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Who is Tetsurô Tanba?

Tetsurô Tanba was an actor and producer known for films such as You Only Live Twice, Sanbiki no samurai and The 7th Dawn.

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New Trailer for 4K Restoration of 'Kwaidan' - Quartet of Ghost Stories

"Even if you cry out, there's no one who can help you." Janus Films has unveiled their official trailer for a new 4K restoration of the Japanese horror classic Kwaidan, originally released in theaters worldwide way back in 1965. It played at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival and was also released in the US by Continental that same year. Kwaidan is a Japanese horror anthology film featuring four supernatural segments all directed by Masaki Kobayashi. This consists of four separate stories adapted from Lafcadio Hearn's collections of Japanese folktales, including two from his 1904 book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, the film's namesake. Set mostly in feudal Japan, the stories

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Blood of Revenge Releases on Blu-ray Jan 27 from Radiance Films

Blood of Revenge (1965), directed by Tai Kato and starring Koji Tsuruta, Sumiko Fuji and Tetsurô Tanba, will be coming to Limited Edition Blu-ray from Radiance Films on January 27, 2026. The film drops into 1907 Osaka as a loyal syndicate lieutenant must defend his gang’s construction business after a rival gang assassinates one of his own. As the violence escalates, he is forced to take revenge to avoid open warfare and protect the honor of his people. The release features a high-definition digital transfer with uncompressed mono Pcm audio, plus a new English subtitle translation. This Limited Edition is Region A/B locked. Two extras are included on disc—Tai Kato’s

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The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses (1991) by Teruo Ishii

One more entry in Toei’s V-Cinema catalogue, “The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses” marked the return of Teruo Ishii to directing after a 12-year absence from the big screen, during which he mostly worked on television dramas. Ishii’s script takes some inspiration from “Yojimbo,” though its erotic and action-driven premises eventually dominate the narrative. Buy This Title by clicking on the image below The story begins when three yakuza corpses are found shot to death at Tsukiji. They are members of the Mitsuyoshi Group, active in Shinjuku. Given the simmering tensions with the rival Kumasa Group, both the public and the police assume the murders are part of a preemptive strike by Kumasa. However, the real culprit is Takanashi, a former Japan Self-Defense Forces soldier and elite sharpshooter whose fiancée, Reiko Amamiya, was killed during an earlier conflict between the two gangs. Seeking revenge, Takanashi begins manipulating both groups from the shadows,

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‘V-Cinema Essentials: Bullets & Betrayal’ Blu-ray Review (Arrow Video)

Stars: Riki Takeuchi, Seiji Matano, Masanori Sera, Minako Tanaka, Chikako Aoyama, Ren Osugi, Rikaya Yasuoka, Sho Aikawa, Shiori Sakura, Joji Abe, James Fujiki, Masumi Harukawa, Yûzô Hayakawa, Minoru Ôki, Hideki Saijô, Kiyoshi Nakajoe, Natsumi Nanase, Tetsurô Tanba, Kimiko Yo, Makiko Kuno, Johnny Ôkura, Katsuo Tokashi, Kôji Shimizu, Maiko Kazama | Directed by Toshimichi Okawa, Banmei Takahashi, Kazuhiro Kiuchi, Teruo Ishii, Masaru Konuma In the 1980s and 90s there were tons of direct-to-video releases, driven by the creation and popularity of the VHS tape. and Toei Company, Ltd., undoubtedly most known in the West for the myriad of Henshin and Sentai shows they produce, was at the forefront of the Japanese V-Cinema the direct-to-video industry. Now, from Arrow Video comes a massive collection of 9 V-Cinema films on one Blu-ray set. Not only does this set include 9 films, but a nice stack of bonus features as well. Let’s take a look at

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Warner Bros. announces the 6-film 4K Blu-ray collection of the Sean Connery James Bond films

Late last year, it was announced that a number of Warner Bros. classics would be making their way onto 4K Blu-ray remaster releases. The titles for this year’s releases included Lethal Weapon, Amadeus, Constantine and David Fincher’s Seven. It would also be announced that a collection of the Sean Connery James Bond films was to be sold in a new set. Blu-ray.com has reported that Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will be making the classic Ian Fleming spy movies available to retailers on June 3. The description reads, “Complete your James Bond Collection with this 007: Sean Connery Complete 6-film 4K Collection. All Sean Connery films available for the first time on 4K Blu-ray in a beautiful, limited edition exclusive Steelbook Library Case.” The collection includes 6 Steelbooks featuring unique art, all 6 007: Sean Connery films on 4K Blu-ray and Digital, and all of it is housed in a Steelbook Library Case.

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James Bond's Greatest Ally Got His First Solo Mission In Comic Books

As long as there has been James Bond, there has been Felix Leiter. The character was introduced in the very first Bond novel, "Casino Royale," all the way back in 1953, and was initially written as a CIA agent and former U.S. Marine who allies with Bond while working with NATO's Joint Intelligence Staff. Leiter was a way for the author to dramatize the so-called "special relationship" between the UK and US, though 007 himself was always the dominant agent. When Bond transitioned to the big screen with 1962's "Dr. No," Leiter came with him. Jack Lord played the character in Bond's first big screen outing, but would be replaced by Cec Linder when the character returned in 1964's "Goldfinger." Still, Leiter remained a part of the 007 movie franchise throughout its six-decade run, with seven actors portraying the character across that time. Most recently, Jeffrey Wright took on the

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