{"product_id":"g-i-samurai-limited-edition-blu-ray","title":"G.I. Samurai (Limited Edition BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8EFwmOILSiM?si=ind4tTAbDW1K3M6x\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eG.I. Samurai sees action superstar Sonny Chiba (The Street Fighter) heading the cast in a rip-roaring time-slip action blockbuster in which guns, tanks and helicopters come up against katana-wielding warriors on horseback!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring a routine military exercise, modern-day soldiers led by Second Lieutenant Iba (Chiba) find themselves transported back in time four hundred years to war-torn feudal Japan. Facing attack by samurai warriors from rival clans, frictions rapidly emerge among these modern-day soldiers, whisked from a time of peace, freed from the strictures of a higher authority and stranded in one of the bloodiest and most decisive periods in Japan’s history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on a novel by Ryo Hanmura and directed by Kosei Saito (Ninja Wars), G.I. Samurai’s epic battle scenes wowed Japanese audiences upon release in 1979 and are now more awe-inspiring than ever in a new 4K restoration by Kadokawa Pictures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLIMITED EDITION CONTENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal lossless Japanese mono and 4.0 stereo surround audio, and remixed 5.1 surround audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional newly translated English subtitles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo optional viewing modes via seamless branching: the original Japanese version or the uncut English-language version titled Time Slip, with lossless English mono audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand new audio commentary by Samm Deighan and Tom Mes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Good Fight, an introduction by Japanese film specialist Mark Schilling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eActing in Self Defence, an appreciation by Matt Alt, author of Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack in Time, a discussion of the film by authors and film critics Masaaki Nomura and Tatsuya Masuto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCast and crew interviews from 2005 with Sonny Chiba, Isao Natsuyagi, Hiromitsu Suzuki, Kamayatsu Monsieur, Jun Eto and Isao Kuraishi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal theatrical trailers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImage gallery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Josh Slater-Williams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Arrow Video","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45032207974600,"sku":"AV833","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/gisamuraibd.jpg?v=1774201689","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/products\/g-i-samurai-limited-edition-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}