{"product_id":"cruel-tales-of-the-bohachi-4k-ultra-hd-uhd-eureka-code-of-the-forgotten-eight-bohachi-bushido-the-villain","title":"Cruel Tales Of The Bohachi 4K Ultra HD UHD Blu-ray Eureka Code of the Forgotten Eight Bohachi Bushido The Villain.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a pre-sale item scheduled for release on September 21, 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eSince this is a pre-order, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eit must be checked out on its own and cannot be combined with other orders\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eOrders will ship on or around the release date, pending receipt of the product from our distributor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrefer to pay upon arrival? Just drop us an email and we’ll be happy to add you to the list so your copy is secured. 😊\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBased on the popular manga by \u003cem\u003eLone Wolf and Cub \u003c\/em\u003ecreators Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroducing Eureka's Limited Edition for \u003cem\u003eCruel Tales of the Bohachi\u003c\/em\u003e, which includes 1973's \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eon 4K UHD\/Blu-ray and 1974's \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBohachi Bushido: The Villain \u003c\/i\u003eon Blu-ray (Region B). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on the popular manga\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eby\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLone Wolf and Cub\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ecreators Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis one of the standout films in the career of Teruo Ishii (\u003ci\u003eShogun’s Joy of Torture\u003c\/i\u003e), known in Japan as the “King of Cult.” A bloody and erotic samurai\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003etale starring an assassin with a death wish, it paved the way for Takashi Harada’s spiritual successor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBohachi Bushido: The Villain\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCode of the Forgotten Eight\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003esees a nihilistic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eronin\u003c\/i\u003e, Shino Ashita (Tetsuro Tanba,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree Outlaw Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e), join the sadistic Bohachi clan, a group of corrupt samurai who operate a prostitution ring. With nothing else to live for, he acts as their assassin in a war with a rival clan that poses a threat to their business. Then, in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Villain\u003c\/i\u003e, the condemned criminal Kyushi Issho (Goro Ibuki, \u003ci\u003eHokuriku Proxy War\u003c\/i\u003e) falls in with the infamous Bohachi samurai – and he too is drawn into a world of wanton violence and sexual sadism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrime examples of the\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eero guro jidaigeki\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(or, in other words, period films with a focus on eroticism and the grotesque),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCode of the Forgotten Eight\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Villain\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eare perfect portraits of the shifting depictions of sex and violence in Japanese cinema of the 1970s. The Masters of Cinema series is honoured to present both films for the first time on UK home video.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIMPORTANT NOTE: This set contains 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (Region Free) and Blu-ray (Region B) Discs. An all-region Blu-ray player is required to read Region B Discs. Standard U.S. Blu-ray players will NOT read Region B Discs. 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