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• Revolutionary Girl Utena Part 3 - Collector's Edition | Blu Ray | (14/09/2020) from £41.14   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Legendary Shojo Anime Series Comes to Blu-ray! As the final duel rapidly approaches, the Student Councils will to continue is beginning to waver. After all, End of the Worlds identity and motives remain a mystery. And Utena, fueled by her desire to protect Anthy, continues to prevail over the feeble ambitions that drive the Student Council to fight. But the Councils ambitions are reignited when they hear a sound. At first, its faint, but soon it becomes clear: The promised revolution is within reach and the duels must go on. And what of Utenas own ambition? To become a prince, the duels may be only one of the trials she has yet to face. Contains Episodes 25 39, the complete Apocalypse Saga and Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie on Blu-Ray with both the English dub and the original Japanese track with English subtitles. Presented in collectors packaging with poster and art cards.

• The Invisible Man / The Invisible Man vs The Human Fly | Blu Ray | (15/03/2021) from £9.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Finally released outside Japan for the very first time, these unique riffs on H.G. Wells' classic character (though undoubtedly also indebted to Universal's iconic film series) are two of the earliest examples of tokusatsu (special effects) cinema from Daiei Studios, later the home of Gamera. In The Invisible Man Appears, written and directed by Nobuo Adachi in 1949, a scientist successfully creates an invisibility serum, only to be kidnapped by a gang of thugs who wish to use the formula to rob a priceless jewel. In addition to being the earliest surviving Japanese science fiction film ever made, the film's entertaining special effects were an early credit for the legendary Eiji Tsuburaya, five years before he first brought Godzilla to life. Eight years later, Mitsuo Murayama's exciting The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly tells the story of a series of mysterious murders where the only clue is strange buzzing noise at the scene of the crime could this be linked to secret wartime experiments in shrinking humans to the size of insects? And can a scientist who's just invented an invisibility ray be the one to stop it? SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition (1080p) transfers of both films on one Blu-ray disc Original lossless Japanese mono audio on both films Optional English subtitles for both films Transparent Terrors, a newly filmed interview with critic and genre scholar Kim Newman on the history of the Invisible Man in cinema Theatrical trailer for The Invisible Man Appears Image galleries for both films Reversible sleeve featuring new and original artwork by Graham Humphreys FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing by Keith Allison, Hayley Scanlon and Tom Vincent

• Gundam Wing Endless Waltz (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (26/04/2021) from £38.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  After Colony 196. Tranquillity has spread through the Earth Sphere and the colonies are at peace. The Gundam pilots find themselves attempting to rebuild their lives in this new era. No longer having need of their weapons of war, they have sent their Gundams into the sun to be destroyed. But suddenly, Relena Darlian, who has become a high-ranking government official, is kidnapped by a colony with aspirations of total domination. The Gundam pilots and their allies find themselves called into action once again. The Endless Waltz has resumed... Includes: Endless WaltzOVA Endless Waltz Movie Operation Meteor

