"Actor: Philip CASNOFF"

• North and South: Book 1 | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £6.25   |  Saving you £31.00 (621.24%)   |  RRP £35.99

  One is from a Northern industrial family one from a Southern plantation family. They're West Point graduates whose tried-and-true loyalty helps them survive the Mexican-American War. But their bond faces sterner tests. The issues dividing North and South can also set friend against friend. John Jakes' bestseller about the pre-Civil War decades thunders to the screen in a lavish six-part miniseries presented by award-winning executive producer David L. Wolper. In all 140 actors num

• MESSAGE FROM SPACE | Blu Ray | (22/07/2024) from £20.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The spectacular 1978 sci-fi adventure directed by Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale) Eureka Entertainment to release MESSAGE FROM SPACE, the spectacular 1978 sci-fi adventure directed by Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale). Presented on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from an immaculate restoration. Available from 22 July 2024 as part of The Masters of Cinema Series, the first print run of 2000 copies only will feature an O-card slipcase, reversible poster, and collector's booklet. Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale) directs an international cast led by Sonny Chiba, Vic Morrow and Etsuko Shihomi in the science fiction spectacle Message from Space - the Toei Company's answer to the barnstorming box-office success that was Star Wars. Somewhere in a far-flung galaxy lies the planet of Jillucia. Once a peaceful utopia, it has now fallen under the control of the Gavanas Empire, a warlike race ruled by the ruthless Emperor Rockseia (Mikio Narita). Desperate for help, the leader of the Jillucian people (Junkichi Orimoto) launches eight Liabe seeds into space - glowing orbs that, according to legend, will each summon a powerful warrior to the planet's aid. The seeds are followed into the void by Princess Emeralida (Shihomi) and loyal Jillucian soldier Urocco (Makoto Satō), who attempt to find the prophesied protectors of their home world: ex-military commander General Garuda (Morrow) and his robot companion Beba-2 (Isamu Shimizu), thrill-seekers Shiro (Hiroyuki Sanada) and Aaron (Philip Casnoff), gambler Jack (Masazumi Okabe), aristocrat Meia (Peggy Lee Brennan) and swordsman Hans (Chiba), who has a deeply personal score to settle with the Gavanas Empire. Boasting a sweeping score and special effects that impress to this day, Message from Space was the most expensive Japanese film ever made at the time of its release - a cosmic fantasy designed to replicate the success of Star Wars while drawing upon Japan's own genre tradition, recalling such films as Battle in Outer Space, Gorath and Fukasaku's own The Green Slime. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Message from Space on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from an immaculate restoration of the original film elements by Toei. SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES: Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Scott Saslow | Limited edition reversible poster | 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a restoration of the original film elements supplied by Toei | Original Japanese audio English dub | Optional English subtitles | Brand new audio commentary by Tom Mes | An appreciation of the film by film writer Patrick Macias | Reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork | Stills gallery | Trailers | PLUS: A collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Christopher Stewardson Directed by Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale, Battles Without Honor and Humanity) | Stars Sonny Chiba (Kill Bill, The Street Fighter), Vic Morrow (Twilight Zone:The Movie) and Etsuko Shihomi (Sister Street Fighter) | Toei Company's answer to the barnstorming box-office success that was Star Wars | The most expensive Japanese film ever made at the time of its release | Presented on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from an immaculate restoration. as part of The Masters of Cinema Series | The first print run of 2000 copies only will feature an O-card slipcase, reversible poster, and collector's booklet

• North And South - Season 2 | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £10.37   |  Saving you £25.62 (247.06%)   |  RRP £35.99

  Season Two of the epic saga of the South Carolina Main family and the Pennsylvanian Hazards. In the fateful year 1861 began a war which was to tear America apart and which threatened to destroy the lives of the Hazard and Main clans. Friend fights friend brother stands against brother as the two families once bound by friendship and love are now on opposite sides of the bloody conflict.