Media Blasters sent Fango the content info for a pair of upcoming Asian-genre-film releases: DEATH KAPPA (pictured), which hits DVD and a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack July 27, and ULTIMATE MACHINE GIRL, a special three-disc collectors’ tin that streets June 29.

DEATH KAPPA, a throwback to old-style kaiju films by writer/director Tomoo Haraguchi, will be presented in anamorphic 1.78:1 widescreen with Japanese and English 5.1 and 2.0 soundtracks. Special features accompanying the movie are:

• On-set promo clip with Haraguchi

• Promo clip with Media Blasters’ John Sirabella

• Trailer and teaser

Retail price is $19.99 for the DVD, $24.99 for the Blu-ray/DVD combo. DEATH KAPPA has its world premiere at this summer’s New York Asian Film Festival; you can track back through our previous on-line coverage starting here and read more about the movie in Fango #295, on sale next month.

ULTIMATE MACHINE GIRL contains the previous anamorphic 1.78:1 transfer of Noboru Iguchi’s gorefest with Japanese and English 5.1 and 2.0 soundtracks, the special features from prior releases and a bunch more:

• MACHINE GIRL LITE 20-minute short

• “Making of MACHINE GIRL” featurette

• Behind-the-scenes featurette

• Premiere footage

• “Machine Girl in Yubari” featurette

• Special FX featurette

• Action vs. storyboards featurette

• Interviews with cast and crew

• Talk show footage

• TV Spot

• Trailers

Retail price is $39.99.

 

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