• What We Wrote Together | DVD | (11/11/2024) from £6.50   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Erotic Ghost Story | DVD | (03/03/2025) from £17.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• To Sleep So As To Dream | Blu Ray | (21/03/2022) from £13.79   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Two private detectives hunt for an actress trapped within the reel of a silent ninja film in the dreamlike debut of Kaizo Hayashi (Circus Boys, Zipang), a magical double-handed cinephilic homage to the movie worlds of the 1910s and 1950s. When private eye Uotsuka (Shiro Sano, Violent Cop, Shin Godzilla) and his sidekick Kobayashi are approached by an aged former actress, Madame Cherryblossom, to go in search of her kidnapped daughter Bellflower, their investigations lead them to the studios of the mysterious M. Pathe company. Here Uotsuka has a strange vision in which he comes face to face with the beautiful star of a 1915 chanbara film that appears to have no ending. From then on, things begin to get a little strange Among the most impressive and critically regarded Japanese films of the 1980s, To Sleep so as To Dream finally makes its home-video debut outside of Japan in a brand new restoration supervised by the director himself. Drifting between illusion and allusion, it is chockfull of references to Japan's rich cinematic heritage and features cameos from a host of veteran talent and baroque sets created by Takeo Kimura, the Nikkatsu art designer fondly remembered for his flamboyant work with Seijun Suzuki in the 1960s. Special Edition Contents High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation Original uncompressed mono audio Optional English subtitles Brand new audio commentary by Japanese film experts Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp Audio commentary with director Kaizo Hayashi and lead actor Shiro Sano recorded in 2000 How Many Eggs? Actor Shiro Sano Talks, a brand new interview with the film's lead actor Talking Silents: Benshi Midori Sawato Talks, a brand new interview on early Japanese film culture and the art of the benshi silent film commentator Midori Sawato Performs ˜The Eternal Mystery', an exclusive benshi performance to the film within the film The Restoration of To Sleep So as to Dream featurette Fragments from Japan's Lost Silent Heyday, a selection of scenes from silent jidai-geki films from the Kyoto Toy Museum archives Original Theatrical trailer and English-language restored re-release trailers Image gallery Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by David Downton First Pressing Only: Illustrated Collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Aaron Gerow

• Persona3 Movie 3 - Standard BD | Blu Ray | (14/05/2018) from £18.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  I kind of understand it now. You're afraid of losing something, aren't you? The season is now autumn. The days of battling the Shadows for Makoto Yuki and the members of the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad were nearing their end. Determined to bring an end to the Dark Hour, Makoto and his team engage in countless life-or-death battles. As they continue to fight, some members face the death of their beloved friends and family, while some come to realize what they must fight for and others struggle to make sense out of all the bloodshed. Then one day, Makoto encounters the mysterious transfer student, Ryoji Mochizuki. The wheels of fate begin turning as they reach the dawn of a new day And so begins a new battle to find their connections to one another. Contains the film on Blu-Ray in Japanese with English subtitles.

• Sex And Zen - Deluxe Collectors Edition | Blu Ray | (24/02/2025) from £17.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Banned for 400 years! screamed the original poster and you can see why as this erotic comedy is brilliantly bizarre, pretty sleazy and downright weird. Also known as The Carnal Prayer Mat's Stash of Illicit Love and slightly based on the seventeenth century novel The Carnel Prayer Mat, we follow a desperate man who is convinced by his mentor that he needs to be well equipped to pleasure his wife, so he has a horses appendage transplanted onto him! From here on in it gets really strange! A box-office hit in Hong Kong, this Category III movie is an erotic experience like no other and presented here UNCUT and remastered for the very first time.

• LEGEND OF THE MOUNTAIN | Blu Ray | (19/03/2018) from £14.15   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Although most commonly associated with the Wuxia genre, in 1979 King Hu directed the epic fantasy-horror, Legend of the Mountain. Heavily influenced by traditional Chinese aesthetics and Zen Buddhist philosophy, it has come to be regarded as one of his greatest filmmaking achievements. A young scholar, Ho Yunqing (Shih Jun, A Touch of Zen, Dragon Inn), is tasked by an eminent monk to transcribe a Buddhist sutra said to have immense power over the spirits of the afterlife. To execute his work in peace, he travels to an isolated monastery deep in the mountains, where he encounters a number of strange people, including the mysterious and beautiful Melody (Hsu Feng, A Touch of Zen, Dragon Inn). As malicious spirits attempt to steal the sutra, Ho becomes entangled in a conflict between duelling forces of good and evil. Will he leave the mountain alive? Adapted from a Song Dynasty folk tale, Legend of the Mountain exemplifies King Hu's masterful command of spectacular visuals and philosophical insights into life and existence. Heavily edited upon release, the film has now been fully restored to its original length in stunning 4K, and The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the film for the first time ever on home video in the UK, in a special Dual Format edition. BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES: Limited Edition O-Card (2000 units) first print run only 1080p presentation of the film on Blu-ray, with a progressive encode on the DVD Uncompressed LPCM mono audio Newly translated English subtitles A new video essay by critic and filmmaker David Cairns A new interview with Asian cinema expert Tony Rayns Trailer A collector's booklet featuring an abundance of archival writing and imagery

