A 20-minute group discussion
4. Jitsuroku: Reinventing the Yakuza Genre, a 30-minute video essay
5. Boryoku: Fukasaku and the Art of Violence, features interviews and rare archival footage
6. Also a nice easter egg about cutting off fingertips as told by a former Yakuza member
(with sunglasses on and his face in the dark to hide his identity).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070246/ Battles Without Honor And Humanity (1973)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070245/ Deadly Fight In Hiroshima (1973)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070244/ Proxy War (1973)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071696/ Police Tactics (1974)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0226018/ Final Episode (1974)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt / The.Yakuza.Papers.Bonus.Disc

MrCyberdude

[–] Kawada_Kira 9 years ago

Well, it's 10 years later now and I can't seem to find this box set. I looked on Amazon and a few other websites but it's nowhere to be found. I can of course buy each DVD individually but i'd prefer to get the box set. Anyone know where it can be found now, what websites might be selling it?

"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free."
- Goethe

[–] microbe999 9 years ago

You're in luck, because a new box set is up on amazon for the complete blu ray collection...