ZOMBIE HUNTER RIKA and LEGENDS OF THE DARK KING Now on R1 DVD

Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Chris Oarr

Distributor Section23 Films has released two new DVD titles; Switchblade Pictures` live action splatter film ZOMBIE HUNTER RIKA (Saikyo Heiki Joshikousei Rika, 2008) and Sentai Filmworks` anime series collection LEGENDS OF THE DARK KING: A FIST OF THE NORTH STAR STORY (Ten no Hao Hokuto no Ken Rao Gaiden, 2008). ZOMBIE HUNTER RIKA Written and directed by Kenichi Fujiwara, ZOMBIE HUNTER RIKA is the third installment of the "Nihombie" series which includes ATTACK GIRLS’ SWIM TEAM (available now from Switchblade Pictures) and ZOMBIE SELF-DEFENSE FORCE (coming October 13). The action sequences were by cult favorite stuntman, director, and action choreographer Tak Sakaguchi (VERSUS, AZUMI, GODZILLA: FINAL WARS, BE A MAN! SAMURAI SCHOOL). Synopsis: When typical Japanese high school student Rika (Risa Kudo) skips school to visit her grandfather, she fails to take into account the fact that his remote village is infested with the living dead. What happens next isn’t pretty, but fortunately, Grandpa Ryuhei just happens to be the greatest surgeon ever! Picking up what’s left of Rika, he dusts her off and rebuilds her, better than she was, into the ultimate zombie fighter! Now, together with her friends Takashi and Yuji, Rika must take on the monstrous master of carnivorous cadavers: the grand-high lowest of the low, Zombie Boss Glorian! DreadCentral.com`s review describes the film “as much a stab at silly comedy as it is an Asian zombie splatter flick” while MovieCynics.com states “If you love obscure Japanese horror flicks that are as funny as they are horrific, then this one is for you”. Running Time: 86 min. Age Rating: Unrated - VN Language: Japanese with English Subtitles Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic) CAT: SWB-2031 UPC: 702727203121 Published by: Switchblade Pictures Distributed by: Section23 Films Street Date: 9/15/2009 Format: DVD SRP: $24.98 LEGENDS OF THE DARK KING: A FIST OF THE NORTH STAR STORY

LEGENDS OF THE DARK KING is a prequel of sorts to FIST OF THE NORTH STAR, the beloved classic that helped create a new generation of anime fans in America and around the world. This 2-disc collection contains all 13 episodes of the series, which recounts the early, violent life of the dark protagonist Raoh, the Fist of the North Star’s oldest brother and frequent enemy. Synopsis: The only man more deadly than the Fist of the North Star is his big brother. This is his story. In the wastelands following the great nuclear war, a legend grew of a man...“Hokuto No Ken” , the Fist of the North Star. Master of a legendary fighting technique. A man of impossible strength and endurance. Yet before Ken claimed the title of the Fist, there was another master, trained in the art of Hokuto Shinken, the King of the Fist, the Divine Fist of Heaven. Raoh: the ultimate assassin, the ultimate warrior. This is the story of the world before Fist of the North Star, and how one man took the future of a savage world into his deadly hands and reshaped its destiny. Not as a hero but as a conqueror. For in the mind of the man called Raoh, the only way to save Mankind is to grind it under his giant heel! The greatest battle is about to begin in LEGENDS OF THE DARK KING: A FIST OF THE NORTH STAR STORY! Running Time: 325 min. Age Rating: TV MA Language: Japanese with English Subtitles Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 CAT: SF-LDK100 UPC: 702727202520 Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Street Date: 9/15/2009 Format: DVD SRP: $39.98

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Section23 Films provides home video marketing and distribution services for a variety of companies, including Sentai Filmworks, Switchblade Pictures, and AEsir Holdings. With its special focus on genre entertainment, Section23 Films distributes some of the very best anime, martial arts, and horror titles on the market today.