Freaks Come Out at Night Vol.8
Known for its beautiful cinematography and impressive, often brutal, action sequences, the SATAN’S SWORD TRILOGY is a meditation on violence
and revenge, karma and spirituality.
Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, SATAN’S SWORD tells the story of Tsuke Ryunosuke, a nihilistic swordmaster who doesn''t
hesitate to kill anyone, bad or good.
Picking up in the aftermath of the first instalment, SATAN’S SWORD II: THE DRAGON GOD sees the decline and unraveling of Ryunosuke Tsukue
and wider politics of 1860s Japan.
Disguised as a beggar monk, Ryunosuke is harassed along the road by the rowdy students malingering outside their fencing hall. SATAN’S SWORD
III: THE FINAL CHAPTER is the final violent confrontation the trilogy has been building towards.
SPECIAL FEATURES
BD Disc 1: SATAN'S SWORD (1960)
• NEW! Audio Commentary with Author Patrick Macias
• NEW! Unsung Jidaigeki Master: Filmmaker Jasper Sharp on
SATAN'S SWORD
• Trailer
BD Disc 2: SATAN'S SWORD II: THE DRAGON GOD (1960)
• NEW! Audio commentary with Japanese film experts Frankie
Balboa and Johnny the Fanatical Dragon
• NEW! Rise and Fall: Filmmaker Jasper Sharp on SATAN'S SWORD II
• Trailer
BD Disc 3: SATAN'S SWORD III: THE FINAL CHAPTER (1961)
• NEW! Audio commentary with Critic James Mudge
• NEW! Violence without Redemption: Matthew Carter on SATAN'S SWORD and post-war Japan
• Trailer
