{"product_id":"cruel-tales-of-the-bohachi-4k-uhd-blu-ray-limited-edition","title":"Cruel Tales of the Bohachi (4K UHD \u0026 Blu-ray) Limited Edition","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***Pre-order for 21st September 2026***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePayment taken at checkout. Your order will ship closer to release date and when all titles are available (we don't part ship\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing Teruo Ishii's legendary BOHACHI BUSHIDO: CODE OF THE FORGOTTEN EIGHT (1973) in 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray, alongside BOHACHI BUSHIDO: THE VILLAIN (1974) on Blu-ray only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on the popular manga by Lone Wolf and Cub creators Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima, Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight is one of the standout films in the career of Teruo Ishii (Shogun’s Joy of Torture), known in Japan as the “King of Cult.” A bloody and erotic samurai tale starring an assassin with a death wish, it paved the way for Takashi Harada’s spiritual successor Bohachi Bushido: The Villain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCode of the Forgotten Eight sees a nihilistic ronin, Shino Ashita (Tetsuro Tanba, Three Outlaw Samurai), join the sadistic Bohachi clan, a group of corrupt samurai who operate a prostitution ring. With nothing else to live for, he acts as their assassin in a war with a rival clan that poses a threat to their business. Then, in The Villain, the condemned criminal Kyushi Issho (Goro Ibuki, Hokuriku Proxy War) falls in with the infamous Bohachi samurai – and he too is drawn into a world of wanton violence and sexual sadism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrime examples of the ero guro jidaigeki (or, in other words, period films with a focus on eroticism and the grotesque), Code of the Forgotten Eight and The Villain are perfect portraits of the shifting depictions of sex and violence in Japanese cinema of the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eureka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308899578235,"sku":"EKA70642","price":41.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/3926\/1492\/files\/cruel_tales_of_the_bohachi.jpg?v=1782334132","url":"https:\/\/shop.terracottadistribution.com\/en-nl\/products\/cruel-tales-of-the-bohachi-4k-uhd-blu-ray-limited-edition","provider":"TerracottaDistribution","version":"1.0","type":"link"}