Young Japan 1 Two-Fer - Artsmagic US

Artsmagic (US) is releasing a series of 5 Japanese movies on DVD which feature juvenile delinquents. As an added bonus, each movie will come packaged with a different part of the Salaryman Kintaro anime. First up is Takashi Miike‘s “Young Thugs: Innocent Blood” packaged with “Salaryman Kintaro Part One”. Region 1, NTSC. Japanese audio with English subtitles.

Plot: A group of friends who have recently graduated from high school have always gotten by in life by using their fists, either to protect themselves or to make money. When one of them falls in love with a girl who doesn’t want him to fight anymore, his friends don’t quite understand his new pacifist mentality.

For part 2 (Bullet Ballet), see this post.
For part 3 (Blue Spring), see this post.
For part 4 (Ley Lines), see this post.

Watch trailer

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

• Amazon.com
• Amazon.ca
• YesAsia
• HKFlix