Blu-ray release - Goemon (Funimation) available on April 19, 2011

North American distributor Funimation will be releasing Kazuaki Kiriya's Goemon on region A Blu-ray and region 1 DVD on April 19, 2011.

Plot: In the 16th century, the powerful ruler of Japan, Oda Nobunaka, is assasinated, leaving the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Eiji Okuda) in the perfect position to usurp power. Amidst the chaos, a bandit named Goemon (Yosuke Eguchi) becomes a hero to commoners by stealing from the rich and giving to the poor masses. During one of his robberies, he steals a box from a merchant and gives it away to a poor child on the street (Arashi Fukasawa). However, the box was far more important than Goemon realized, and Toyotomi’s best men are soon tasked with finding him and the box. Meanwhile, the legendary ninja warrior Hattori Hanzo (Susumu Terajima) is also sent to retrieve the box by Toyotomi’s chief rival, Tokugawa Ieyasu (Masato Ibu).

Specs: Region A, NTSC, 127 min. Japanese and English-dubbed audio tracks with selectable English subtitles. Features include:

• Making of Goemon
• Making of Goemon - Kiriya World
• Original teaser
• Original trailers
• Additional previews

Available at the following retailer(s) on April 19, 2011:

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