“The Street Fighter Collection” starring Sonny Chiba comes to Blu-ray in March

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Justin Sluss

The 1974 trilogy of martial arts films starring Sonny Chiba comes to Blu-ray Disc as “The Street Fighter Collection“ on March 26th, via Shout Select (Shout! Factory).

UPDATE: The tech specs for all three films include 1080p video in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio and DTS-HD Master Audio Mono sound. This comes according to the Blu-ray producer working on this release, thanks to our friends at Shout! Factory.

The Blu-ray set can be found to pre-order now over at Amazon. This 3-disc set includes a total of three films, listed below:

“The Street Fighter” (1974)
“Return of the Street Fighter” (1974)
“The Streetfighter’s Last Revenge” (1974)

The three films, all directed by Shigehiro Ozawa, have all received new 2K video scans and are all presented in their Uncut versions. More details about this and the bonus materials set to be included on the set can be found listed below.

THE STREET FIGHTER

UNCUT VERSION
NEW 2K Scan of the original film elements of the U.S. cut and HD inserts
Two English dubs – the theatrical dub and the New Line Home Video dub
NEW Street Fighting Man – an interview with star Sonny China
NEW Cutting Moments – THE STREET FIGHTER trailer – an interview with filmmaker Jack Shoulder
U.S. Theatrical Trailer
Japanese Theatrical Trailer
Still Gallery

RETURN OF THE STREET FIGHTER

UNCUT VERSION
NEW 2K Scan of the original film elements of the U.S. cut and HD inserts (Uncut Version)
U.S. Teaser Trailer
U.S. Theatrical Trailer
Japanese Theatrical Trailer
Still Gallery

THE STREET FIGHTER’S LAST REVENGE

Uncut Version and U.S. Cut
NEW 2K Scan of the original film elements of the U.S. cut
NEW 2K Scan of the original film elements of the U.S. cut with standard definition inserts from the original Japanese cut
U.S. Theatrical Trailer
Japanese Theatrical Trailer
Still Gallery

Below, after the break, you can find more information about this upcoming Blu-ray release from the official announcement.

PRESS RELEASE:

SHOUT SELECT PRESENTS

THE STREET FIGHTER COLLECTION

ON BLU-RAY™

MARCH 26th, 2019

“BRUTAL AND BRILLIANT … Fans owe it to themselves to go buy this.” – Empire

Los Angeles, CA – Shout Select will release The Street Fighter Collection on Blu-ray for the first time on March 26^th, 2019. This set comes jam-packed, containing all three Street Fighterfilms with uncut versions, new 2K scans of the original film elements, and bonus features including new interviews with star Sonny Chiba and Filmmaker Jack Sholder. Fans can preorder the trilogy now at shoutfactory.com.

Meet the meanest and most lethal karate master ever to rule the streets. He’s Sonny Chiba (Kill Bill, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift), one of the greatest martial arts actors to ignite the screen. In The Street Fighter, Chiba stars as Terry Tsurugi, a mercenary who has been hired by both the yakuza and the mafia to kidnap a wealthy heiress, but when he isn’t paid, a violent clash will ensue. Chiba is back in Return Of The Street Fighter. This time Tsurugi is hired by the mob to kill two informants, but when he realizes one is an old friend, he refuses, and now he is the one being hunted. When Tsurugi is double crossed by the Ôwada clan, he takes off with something they want in The Street Fighter’s Last Revenge. Soon he is being chased by a group of deadly assassins.

Sonny Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skill as a martial artist. He earned black belts in multiple disciplines of Japanese martial arts and studied Kyokushinkai Karate under World Karate Grandmaster, Masatatsu “Mas” Oyama. His incredible talent in this hard edged, brutal art is displayed to perfection in the series of hit motion pictures contained in the Street Fighter Trilogy.