Ishirō Honda Double Feature: THE H-MAN & BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE (Blu-ray)

Director: Ishirō Honda

1958 & 1959 Japan

Horror Sci-fi

 

£17.99

TECHNICAL DETAILS

TECHNICAL DETAILS
  • Country: Japan
  • Language: Japanese
  • Year: 1958 & 1959
  • Runtime: 333
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Colour: Colour
  • Certificate: TBC
  • Subtitles: English
  • Genre: Horror
  • SKU: EKA70401
  • 2 Discs
  • Release Date: Nov 16, 2020
Format:
Region: B

SYNOPSIS

In Tokyo, a mysterious radioactive liquid is dissolving people into slimy, sentient, seemingly indestructible, blobs of destruction! Part-Japanese gangster noir, part-gooey body melting horror, The H-Man (Bijo to Ekitai-ningen – ‘Beauty and the Liquid People’) is one of the most unique sci-fi films of the 1950s.

A series of mysterious catastrophes sweep the globe, causing the world’s scientists to conclude that beings from another planet are attacking Earth, and the world must unite to defend itself in a gigantic battle in outer space! With wonderful special effects sequences by Eiji Tsuburaya (Godzilla, Ultraman), and a rousing score by Akira Ifukube (Godzilla), Battle in Outer Space is a glorious sci-fi extravaganza.

The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present two classics of Japanese sci-fi cinema, both directed by the great Ishirō Honda, for the first time ever on home video in the UK. 

SPECIAL FEATURES

  • Includes both Japanese and English versions of each film, presented across two Blu-ray discs.
  • Original mono audio presentations
  • English subtitles (for Japanese versions) and English SDH (for English versions)
  • The H-Man: Brand new audio commentary with authors and Japanese sci-fi historians Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
  • The H-Man: Brand new audio commentary with film historian and writer David Kalat
  • Battle in Outer Space: Audio commentary with authors and Japanese sci-fi historians Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
  • Battle in Outer Space: Brand new audio commentary with film historian and writer David Kalat
  • Stills Galleries
  • A collector’s booklet featuring essays by Christopher Stewardson and Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp (Midnight Eye)