{"product_id":"versus-arrow-video","title":"VERSUS (ARROW VIDEO)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA relentless one-of-a-kind sensory assault chock full of hyper-kinetic fight scenes, gangster shootouts, sword-slashing violence and gory zombie horror, Versus was a key title amongst the barrage of innovative horror and action movies that appeared as if from nowhere from Japan at the turn of the millennium, leading to a new wave of appreciation for Asian extreme cinema.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA mysterious face-off in a wooded clearing between two escaped convicts and a carload of sharply dressed yakuza holding a beautiful woman captive ends in hails of bullets and showers of blood. The location for this violent encounter is the mythic Forest of Resurrection, the site of the 444th portal of the 666 hidden gates that link this earthly domain to the netherworld – and it didn't get this name for nothing. As one of the surviving prisoners escapes with the girl into the darkness of the forest, disgruntled gangsters soon become the least of their worries as an earlier battle between a lone warrior against hordes of zombie samurai is carried over from a millennium ago into the present day…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVersus caused a sensation both in Japan and internationally upon its release, launching the careers of director Ryûhei Kitamura (Godzilla Final Wars, Midnight Meat Train) and action star and fight choreographer Tak Sakaguchi (Battlefield Baseball, Yakuza Weapon). Arrow Video is proud to present this mythic cult title in both its original 2000 and expanded 2004 Ultimate Versus iterations, in a brand new, director-approved restoration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBRAND NEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2K restoration from original film elements by Arrow Films, approved by director Ryûhei Kitamura\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Chris Malbon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal lossless Japanese 5.1 and 2.0 stereo audio and English 2.0 stereo audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional English subtitles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary by Kitamura and producer Keishiro Shin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary by Kitamura and the cast and crew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew visual essay on the career of Kitamura by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBehind Versus, a two-part behind-the-scenes documentary exploring the film's production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Contact: Versus Evolution, a featurette exploring the film's origins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTak Sakaguchi's One-Man Journey, an archival featurette on the actor's visit to the 2001 Japan Film Festival in Hamburg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFilm festival screening footage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeam Versus, a brief look inside the Napalm Films office\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep in the Woods, an archival featurette featuring interviews with Kitamura, cast and crew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Encounter, an archival interview with editor Shûichi Kakesu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeleted scenes with audio commentary by Kitamura, cast and crew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNervous and Nervous 2, two \"side story\" mini-movies featuring characters from the main feature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeaturette on the making of Nervous 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVersus FF Version, a condensed, 20-minute recut of the film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple trailers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImage gallery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ARROW VIDEO","offers":[{"title":"BLU-RAY","offer_id":46695613595867,"sku":null,"price":36.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/6379\/4395\/files\/307112_front.jpg?v=1778960656","url":"https:\/\/baystvideo.com\/products\/versus-arrow-video","provider":"Bay Street Video","version":"1.0","type":"link"}