DVD release - The Samurai Collection Featuring Sonny Chiba (BCI Eclipse) available on November 21, 2006

3-disc collection of classic Sonny Chiba movies. Region 1, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen. Japanese stereo audio with English subtitles.

In GI Samurai (Sengoku Jieitai, 1979, aka “Time Slip”, Lt. Iba (Sonny Chiba) leads an army squadron that gets pulled back in time to the days of the Bushido samurai warriors. Iba decides to use his advanced weaponry in an attempt to become the supreme leader of Japan. [Watch trailer]

In Legend of the Eight Samurai (Satomi Hakken-den, 1983), a young princess named Shizuhime (Hiroko Yakushimaru) lives with the constant threat of the Hikita Clan. Their leader, an evil woman called Lady Tamazusa (Mari Natsuki) wants to bathe in the princess’s blood to preserve her own youth. When she is finally kidnapped, it’s up to eight samurai warriors, each blessed by a separate sacred crystal created from the body of an ancient princess, to save her life. [Watch trailer]

In Ninja Wars (Iga Ninpocho, 1982), a fortuneteller predicts that the man who marries Ukio will become the supreme ruler of the world. When word gets out, she becomes quite popular with power-hungry warlords—especially the evil Lord Donjo. However, a ninja named Jotaro looks to stop Donjo from attaining his goal of world domination. [Watch trailer]

Available at the following retailer(s) on November 21, 2006: