Earlier this year Hideo Gosha‘s Yakuza Thriller Violent Streets joined the Masters Of Cinema range. Eureka Entertainment have announced they are set to release two more Samurai Wolf I & II,. Two anarchic, spaghetti western-inspired samurai adventures from legendary genre auteur, on Blu-ray for the first time ever in UK, in a 2-Disc set.
A duo of chanbara masterpieces from one of the genre’s greatest directors, Hideo Gosha! Out of a desire to make what he felt was a truly no-holds-barred sword-fighting film, Gosha took inspiration from the samurai films of Akira Kurosawa as well as the spaghetti Western sub-genre they had inspired. Working with a low budget to free himself from the restrictive oversight of his producers, the result was Samurai Wolf and Samurai Wolf II, which tell the story of a charismatic ronin named Kiba (played by Isao Natsuyagi).
In the first film, Kiba wanders into a small town and ends up ensnared in a local conflict that’s more than meets the eye. In Samurai Wolf II, Kiba gets mixed up in a complex web of intrigue, involving a crooked goldmine owner, a cynical swordsman and an arrogant dojo master.
With stunning black and white cinematography and ultra-stylish action sequences, the Samurai Wolf films are a lean, mean triumph of samurai cinema.
Eureka Entertainment have released a new trailer to promote the release, check it out…
SPECIAL TWO-DISC BLU-RAY EDITION FEATURES*:
Limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Tony Stella | Presented in 1080p HD from restorations of the original film elements by Toei | Uncompressed original Japanese Mono audio | Optional English subtitles | Audio commentary on Samurai Wolf by film historian and writer Chris Poggiali | Outlaw Director – Hideo Gosha featurette with Tomoe Gosha | Reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork | PLUS: A collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes | And more to be announced…
JAPAN |1966 & 1967 |15 | 73 & 71 MINS | 2.35:1 OAR | ACTION/ADVENTURE | JAPANESE | BLACK & WHITE
You can pick up or reserve you copy at the Eureka Video Store
Samurai Wolf I & II will be released on Blu-ray as a 2 Disc set, part of The Masters Of Cinema range from 22nd January 2024.
