Rent Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage / Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet (1990)
3.4 of 5 from 45 ratings
2h 25min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
In 1989, legendary Japanese studio Toei launched their V-Cinema line of direct-to-video genre features. 'V-Cinema Essentials: Bullets and Betrayal' presents two explosive titles representing some of the best the Japanese crime film has to offer.
Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage (1989)
After his partner Ahiru (Riki Takeuchi) is killed when arresting criminal Bruce (Seiji Matano), cop Joe "Joker" Kawamura (Masanori Sera) tries to get revenge. First entry in Toei's long-running V-Cinema (shot on video) series.
Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet (1990)Junko, a wannabe yakuza, gets more than he bargained for when tasked with avenging the murder of a fellow gang member, or face the consequences for betrayal. - Actors:
- Yoshio Harada, Keishi Hunt, Ryûji Katagiri, Seiji Matano, Masanori Sera, Riki Takeuchi, Minako Tanaka, Susumu Terajima, Shô Aikawa, Chikako Aoyama, Nao Asuka, Kazuhiro Fukuzaki, Chisako Hara, Sayoko Makino, Tôru Minegishi, Minako Ogawa, Masahiko Sakata, Kôji Shimizu, Shirô Shimomoto, Akira Shioji
- Directors:
- Toshimichi Okawa, Banmei Takahashi
- Writers:
- Jôji Abe, Takuya Nishioka
- Aka:
- Kuraimuhanta ikari no judan / Neo chinpira: Teppodama pyu (Neo Thugs: Bullet Firing Sound Effect)
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/04/2025
- Run Time:
- 145 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono, Japanese LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Newly filmed introductions to both films by Japanese film critic Masaki Tanioka
- Loose Cannon, a newly filmed interview with 'Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage' director Shundo Okawa
- Zooming Out, a newly filmed interview with 'Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet' writer-director Banmei Takahashi
- Crime Hunter and the Dawn of V-Cinema, a brand new video essay on 'Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage' by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes
- Original trailers for both films
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