The Game Trilogy: The Most Dangerous Game, The Killing Game, The Execution Game

Made at the end of the 1970s, Toru Murakawa's Game Trilogy launched actor Yusaku Matsuda as the Toei tough guy for a new generation. Matsuda was the definitive screen icon of 1980s until his career was tragically cut short by cancer at the age of 40, following his Hollywood debut in Ridley Scott’s Black Rain.In this career-defining triptych, Matsuda is Shohei Narumi, an ice cool hitman of few words, a steely trigger finger, and a heart of stone, hired in The Most Dangerous Game by a company bidding for a lucrative government air defense contract to take out the competition. In The Killing Game, Narumi finds himself caught in the midst of violent yakuza gang warfare, while his own brutal past catches up with him in the form of two beautiful women still bearing the emotional scars of his past assignments. In The Execution Game, Narumi falls for a mysterious saloon bar chanteuse who may or may not be part of the same, shadowy underworld organization as the rival hitmen he is employed to rub out.Released for the very first time outside Japan, with their cool blue cinematography by Nagisa Oshima collaborator Seizo Sengen and a sultry score by jazz legend Yuji Ohno, Murakawa’s masterful set of films raised the bar for the Japanese action movie to new heights.LIMITED EDITION CONTENTSHigh Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all filmsOriginal lossless mono Japanese soundtracksOptional newly translated English subtitlesReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony StellaDouble-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony StellaIllustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the films by Hayley Scanlon and Dimitri IanniDISC 1: THE MOST DANGEROUS GAMEBrand new audio commentary by Chris Poggiali and Marc WalkowThe Action Man, a 30-minute interview with director Toru MurakawaOriginal Japanese theatrical trailerImage galleryDISC 2: THE KILLING GAME & THE EXECUTION GAMEBrand new audio commentary on The Killing Game by Earl Jackson and Jasper SharpBrand new audio commentary on The Execution Game by Tom MesRemembering Yusaku Matsuda, an interview with Yutaka Oki, film critic and personal friend of Yusaku MatsudaGame Changer, an interview with The Execution Game screenwriter Shoichi MaruyamaOriginal Japanese theatrical trailers for both filmsImage galleries for both films