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In 1989, legendary Japanese studio Toei launched their V-Cinema line of direct-to-video genre features. V-Cinema Essentials: Bullets & Betrayal presents nine explosive titles on five bluray discs, representing some of the best the Japanese crime film has to offer.
Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage
Fast-paced and action-packed, sees detective Joe Kawamura out for revenge against the men who gunned down his partner. Along the way he teams up with Lily, a gun-toting nun looking to get back five million dollars that was stolen from her church.
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
Wannabe yakuza Junko gets more than he bargained for when tasked with avenging the murder of a fellow gang member, or face the consequences for betrayal.
Stranger
Shunichi Nagasaki’s unbearably tense thriller, a late-night taxi driver is stalked by the unseen driver of an SUV, who just might have a connection to the taxi driver’s criminal past.
Carlos
The eponymous Brazilian-Japanese petty criminal sees an opportunity to play rival yakuza gangs against each other, but bites off much more than he can chew.
Burning Dog
is a gripping heist film where a gang of thieves plot to rob a US military base in Okinawa, but rising tensions in the group threaten to put the plan in jeopardy.
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat
The sequel to one of the most iconic Japanese franchises of all time, sees a female assassin hired to infiltrate a women’s prison and search for The Scorpion, a legendary rebellious prisoner hiding in the bowels of the building.
The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses
After his fiancée is killed in the crossfire of a yakuza turf war, a man on the edge remorselessly hunts down the gangsters responsible. Directed by the legendary director Teruo Ishii.
Danger Point: The Road to Hell
A duo of contract killers’ fragile partnership is tested when their most recent hit starts to have unforeseen consequences.
XX: Beautiful Hunter
Assassin and femme fatale Shion rebels against the fanatical religious order who raised her from birth to be the perfect killer.
Filled with action, thrills and double-crosses, V-Cinema Essentials: Bullets & Betrayal is an electrifying compendium of gems from the Japanese video underworld.
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Description
In 1989, legendary Japanese studio Toei launched their V-Cinema line of direct-to-video genre features. V-Cinema Essentials: Bullets & Betrayal presents nine explosive titles on five bluray discs, representing some of the best the Japanese crime film has to offer.
Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage
Fast-paced and action-packed, sees detective Joe Kawamura out for revenge against the men who gunned down his partner. Along the way he teams up with Lily, a gun-toting nun looking to get back five million dollars that was stolen from her church.
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet
Wannabe yakuza Junko gets more than he bargained for when tasked with avenging the murder of a fellow gang member, or face the consequences for betrayal.
Stranger
Shunichi Nagasaki’s unbearably tense thriller, a late-night taxi driver is stalked by the unseen driver of an SUV, who just might have a connection to the taxi driver’s criminal past.
Carlos
The eponymous Brazilian-Japanese petty criminal sees an opportunity to play rival yakuza gangs against each other, but bites off much more than he can chew.
Burning Dog
is a gripping heist film where a gang of thieves plot to rob a US military base in Okinawa, but rising tensions in the group threaten to put the plan in jeopardy.
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat
The sequel to one of the most iconic Japanese franchises of all time, sees a female assassin hired to infiltrate a women’s prison and search for The Scorpion, a legendary rebellious prisoner hiding in the bowels of the building.
The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses
After his fiancée is killed in the crossfire of a yakuza turf war, a man on the edge remorselessly hunts down the gangsters responsible. Directed by the legendary director Teruo Ishii.
Danger Point: The Road to Hell
A duo of contract killers’ fragile partnership is tested when their most recent hit starts to have unforeseen consequences.
XX: Beautiful Hunter
Assassin and femme fatale Shion rebels against the fanatical religious order who raised her from birth to be the perfect killer.
Filled with action, thrills and double-crosses, V-Cinema Essentials: Bullets & Betrayal is an electrifying compendium of gems from the Japanese video underworld.
