Japanese distributor Pony Canyon will be releasing Norihiro Koizumi’s Gachi Boy on DVD with English subtitles on September 17, 2008. For those who haven’t heard of it, the story revolves around a genius college student in Hokkaido named Ryoichi Igarashi (Ryuta Sato) who joins professional wrestling school. During his training he carries around a little notebook in which he takes copious notes of every little thing he learns. Still, he seems to have problems remembering important details. When he completely forgets that his debut match at a local shopping mall is rigged he treats it like a real life or death challenge. Surprisingly, his enthusiasm gets the crowd on his side and he becomes a popular character with the fans. His little sister (Riisa Naka) witnesses the match and clues his fellow wrestlers in on the real reason he acted the way he did: he suffered a severe head injury the year before and now has a higher brain function disorder that renders him incapable of retaining new information for more than one day. That’s why he takes so many notes.
Igarashi wanted to take up wrestling because even if he wakes up every morning with no memory of what happened the day before, his bruises, muscle soreness, and a collection of polaroids let him know that he’s lived. Igarashi slowly gains more popularity with fans, forms close friendships, and eventually gets picked to face the champion in the final tournament of the school festival—a once in a lifetime chance.
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Gachi Boy Standard Edition DVD includes theatrical trailer and TV spots. Region 2, NTSC, Dolby 5.1, DTS, English and Japanese subtitles.
Gachinko Edition DVD (limited) includes bonus disc with “making-of”, deleted scenes, theatrical introductions, theatrical trailer, TV spots, and more. Region 2, NTSC, Dolby 5.1, DTS, English and Japanese subtitles.
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