Miike Collection, Vol. 1: Bodyguard Kiba - Tokyo Shock

Tokyo Shock’s priced-down re-issue of Takashi Miike‘s “Bodyguard Kiba” and “Bodyguard Kiba 2: Apocalypse of Carnage” on 2 discs. Japanese audio with English subtitles.

In Bodygurd Kiba, a low-ranking yakuza named Junpei steals 500 million yen from his own gang and subsequently gets sent to prison for 5 years, a modest penalty considering the alternative. When he gets out he hires a professional bodyguard named Kiba to protect him as he makes his way to the hiding place of the stolen cash. Along the way they’re confronted by vengeful yakuza and students from a rival dojo who hold a grudge against Kiba for his unabashed bravado regarding his martial arts skills. [Watch trailer]

In Bodyguard Kiba 2: Combat Apocalypse (Bodyguard Kiba 2: Shura no Mokushiroku), Naoto Kiba (Hisao Maki) takes a simple security job to earn money to support his dojo. However, he ends up pitted against the toughest gang from Okinawa: Soryu-kai. Not only that, but their next target is his boss’s girlfriend, Yoko, whom Kiba has fallen in love with.

Available at the following retailer(s) on January 29, 2008:

• Amazon.com
• Amazon.ca
• HKFlix