A True Story of the Private Ginza Police (Limited Blu-ray w/ Slipcover, booklet & poster)(Neon Eagle Video) Pre-order

This item is a pre-order. Ships on or around December 8th, 2026. Following Japan’s defeat in WW2, a group of restless former soldiers (Toei yakuza eiga veterans Noburu Ando, Tatsuo Umemiya, Hideo Murota, and Tsunehiko Watase) band together to form a criminal gang in bombed out Tokyo out of sheer desperation, anger, and boredom. Once on top of the yakuza scene in the lawless Ginza district, things quickly fall apart and the former partners begin to turn on each other, leading to an explosive bloodbath finale and the utter degradation of any survivors. A TRUE STORY OF THE PRIVATE GINZA POLICE, directed by genre chameleon Junya Sato, is the nihilistic pinnacle of the jitsuroku or ‘true account’ style of yakuza films from the early to mid-1970s - A wild tumult of blood, drugs, guns, and a shocking disregard for general human decency, captured with a constantly moving handheld camera and scored with a dissonant, improvised jazz-skronk soundtrack. This Neon Eagle Video Blu-ray release marks the US home video premiere and the worldwide disc debut of this undercelebrated classic of the Japanese gangster genre, taken from a 2K restoration straight from the vaults of Toei studio. Details 2K restoration / 1080p presentation Japanese language dual mono audio Optional English subtitles Extras True Accounts and Private Tales: Interview with film critics Tatsuya Masuto & Masaaki Nomura A True Account of Junya Sato: Visual essay by Tom Mes Trailer Full color booklet with liner notes by Chris D. - limited edition only Slipcover with new artwork by Tony Stella - limited edition only Poster - folded Reversible cover with original Japanese artwork Limited to 1500 copies 1973 / 94 min / Japan / Crime, Exploitation, Yakuza / Director - Junya Sato / Region A DUE TO CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS WE CAN ONLY SHIP THIS ITEM TO THE US AND CANADA. ALL ITEMS ORDERED TOGETHER WILL BE CHARGED AT THE TIME OF THE ORDER AND SHIP TOGETHER WHEN EVERYTHING IS IN STOCK. PLEASE PLACE MULTIPLE ORDERS IF YOU WISH TO HAVE ITEMS SHIPPED AS THEY ARRIVE. ALL DETAILS, INCLUDING RELEASE DATE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. LIMIT 2 PER CUSTOMER.