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    Unique ID Code: 0000208901
    Added by: Jitendar Canth
    Added on: 12/11/2020 16:27
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    Ishiro Honda Double Feature: The H-Man & Battle in Outer Space

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    Masters of Cinema release
    Certificate: 12
    Running Time: 176 mins
    Retail Price: £29.99
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    Content Type: Movie

    Synopsis:
    In Tokyo, a mysterious radioactive liquid is dissolving people into slimy, sentient, seemingly indestructible, blobs of destruction! Part-Japanese gangster noir, part-gooey body melting horror, The H-Man (Bijo to Ekitai-ningen - Beauty and the Liquid People ) is one of the most unique sci-fi films of the 1950s.

    A series of mysterious catastrophes sweep the globe, causing the world's scientists to conclude that beings from another planet are attacking Earth, and the world must unite to defend itself in a gigantic battle in outer space! With wonderful special effects sequences by Eiji Tsuburaya (Godzilla, Ultraman), and a rousing score by Akira Ifukube (Godzilla), Battle in Outer Space is a glorious sci-fi extravaganza.

    The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present two classics of Japanese sci-fi cinema, both directed by the great Ishiro Honda, for the first time ever on home video in the UK.

    Special Features:
    Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase (First Print Run of 2000 copies ONLY) featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling
    Includes both Japanese and English versions of each film, presented across two Blu-ray discs
    Original mono audio presentations
    English subtitles (for Japanese versions) and English SDH (for English versions)
    The H-Man: Brand new audio commentary with authors and Japanese sci-fi historians Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
    The H-Man: Brand new audio commentary with film historian and writer David Kalat
    Battle in Outer Space: Audio commentary with authors and Japanese sci-fi historians Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
    Battle in Outer Space: Brand new audio commentary with film historian and writer David Kalat
    Stills Galleries
    PLUS: A collector's booklet featuring essays by Christopher Stewardson and Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp (Midnight Eye)

    Video Tracks:
    2.35:1 widescreen 1080p

    Audio Tracks:
    PCM 2.0 Japanese
    PCM 2.0 English

    Subtitle Tracks:
    English

    Directed By:
    Ishirô Honda

    Written By:




    Starring:
    Yumi Shirakawa
    Kenji Sahara
    Akihiko Hirata
    Eitarô Ozawa
    Koreya Senda
    Makoto Satô
    Ryô Ikebe
    Kyôko Anzai
    Minoru Takada
    Koreya Senda
    Len Stanford
    Harold Conway
    George Whitman

    Music From:
    Masaru Satô
    Akira Ifukube

    Director of Photography:
    Hajime Koizumi

    Editor:
    Kazuji Taira

    Production Designer:
    Takeo Kita
    Teruaki Abe

    Producer:
    Tomoyuki Tanaka

    Distributor:
    Eureka Entertainment

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