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Outlaw: Gangster VIP The Complete Collection - Arrow Video - Blu Ray Unboxing and Review

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Channel: TheBluRayCritic · 2016 · Entertainment

Unboxing and reviewing Outlaw: Gangster VIP - The Collection on Blu-ray, released by Arrow Video.

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This edition also includes the DVD editions of the movies and a great booklet with interviews and production notes. This is Japanese cinema at it's finest!

In 1968, acclaimed director Toshio Masuda (Rusty Knife, Tora! Tora! Tora!) and rising star Tetsuya Watari (Tokyo Drifter) teamed up for Outlaw: Gangster VIP, a gritty yakuza yarn based on the writings of real life ex-gangster Goro Fujita.

The series offers up a depiction of the Japanese underworld that was unprecedented in its realism and its sympathetic portrayal of its protagonist as a man haunted by his past, unable to escape a life of crime. The success of the initial instalment spawned five sequels, continuing the story of the lone wolf "Slasher" Goro and his quest for redemption.

The films presented a new kind of realism and violence that would prefigure Kinji Fukasaku's Battles Without Honor and Humanity series, with their winning combination of brutal violence, gang warfare and sweeping romance, these films make for a unique and unforgettable viewing experience.

The set includes six films in the Outlaw series released for the first time in the west:

Gangster VIP (1968) Blu-ray / DVD
Gangster VIP 2 (1968) Blu-ray / DVD
Heartless Goro the Assassin (1968) Blu-ray / DVD
Black Dagger (1968) Blu-ray / DVD
Kill! (1969) Blu-ray / DVD

Limited Edition Box Set (3000 copies) containing all six films in the Outlaw series, available with English subtitles for the first time on any home video format:

High Definition digital transfers of all six films, from original film elements by Nikkatsu Corporation

Original uncompressed mono audio

Newly translated English subtitles

Audio commentary on Outlaw: Gangster VIP by Jasper Sharp

Visual essay covering the entire series by Kevin Gilvear

Original trailers for all six films

Extensive promotional image galleries for all six films

Exclusive gatefold packaging featuring brand new artwork by Tonci Zonjic

Booklet featuring an interview with director Toshio Masuda by Mark Schilling, plus new writing by Schilling, Chris D and Kevin Gilvear