880-06 Container of (work): Kemono no nemuri (Motion picture : 1960) 880-07 Container of (work): Mikkō zerorain (Motion picture : 1960) 880-08 Container of (work): Hachijikan no kyōfu (Motion picture : 1957) 880-09 Container of (work): Tokyo naito (Motion picture : 1961) 880-10 Container of (work): Shotto gan no otoko (Motion picture : 1961)
Notes:
The Sleeping beast within: Hiroyuki Nagato, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Shôichi Ozawa, Shinsuke Ashida, Hisano Yamaoka. Smashing the O-line: Hiroyuki Nagato, Yuji Kodaka, Sanae Nakahara, Mayumi Shimizu. Tokyo knights: Kôji Wada, Mayumi Shimizu, Yôko Minamida, Nobuo Kaneko, Yoshiko Nezu, Shôichi Ozawa. The man with a shotgun: Hideaki Nitani, Izumi Ashikawa, Yuji Kodaka, Yôko Minamida, Akio Tanaka, Eiji Gô. "Special Edition contents: high definition Blu-ray (1080p) and standard definition DVD presentations; newly translated optional English subtitles; original trailers; stills gallery; reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys." The sleeping beast within: originally released as a motion picture in 1960 ; Wind-of-Youth group crosses the mountain pass: originally released as a motion picture in 1961 ; Teenage yakuza: originally released as a motion picture in 1962 ; Incorrigible: originally released as a motion picture in 1963 ; Born under crossed stars: originally released as a motion picture in 1965. "Special edition contents: Limited edition dual format collection (1500 copies); High definition Blu-ray (1080p) and standard definition DVD presentations; Newly translated optional English subtitles; Audio commentary by critic and author Jasper Sharp on Smashing the O-Line; Tony Rayns on the Crime and Action Movies -- the critic and historian discusses the background to the films, their place within Suzuki's career and the talent involved with them; Trailers; Stills gallery; Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys; 60-page illustrated collector's book featuring new writing by Jasper Sharp."
Contents:
(1961, 84 min.) The man with a shotgun (1960, 88 min.) -- Smashing the O-line (1960, 87 min.) -- [Disc 2 : DVD]. The sleeping beast within (1960, 88 min.) -- Smashing the O-line (1960, 87 min.) -- [Disc 3 : Blu-ray ]. Eight hours of terror (1957, 77 min.) -- Tokyo knights (1961, 87 min.) -- The man with a shotgun (1961, 84 min.) -- [Disc 4 : DVD]. Eight hours of terror (1957, 77 min.) -- Tokyo knights (1961, 87 min.) -- The man with a shotgun (1961, 84 min.)
Summary:
The sleeping beast within: "A businessman returns from an extended trip, but something seems off. Criminal operations and religious cults come into play, while the man's daughter and her journalist boyfriend race to find the truth." -- IMDb. Smashing the O-line: "Two reporters of divergent morals investigate a drug ring, delving deeper into the underworld in the process." -- IMDb. Eight hours of terror: "The plot concerns a passenger train which is stalled when a typhoon wrecks the tracks. The commuters are offloaded onto a shuttle bus, which is then taken over by a pair of sadistic gangsters." -- IMDb. Tokyo knights: "When Kōji is dragged back from studying in America following the death of his father, the president of a construction company, he not only has to cope with the trials of setting into his educational environment at a Catholic Mission School, but also led his hand to the running of the family business. Meanwhile he notices the acting manager, Mishima, getting a little too close for comfort to his bereaved step mother, Rie, and also to the rival Tokutake enterprise who are vying for the same lucrative government bid." -- container. The man with a shotgun: "Ryoji, a wanderer, arrives in a remote mountain town, carrying a shotgun and claiming to be a hunter. He quickly becomes embroiled in a web of trouble surrounding the town's mill." -- IMDb.
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