Versus Blu-ray

Release Year: 2000

Runtime: 120 min

Director: Ryuhei Kitamura

Cast: Tak Sakaguchi, Hideo Sakaki, Kenji Matsuda, Minoru Matsumoto, Yuichiro Arai

Studios: KSS, napalm FiLMS, WEVCO Produce Company, Suplex

A group of ruthless gangsters, an unknown woman and an escaped convict have met, in The Forest of Resurrection, the 444th portal to the other side. Their troubles start when those once killed and buried in the forest come back from the dead.

Special Features:

2K restoration from original film elements by Arrow Films

Approved by director Ryûhei Kitamura *High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray™ presentation *Original lossless Japanese 5.1 and 2.0 stereo audio and English 2.0 stereo audio *Optional English subtitles for the Japanese soundtrack *Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack *Audio commentary by Kitamura and producer Keishiro Shin

Audio commentary

By Kitamura, cast, and crew

Visual essay on the career of Kitamura by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp

*Behind Versus, a two-part behind-the-scenes documentary exploring the film's production *Tak Sakaguchi’s One-Man Journey, an archival featurette on the actor’s visit to the 2001 Japan Film Festival *Film festival screening footage Team Versus, a brief look inside the Napalm Films office *Deep in the Woods, an archival featurette featuring interviews with Kitamura, cast, and crew

Technical Specifications:

• 1080p
• DTS-HD
• Dolby Audio