HungFist wrote:Guro Taku wrote:Two rare Koji Wakamatsu films are finally getting DVD releases on June 2nd:
ABNORMAL BLOOD 日本暴行暗黒史 異常者の血 (1967)
DARK STORY OF A JAPANESE RAPIST 続日本暴行暗黒史 暴虐魔 (1967)
The last (?) two films in the series came out yesterday
「新日本暴行暗黒史 復讐鬼」
「日本暴行暗黒史 怨獣」
+ there's gonna be 12 new releases of Wakamatsu films that were already out on dvd. I don't know if the transfers will be new or not. The cool thing for those located in Japan is that they are finally made available for rental, too. The lack of rental versions is the reason why I haven't seen too many Wakamatsu films.
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http://natalie.mu/eiga/news/239280
This is indeed a whole series consisting of five parts (by Wakamatsu. I don't know if other directors contributed to it)
Wakamatsu's five parts
1) Nihon boko ankokushi: Ijosha no chi
日本暴行暗黒史 異常者の血 (Release: July 1967)
2) Zoku Nihon boko ankokushi: Bogyakuma
続 日本暴行暗黒史 暴虐魔 (December 1967)
3) Shin Nihon boko ankokushi: Fukushuki
新 日本暴行暗黒史 復讐鬼 (February 1969)
4) Nihon boko ankokushi: Onju
日本暴行暗黒史 怨獣 (December 1970)
5) Gendai Nihon boko ankokushi
現代 日本暴行暗黒史 (May 1972)
The first part ("Abnormal Blood") was released on VHS and circulated internationally as "Dark Story of a Japanese Rapist"
The first AND the second part are listed with THIS title on imdb
The third part was released on VHS and circulated internationally as "Vengeance Demon".
So, only the 2nd and the 4th are "new" releases (Of course DVD-wise they are all new)
The fifth is still unreleased (to my knowledge)