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The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMasters of Cinema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries is proud to present the first three entries in this landmark\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eseries, directed by the “King of Cult”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTeruo Ishii\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShogun’s Joy of Torture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e) and starring a titan of Japanese genre cinema,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKen Takakura\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Bullet Train\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbashiri Prison\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, Takakura stars as Shinichi Tachibana, a \u003cem\u003eyakuza \u003c\/em\u003esent to Abashiri as punishment for an attack on a rival gangster. He intends to serve his time as a model prisoner until he is shackled to the bullish Gonzo Gonda (\u003cstrong\u003eKōji Nanbara\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003eunwittingly roped into an escape attempt orchestrated by Heizo Yoda (\u003cstrong\u003eTōru Abe\u003c\/strong\u003e) and forced to face the frozen wilderness of Hokkaidō. In \u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnother Abashiri Prison Story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, Tachibana has just been released when he stumbles across a stash of diamonds recently stolen in a heist – and attracts unwanted attention from criminals and cops alike. Finally, in \u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbashiri Prison: Saga of Homesickness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, Tachibana reunites with his former \u003cem\u003eyakuza \u003c\/em\u003eassociates, who are trying to go straight. That is, at least, until old rivals come looking for trouble…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKen Takakura would reprise the role of Tachibana in another seven films under the \u003cem\u003eAbashiri Prison \u003c\/em\u003ebanner – all of them helmed by Teruo Ishii – before the series was rebooted as \u003cem\u003eNew Abashiri Prison \u003c\/em\u003ein 1968, leading to a further eight instalments with Takakura in the lead. It all began with these early entries, presented here for the first time ever on Blu-ray\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003efrom brand new restorations of the original film elements by Toei.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"x_MsoNormal\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTWO-DISC BLU-RAY FEATURES:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1080p HD presentation of all three films from restorations of the original film elements supplied by Toei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOptional English subtitles newly translated for this release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Japanese audio (uncompressed LPCM mono)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrand new audio commentary tracks by Tom Mes, Chris Poggiali and Mike Leeder \u0026amp; Arne Venema \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTony Rayns on\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Abashiri Prison – brand new interview with critic and Asian cinema expert Tony Rayns\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrand new video appreciation by Jasper Sharp and Mark Schilling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"x_MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrailers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePRESS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“an exciting and action-packed prison breakout film, incorporating a few elements of the ninkyo eiga, mainly in the form of Takakura’s stoic yakuza leading character.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – \u003cstrong\u003eTaste of Cinema\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EUREKA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46480007233710,"sku":"EKA70529","price":27.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/EKA70529_PrisonWalls_NewBDPack_300dpi.jpg?v=1772132978","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/prison-walls-abashiri-prison-i-iii-masters-of-cinema-special-edition-two-disc-blu-ray","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}