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Blu-ray Review: Radiance’s “Shinobi Vol. 2” Sneaks Onto Blu-ray

Bret OswaldAugust 25, 2025August 25, 2025

“Shinobi Vol. 2” consists of a continuous story across three films, “Siege” and “Return of Mist Saizo,” following the legendary ninja Mist Saizo as he plots to assassinate Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa and later continues his mission of vengeance after the Shogun’s abdication.

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Blu-ray Review: Director Tai Kato’s Stylish And Compelling “The Tale Of Oiwa’s Ghost” Lands On Blu-ray Disc

Bret OswaldJuly 1, 2025July 1, 2025

A samurai plots to reclaim his estranged wife after she leaves him over a murder scandal. When her sister falls victim to a scheme, he and his friend manipulate events, but their plans lead to supernatural vengeance.

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Blu-ray Review: Radiance Continues To Resurrect Hard-To-Find Cinema With Their Release Of “The Rapacious Jailbreaker”

Bret OswaldJune 8, 2025June 8, 2025

Arrested and sentenced for murder and stealing morphine in the chaos following WWII, Masayuki Ueda repeatedly escapes from Hiroshima.

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Blu-ray™ Review: Radiance Releases A 4K Restoration Of Director Kinji Fukasaku’s Yakuza Film, “Japan Organized Crime Boss”

Bret OswaldNovember 18, 2024November 18, 2024

Coming out of jail and hoping for a quiet life, Yokohama Yakuza has to take the lead of his gang after the death of his boss. His small group is taken in the crossfire between a big yakuza group from Osaka at war with the Tokyo alliance for control of the city. He tries to …

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Blu-ray Review: “Big Time Gambling Boss,” A Hidden Gem From Toei Company, Is Unearthed By New Distributor Radiance

Eamon TracyJanuary 24, 2023January 24, 2023

  The film is set in Tokyo in the thirties, where gang boss Arakawa is ill, and a successor must be named. The choice falls on Nakai, but being an outsider, he refuses and suggests senior clansman Matsuda instead. But Matsuda is in jail, and the elders won’t wait for his release, so they appoint …

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