Good news for fans of Kazuaki Kiriya. German distributor Splendid Film announced to release all films (yes, that’s two) from the Japanese director on Blu-ray Disc in Germany on May 28, 2010. While Kiriya’s 2004 debut Casshern will only come in a standard amaray, Splendid will release Goemon in a limited edition steelbook (without those garsty rating logo on the front) as well. All releases will include the original Japanese audio track, but as expected from Splendid, Casshern will only include German subtitles while Goemon is supposed to also have Dutch subtitle options.
So far there are no English subtitled Blu-ray Disc releases of these films available. Casshern has been released in Italy in 2008 and Goemon has already plundered Japan and France.

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Directors Kazuaki Kiriya and Gary Shore are sitting in a tree…K I S S I…but seriously, the first trailer for Shore’s The Cup of Tears could as well be a preview for a new film from the director of Casshern and Goemon. There’s little known about the film currently under production at the Irish One Punch Films studio, but if the full the full film will bring more overstylized samurai action and swordfights in outer space, I’m on board!

Update: Synopsis via Quiet Earth:

The narrative follows a scorned geisha who creates a magical cup made of tears that causes any man who drinks from it to fall under a stasis of permanent sleep. One night the cup is stolen, setting off a chain of events that threatens civil war amongst the clans. Taro, a once gifted samurai, and his companion Jin set out to find the cup and the one who can break the spell before inner turmoil.

[via Twitch]

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AV Watch reports today that Warner Home Entertainment Japan will release Kazuaki Kiriya’s CG overkill Goemon on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 9th 2009. Both releases will be available in a standard edition with one DVD/BD and a limited “Ultimate Box” that includes an bonus DVD/BD and a storyboard artbook in a nice golden box.

There’s no word of English subtitles and I wouldn’t hold my breath that they’ll be included. At least the German and French fans of Goemon can look forward as Splendid Film acquired the distribution rights for Germany during the European Film Market in February while TF1 Video will release Goemon on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in November. I guess Warner will take care of the rest of the world themselves, let’s hope this won’t take too long.

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Seems like the friendly folks from Japan haven’t forgotten about us in the West and have updated the official website for Kazuaki Kiriya’s CG spectacle Goemon with these five TV spots even after the film opened in Japanese cinemas on May 1st.
And now hurry up and finally announce a subtitled Blu-ray Disc release!
Spot 1

Spot 2

Click to see three more TV spots…

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Sweet eyecandy for Kazuaki Kiriya’s Goemon! The folks over at Japon : de l’art et du cochon got their hands on a promotion DVD for the film that opens in Japan May 1st.
They were even nice enough to post 32 screenshots from the included 10 minutes clip show. Sadly the resolution of the shots has been reduced but beggar can’t be choosers…at least until a Blu-ray disc release gets announced.

[via @wildgrounds]

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The official website for Kazuaki Kiriya’s upcoming CGI overkill Goemon has been updated with yet another trailer. Goemon will open in Japanese theatres on May 1st, 2009.

[via Twitch]

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Looks like the ‘big’ German niche labels had some money to spend on the European Film Market that took place during this years Berlinale. KSM, Ascot Elite, Rapid Eye Movies and Splendid Film acquired the German distribution rights to some mighty fine films from all across Asia that should see domestic DVD/Blu-ray Disc or maybe even cinematical releases this year.
KSM: Dante Lam’s The Sniper with Edison Chen.
Ascot Elite: Korean wild boar-horror Chaw.
Rapid Eye Movies: Sion Sono’s Love Exposure, a four hour long epic about a pantyshot taking son of a preacher man.
Splendid Films: Korean drama A Frozen Flower, the pirate fantasy Queens of Langkasuka from Thailand and Kazuaki Kiriya’s eyecandy Goemon.
[via asianfilmweb]

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The official Japanese website for Kazuaki Kiriya’s Goemon has been updated with a full length trailer for the CGI overkill. Can’t wait to see this on Blu-ray! A 30 seconds long teaser trailer released in December can be viewed here.

[via Wildgrounds]

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Süßes Augenzuckerwerk was Kazuaki Kiriya, Regisseur der Casshern Realverfilmung da im ersten Trailer zu seinem neusten Werk Goemon präsentiert. Goemon handelt vom japanischen Ninja Ishikawa Goemon, der im 16. Jahrhundert in Robin Hood Manier von den Reichen genommen und den Armen gegeben hat. Vom Volk als Held gefeiert, war er bei der herrschenden Klasse entsprechend unbeliebt und wurde nach einem gescheiterten Attentat auf das Leben des Feldherren Toyotomi Hideyoshi bei lebendigen Leibe gekocht. Da bis auf diese Punkte nur wenig über sein Leben bekannt ist, wird Kiriya den Rest sicherlich mit einer schmachtigen Romanze, ordentlichen Schlachten (mit Handkanten!) und CGI Overload auffüllen, ich freu mich also drauf!

Sehr lohnenswert ist ein Blick auf die japanische Website zum Film, dort gibt es unter Art massig bildschirmfüllende Promoshots zu sehen, wobei einige CG Effekte dort sehr nach Puppenstube aussehen.
[via Twitch]

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