• FAUST (Masters of Cinema) (DVD & BLU-RAY DUAL FORMAT) | Blu Ray | (18/08/2014) from £13.35   |  Saving you £6.64 (49.74%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Shot in the UFA studios with a big movie star in the lead and all the special effects and production design resources any blockbuster of its time could wish for, FW Murnau's 1926 Faust represents a step up from his better-known Nosferatu. Oddly, Faust is a less familiar film than the vampire quickie and this release affords fans a chance to see what Murnau can do with an equally major fantasy story. Adapted neither from Marlowe's play Dr Faustus nor Goethe's verse drama, the script scrambles various elements of the legend and presents a Faust (Gosta Ekman) driven to summon the Devil by despair as a plague rages through the town, desperate to gain enough learning to help his neighbours. When this deal doesn't quite work out, because he is stoned by townsfolk who notice his sudden fear of the cross, Mephisto (Emil Jannings) offers Faust instead renewed youth and an opportunity to seduce a famously beautiful Italian noblewoman and then to return to his home village and get involved with the pure Gretchen (Camilla Horn). Like most versions of the story, it's episodic and some sections are stronger than others: the great stuff comes in the plague and initial deal sequences, though it picks up again for the tragic climax as Gretchen becomes the central figure and suffers horribly, freezing in the snows and burning at the stake. Jannings' devil, a gruesomely humorous slice of ham, is one of the great silent monster performances, reducing everyone else to a stick figure, and Murnau faces the challenge of topping his Nosferatu imagery by deploying a battalion of effects techniques to depict the many magical journeys, sudden appearances and transformations. On the DVD: Often seen in ragged, incomplete prints projected at the wrong speed, this is a decently restored version, running a full 115 minutes with a complete orchestral score. The original materials show some of the damage to be expected in a film of its vintage, but the transfer is excellent, displaying the imaginative art direction and camerawork to superb advantage. Aside from a nicely eerie menu, the sole extra is a full-length commentary originating in Australia: written by historian Peter Spooner but read by narrator Russell Cawthorne (who mispronounces the odd name). This provides an interesting wealth of background detail, such as Murnau's attempt to cast Hollywood's Lillian Gish as Gretchen, and delivers a balanced assessment of the film itself. --Kim Newman

• Dragon Ball Super Part 6 (Episodes 66-78) Blu-ray | Blu Ray | (18/02/2019) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  The Transcendent Battle Between Hatred and Hope. It's time to decide the fate of the future! Goku, Vegeta, and Future Trunks take on the mighty Fusion Zamasu in a final epic confrontation of good vs. evil. When the dust settles and they return to the present, the Z fighters face even greater challenges. A baseball game grudge-match between gods and a mysterious attempt of Goku's life are just a couple of events keeping our heroes in top form. But as quickly as one calamity ends, another is just around the corner. The Tournament of Power is finally underway!

• Junk Head (Standard Edition) | Blu Ray | (18/12/2023) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• RahXephon Complete Collection | DVD | (26/08/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  It is a new reality. For 15 years the remnants of the human race have fought against the alien Mu and their unstoppable giant Dolem; a battle mankind seems destined to lose. But deep within the captured city of Tokyo where time flows on a different path and mind-wiped citizens do not even know that they have been conquered there is something that the Mu fears more than all of mankind's weapons. To find that secret one young woman must penetrate the domed walls of Tokyo Jupiter and find a single young man a young man upon whom the fate of all humanity depends... for in his heart lies the power of RahXephon and with it all the worlds can be remade. The classic anime series and its motion picture counterpart are presented here together in an 8 Disc Complete Collection.

