The Japanese kaiju series THE DAIMAJIN TRILOGY is getting the deluxe Blu-ray box set treatment from Arrow Video.
Out on July 27 in the UK, U.S., and Canada, the box set will gather all three Daimajin films( DAIMAJIN, RETURN OF DAIMAJIN, and WRATH OF DAIMAJIN) from 1966 along with a 100-page book and a wealth of new extras.
Check out the limited edition artwork and the full list of extras below.
Pre-orders for THE DAIMAJIN TRILOGY Blu-ray box set are available now in Canada, the U.S., and the UK.
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the three Daimajin films
- Lossless original Japanese and dubbed English mono audio for all films
- Optional English subtitles – Illustrated collector’s 100 page book featuring new essays by Jonathan Clements, Keith Aiken, Ed Godziszewski, Raffael Coronelli, Erik Homenick, Robin Gatto and Kevin Derendorf
- Postcards featuring the original Japanese artwork for all three films
- Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matt Frank
DISC ONE – DAIMAJIN
- Brand new audio commentary by Japanese film expert Stuart Galbraith IV
- Newly filmed introduction by critic Kim Newman
- Bringing the Avenging God to Life, a brand new exclusive video essay about the special effects of the Daimajin films by Japanese film historian Ed Godziszewski
- Alternate opening credits for the US release as Majin
- The Monster of Terror
- Trailers for the original Japanese and US releases
- Image gallery
DISC TWO – RETURN OF DAIMAJIN
- Brand new audio commentary by Japanese film experts Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp
- My Summer Holidays with Daimajin, a newly filmed interview with Professor Yoneo Ota, director of the Toy Film Museum, Kyoto Film Art Culture Research Institute, about the production of the Daimajin films at Daiei Kyoto
- From Storyboard to Screen: Bringing Return of Daimajin to Life, a comparison of several key scenes in Return of Daimajin with the original storyboards
- Alternate opening credits for the US release as Return of the Giant Majin
- Trailers for the original Japanese and US releases
- Image gallery
DISC THREE – WRATH OF DAIMAJIN
- Brand new audio commentary by Asian historian Jonathan Clements
- Interview with cinematographer Fujio Morita discussing his career at Daiei and his work on the Daimajin Trilogy
- Trailers for the original Japanese release
- Image Gallery