This just in (courtesy DVD Drive-In): on 18th August (squeee!), Sony will be releasing an ICONS OF SCI-FI: TOHO COLLECTION, which will comprise Mothra, The H-Man, and Battle In Outer Space. All three will be in widescreen, and the set will include the Japanese and English-language versions of each.
As with their previous Hammer set, Sony are asking the public to vote for their favourite cover art at Amazon.
I should also mention that (with very little warning) Mondo Macabro will be releasing The Bollywood Horror Collection Volume 3 on 19th May. This will contain Mahakaal, the Bollywood version of A Nightmare On Elm Street, and Tahkhana, about “Two sisters, separated as children, who share the secret of a hidden treasure. Years later, their secret falls into the hands of a bunch of sleazy adventurers. What none of them know is that the treasure is guarded by a hideous monster, animated by the blood of a vengeful black magician.”
In other important news, Criterion have secured the rights to Roman Polanski’s Repulsion; they will be releasing both DVD and BluRay versions, containing a new, restored 1.85 HD digital transfer, a commentary by Polanski and Catherine Deneuve, and documentaries on the film’s production. Release date is 28th July.
#1 by Brett Wood on May 13, 2009 - 8:39 pm
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Sweet! I’ve been wanting to see Battle In Outer Space for some time, and Mothra is one of my favorate Kaiju movies. My birthday may be in September, but I don’t think I’ll be waiting on this one.
#2 by Cullen on May 13, 2009 - 9:51 pm
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Glee! DVD Mothra! Great. Really, really great.
#3 by Krillion on October 22, 2026 - 11:22 pm
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The detail that the Toho set includes both the Japanese and English versions of each film is the real draw here — that’s the kind of thing that makes a release worth double-dipping for. Mahakaal as a Bollywood Elm Street also sounds like exactly the sort of curiosity worth tracking down before the Mondo Macabro volume disappears. Off-topic aside, but when I need a break from hunting down obscure discs I’ve been killing time with krillion.me, a free browser word game you can play with friends.