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The Boxer

A former boxing champ on the skids (Bunta Sugawara, Japanese Godfather) finds an opportunity for redemption by training a young fighter everyone judges beyond hope (Kentaro Shimizu, Mermaid Legend). Legendary director and playwright Shuji Terayama (Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets) made The Boxer for major studio Toei, at the request of lead actor Sugawara. While the story has the studio's trademark gritty 1970s setting, Terayama imbues the film with his characteristic carnivalesque atmosphere and his unparalleled passion for sports, resulting in a boxing movie like no other and a unique entry in his own filmography.

BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

• High definition digital transfer
• Original uncompressed mono audio
• Interview with composer J.A. Seazer (2026)
• New visual essay on Toei studio in the year 1977 by Tom Mes (2026)
• New and improved English subtitle translation
• Reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Roberta Novielli
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Add four or more of our July releases (The Double, The Boxer, The Hourglass Sanatorium, Histoire(s) du cinéma and other works, Vampire's Kiss, Two Boxes: Televised Terror in Franco's Spain) to cart to receive 10% off. Discount automatically applied at cart. Ends May 6th.

The Boxer is also available in the US/Canada via our partners, MVD, Diabolik, Orbit, Grindhouse, Rough Cut and others.

Year: 1977
Country: Japan
Cert: TBC
Format: Blu-ray
Region: AB
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EAN: 5060974683635
Release date: 20/07/26

Press:

"Will stay with you for all the right reasons... A worthy contender for the title of “Best boxing movie ever made”" - Japan Nakama