| Overview: | Earlier this year, international superstar Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba announced his retirement from acting, after a glorious career that has spanned more than 40 years. In more than 100 films, Chiba established himself as a force to be reckoned with, inspiring countless generations of fans the world over.
Here, in one deadly collection, are six films from Sonny Chiba's celebrated career in motion pictures and television. From a captain of the famous Bullet Train to a deadly assassin, Chiba's performances are always dazzling and intense. Like many martial arts actions stars of the past and present, Chiba has a charismatic personality and martial arts training make him the ultimate movie star.
This set includes the first-ever U.S. release of the longer cut of Bullet Train with English subtitles as well as the international version of Bullet Train with a dubbed English audio track. The collection also boasts the uncut version of Golgo 13 with both the Japanese audio and English-dubbed audio track, as well as the new anamorphic, widescreen transfers of the English-dubbed versions of the all-time Chiba classics Karate Warrior, Dragon Princess, Sister Street Fighter and The Bodyguard.
Few stars define "international superstar" like Sonny Chiba. Ever since his breakthrough hit "Street Fighter" in 1974, Chiba reigned as the leading Japanese martial arts actor for over twenty years. Sonny was triumphantly reintroduced to a new movie-going generation with Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill, Vol. 1", portraying revered sword maker Hattoro Hanzi.
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