Animeigo Release List

Animeigo has updated its release list until the end of 2008, and there's some interesting (and unexpected) stuff here.

October 2007: Shinobi No Mono
1962 Raizo Ichikawa ninja flick. Um, hell yes.

November 2007: Battle of Okinawa
Kihachi Okamoto brings his usual cynicism to WWII.

December 2007: Mikogami Trilogy Box Set
Hope Animeigo fixed the combing!

January 2008: Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
Takashi Miike's gay prison arthouse film. Apparently as whacked as Izo. Can't wait.

February 2008: A Hardest Night!!
"A classy and refined Japanese comedy set in the world of Rakugo (Japanese Comic Storytelling) -- or at least, it would be if it weren't full of the raunchiest jokes you've ever heard or seen."

March 2008: Shinobi No Mono 2

April 2008: Shogun Assassin 4
Animeigo must be making a mint off these dubbed Lone Wolf and Cub movies.

May 2008: The Wolves
Hideo Gosha. Yes please.

June 2008: Revenge of Kabuki Actor
This is Kon Ichikawa's Revenge of an Actor, apparently not his best but it does star the beautiful Ayako Wakau.

July 2008: Shinobi No Mono 3

August 2008: Father of the Kamikaze
"This is the story of Admiral Onishi, known as the father of the Kamikaze missions -- and who, despite helping to plan the attack on Pearl Harbor, thought it was a mistake."

September 2008: Shogun Assassin 5

October 2008: The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
This is a fantastic film from Shohei Imamura. Nice job, Animeigo. (Wait, I better save the accolades until I see the print.)

November 2008: Shinobi No Mono 4

Lots to look forward to! Yay for being alive and liking Japanese movies.

Oh, and here's a PDF of upcoming releases with nifty pictures and such.