• Nadia: The Secret of the Blue Water - 4K Part 1 (Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (06/11/2023) from £58.39   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  It's 1889 and people from around the globe are flocking to Paris to see scientific achievements at the Exposition Universelle despite rumors of dangers lurking in the oceans. While attending the fair, teenaged inventor Jean meets Nadia, a mysterious girl who possesses a highly sought-after crystal called Blue Water. Pursued by nefarious forces, the pair journey by sea and by sky to escape their would-be captors and to discover the secret of the crystal. NADIA: THE SECRET OF BLUE WATER is a sci-fi adventure on the high seas from Hideaki ANNO. The classic series is a preview into ANNO's early directorial vision before creating NEON GENESIS EVANGELION and returns with an all-new 4K restoration. Contains: Episodes 1-20 Audio: Japanese, English Subtitles: English Product Features Limited Edition Slipcase

• Konosuba Season 2 - Standard | Blu Ray | (26/04/2021) from £29.05   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Kazuma Sato's life is looking less than blessed in this far from wonderful world. On trial for treason having accidentally destroyed a noble's mansion, all he can rely on for salvation is his fellow party members, who will surely support him and do all they can to ensure his name is cleared so that he can be safely released from incarceration... On second thoughts, it seems that maybe he's on his own. With a crippling debt and a desperate need to pay for the damages to mansion, it's going to take all of Kazuma and company's skills and bravery to venture out into the world and fix these problems - although given their track record and the troubled personalities of his otherwise talented comrades, it's unlikely that any of their schemes are going to go as planned...

• The Innocent aka L Innocente (Blu-Ray) | Blu Ray | (10/04/2017) from £18.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Visconti is one of World Cinema s greats, the multi-awarded Italian director literally created Neo-Realism with OBSESSION, his adaptation of The Postman Always Rings Twice. Visconti returns to the stunningly lavish 19th Century sets of his Cannes Winner, THE LEOPARD, in this, his last film; a deplorably overlooked brooding masterpiece... Presented here from restored HD materials, for the very 1st time doing justice to the film's cinematography, rich sets and story. Finishing where THE LEOPARD left off, we follow the disintegration of the aristocracy into moral decadence and sexual taboos, personified by a career-defining, powerhouse performance by Giannini (Mathis in Bonds CASINO ROYALE & QUANTUM OF SOLACE) whose antihero displays hitherto uncharted monstrosity. Giannini is the aristocrat who leaves his wife for his latest mistress Jennifer O'Neil, but his morbid need for domination makes him want his wife back when she becomes pregnant by another man...

• Das Boot Season 4 | Blu Ray | (05/02/2024) from £18.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Sauvage (DVD) | DVD | (03/06/2019) from £6.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  22-year-old Leo sells his body on the street for cash. Men come and go but he remains; stuck in the same place and longing for love. Uncertain of what his future may bring, Leo hits the road. Sometimes reckless, sometimes savage, sometimes tender but always with a pounding heart - Leo is ready for change. Camille Vidal-Naquet s arresting debut is also one of quiet introspection and disarming fragility. Starring 120 BPM s Félix Maritaud, whose raw and vulnerable central performance is nothing short of devastating.

• Patlabor - Film 2 (Collector's Limited Edition) | Blu Ray | (29/01/2024) from £34.59   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Lubitsch In Berlin | Blu Ray | (18/09/2017) from £17.25   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Before he arrived in Hollywood to leave his indelible (and inimitable) mark on timeless comedies like Trouble in Paradise and The Shop Around The Corner, Ernst Lubitsch created an expansive body of work in Germany that proved to be as varied in tone as it was sophisticated in its measure of man and woman. This set collects six restored works from the silent phase of Lubitsch s career, and casts new light on the director both as a fully-formed comic master, and as a virtuoso of cinematographic technique. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present these six works by Ernst Lubitsch for the first time ever on Blu-ray. BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES: High-definition restored transfers of all six films Original German intertitles with optional English subtitles Robert Fischer s 2006 feature-length documentary Ernst Lubitsch in Berlin: From Schönhauser Allee to Hollywood Exclusive concertina score for Die Puppe, by Bernard Wrigley PLUS: A booklet containing liner notes for all six features by film-writers David Cairns, Anna Thorngate, and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky