In Großbritannien erscheinen in diesem Monat zwei interessante Boxsets. Zum einen ein Takashi Miike Boxed Set mit 4 DVDs. Ankündigung bei
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Family 1 & 2: (2 Discs) Based on the manga series of the same name, 'Family' deals with the story of a small Yakuza clan whose position is being severely threatened by rival gangs. The boss isn't happy and more often that not, he finds himself embarking on solo missions to retrieve kidnapped associates and restore the pride of the family.
Hisao Maki's Manga comic is brought to life by acclaimed director Takashi Miike, so prepare yourself for kidnapping, murder, boat chases, big explosions, sexual exchanges and drugs abound in this beautifully shot film.
Bodyguard Kiba: Another comic book adaptation by maverick director, Takashi Miike.
In addition to his karate dojo, Tetsu daito runs God Hand, a company through which his apprentice, Naoto Kiba, hires himself out as a bodyguard in order to earn money to support the dojo. Though Kiba has often heard his master say that no one would come to God Hand with a dangerous assignment, he is constantly in danger. This time he agrees to guard a beautiful woman in Hong Kong, thinking he'll have an easy time of it, however...
Bodyguard Kiba, Apocalypse Of Carnage: Naoto Kiba hires himself out as an illegal bodyguard for extraordinary sums of money, and he's just received his next mission. He has been assigned to guard Junpei Ishimine, a hoodlum who embezzled 500million yen from the Soryu-kai, the gang who controls Okinawa. The Soryu-kai send one of Okinawa's best karate masters after Kiba and Junpei, but Kiba is able to defeat him in the blink of an eye. But then the Soryu-kai kidnaps Junpei's old girlfriend, Yoko.
Außerdem erscheint eine 3 DVDs umfassende Hisao Maki Collection, darin sind zwei Filme von
Hiroyuki Tsuji und "
Silver" von Takashi Miike. Da die preislich zumindest bei play auf gleichem Niveau liegt wie "
Silver", evtl. eine lohnenswerte Überlegung.
Die Informationen zu dieser Box bei play!
Genauer Erscheinungstermin ist übrigens der 20.03.2006, über die Qualität ist mir noch nichts bekannt, ich gehe allerdings davon aus, dass es sich jeweils um ein Paket aus den bereits erschienen Einzeldisc handelt (über deren Quali ich aber leider auch nichts weiß).
