Shogun Assassin Blu-Ray to be released on 8/24

Just got word of this. While I’m a fan of LONE WOLF AND CUB series a bit more, I still grew up on SHOGUN ASSASSIN – like many Americans – and I think it is a great crash course.

Read on for the details & artwork..

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

AnimEigo announces the release of the Shogun Assassin Blu-ray!

Wilmington, NC – May 21, 2010 – AnimEigo is proud to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the legendary samurai cult classic, Shogun Assassin, by announcing the first ever high-definition version of the film! The most famous samurai film in the Western World is finally coming to North America in the clearest and most pristine version ever seen by man, woman, or ninja.

In 2006, our first official release of Shogun Assassin set the bar for high quality with its crystal-clear DVD picture. This time around, we once again reconstructed the film, this time using uncompressed 1080p 24p source materials.

But that’s not all! For this special edition of samurai slaughter, we’ve compiled some incredible exclusive extras, only available on this disc. For starters, there’s a must-see 10+ minute interview with Samuel L. Jackson about his fondness of Shogun Assassin and other samurai films, shot exclusively for this release in 2009. And to top it all off, we gathered three of the original cast and crew for a brand new, highly-informative, feature-length audio commentary. This new commentary features never-before-heard insider perspectives of the 1980 film’s creation from some of the key players who made it all happen: Producer David Weisman, Illustrator Jim Evans, and Gibran Evans, who provided the epic voice narration of Daigoro!

And the best part of the disc is… the price! We’ve set our suggested retail price at $24.98, so expect great deals on this groundbreaking release.

See the most famous Samurai movie of all time–that the Japanese have still never heard of!

See the movie that you’ve watched a million times, but never really seen–because you’ve never seen it in 1080p!

It’s the one… the only… Shogun Assassin… in High Definition!

Because the best color for blood… is Blu!

The Shogun Assassin 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Blu-ray will be available on the AnimEigo website in July and from a store near you August 24, 2010.