Michael Arias's "Heaven's Door" coming to Blu-ray and DVD with English subtitles

Japanese distributor Pony Canyon will be releasing Michael Arias’s Heaven’s Door on Blu-ray, Standard Edition DVD, and Limited Edition DVD with English subtitles in July. The film was released in Japan on February 7, 2009 and was the first live-action project for Arias, who’s best known for breaking into Japanese anime industry as a foreigner with his debut, Tekkon Kinkreet.

A slightly modified remake of the 1997 German film “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”, Arias’s version revolves around two terminally ill patients: 28-year-old Masato (Tomoya Nagase) and 14-year-old Harumi (Mayuko Fukuda) who decide to escape from the hospital, steal a fancy convertible from the parking lot, and go on a wild final adventure. Various stars pop up along the way, like Anna Tsuchiya and Yumi of Puffy AmiYumi.

Region-free Blu-ray, NTSC, 1080p, 2 discs. Japanese PCM 5.1 and Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio tracks with selectable Japanese and English subtitles (main movie only). Bonus features on separate disc. Blu-ray release includes:

• Theatrical trailer
• TV spot
• Making-of footage (over 120 minutes)
• Deleted scenes
• Press conference footage
• Collaborative short with Frogman: “Heaven’s Door” x “Eagle Talon”
• Audio commentary by Tomoya Nagase and Michael Arias
• Booklet + postcard set

via @ryuganji, AV Watch

Available at the following retailer(s) on July 14, 2009: