米国盤『ガメラ:ザ・コンプリート・コレクション』
7月27日(UK)28日(US)リリース

GAMERA: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION
- DELUXE BLU-RAY BOX SET OF THE ENTIRE GAMERA MOVIE SERIES

今回は特別編として、アロー・ビデオから届いた『ガメラ:ザ・コンプリート・コレクション』をご紹介します。収録はシリーズ12作品収録(8枚組仕様)。さらに全米TV放映された2作品(海外再編集版『大怪獣ガメラ』『大怪獣決闘 ガメラ対バルゴン』)も収録。金子修介監督/平成ガメラ三部作は最新4Kデジタルレストレーション版(KADOKAWA)となります。特典映像を含む一部映像素材(16mm/35mm)は、MGM、シャウト・ファクトリー、ADVフィルムス、メディア・ブラスターズ、UCLAフィルム・アーカイヴから提供されています(特典内容は下欄参照)。

Gamera: The Complete Collection - Arrow Video Channel Trailer HD

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驚かされるのは巨大なSLIPBOX仕様のパッケージ。
寸法は、縦30cm × 横22cm × 厚さ5.7cm、重量は2.8kg超。百科事典のような大きさと重さ!

SLIPBOXに収まるのは、ハードカバー仕様のDIGIBOOK(DISCは2枚ずつ収納/各作品のポストカードを所収)、80ページのガメラ・シリーズ解説ハードカバーブック、120ページのハードカバー・コミックブック。

Gamera: The Complete Collection Official Trailer HD

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HARDBACK DIGIBOOK
アートワークはアメコミ版ゴジラのイラストレーターとしても知られるマット・フランクによるもの

Gamera: The Complete Collection Teaser 2

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HARDBACK PERFECT-BOUND 80-PAGE BOOK
作品ごとの詳細な解説、英国のイラストレーターのジョリオン・イエーツによる怪獣解剖図鑑などファン垂涎

HARDBACK 120-PAGE COMIC BOOK
1996年にダークホースコミックスからリリースされた4作品を収録


SPECIAL FEATURES

COLLECTOR’S EDITION BOXSET CONTENTS

  • Limited collectors’ edition packaging, housed in a large-format rigid box, fully illustrated by Matt Frank
  • Casebound, fully-illustrated disc book containing eight Blu-ray discs
  • High Definition (1080p) versions of all twelve films, with lossless original Japanese audio and a complete collection of English dub tracks, including classic American International dubs on the Showa-era films remastered from original MGM elements
  • Hardback 120-page comic book including a full-colour reprint of the four-issue Gamera comic series originally released by Dark Horse Comics in 1996, and the first-ever English-language printing of the prequel comic The Last Hope by Matt Frank and Joshua Bugosh
  • Perfect-bound 80-page book including a new retrospective on the series by Patrick Macias, an archive interview with Noriaki Yuasa by David Milner, kaiju X-ray illustrations by Jolyon Yates, Fangoria set reports on the Heisei trilogy by Norman England, and a viewers’ guide to the English-dubbed versions of the films
  • Double-sided four-panel poster of “Gamera’s Map of Japan” in both Japanese and English
  • Collectors’ artcards for each film, featuring new artwork by Matt Frank

DISC ONE
GAMERA THE GIANT MONSTER / 大怪獣ガメラ(1965)

  • High Definition (1080p) transfer of Gamera the Giant Monster, with lossless original Japanese and dubbed English mono audio, and optional English subtitles
  • Commentary and newly filmed introduction by August Ragone
  • High Definition (1080p) transfer of Gammera the Invincible (Blu-ray premiere), the American theatrical version of the film, with lossless mono audio and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
  • Remembering the Gamera Series, an archive featurette from 1991, including interviews with director Noriaki Yuasa, writer Nisan Takahashi and others
  • Interview with Noriaki Yuasa, filmed by Jörg Buttgereit in 2002
  • Gamera Special, an hour-long best-of compilation supervised by Noriaki Yuasa in 1991
  • Alternate English credits
  • Trailer and image galleries

DISC TWO
GAMERA VS. BARUGON / GAMERA VS. GYAOS
大怪獣決闘 ガメラ対バルゴン(1966)/ 大怪獣空中戦 ガメラ対ギャオス(1967)

  • High Definition (1080p) transfers of Gamera vs. Barugon and Gamera vs. Gyaos, with lossless original Japanese and dubbed English mono audio, and optional English subtitles
  • Commentary on Gamera vs. Barugon by August Ragone & Jason Varney
  • Commentary on Gamera vs. Gyaos by Stuart Galbraith IV
  • Newly filmed introductions to both films by August Ragone
  • High Definition (1080p) transfer of War of the Monsters, the shorter American edit of Gamera vs. Barugon, with lossless English audio
  • Alternate English credits for both films
  • Trailer and image galleries

DISC THREE
GAMERA VS. VIRAS / GAMERA VS. GUIRON
ガメラ対宇宙怪獣バイラス(1968)/ ガメラ対大悪獣ギロン(1969)

  • High Definition (1080p) transfers of Gamera vs. Viras and Gamera vs. Guiron, with lossless original Japanese and dubbed English mono audio, and optional English subtitles
  • Choice of three different versions of Gamera vs. Viras via seamless branching (72-minute Theatrical Version, 81-minute Director’s Version and 90-minute US Extended Version)
  • Commentary on Gamera vs. Viras by Carl Craig and Jim Cironella
  • Commentary on Gamera vs. Guiron by David Kalat
  • Newly filmed introductions to both films by August Ragone
  • New featurette with actor Carl Craig showing his souvenirs and props from Gamera vs. Viras
  • Highlights from the G-FEST X convention in 2003, featuring Noriaki Yuasa and Carl Craig
  • The 4th Nippon Jamboree, a promotional film for the Boy Scouts of Japan directed by Yuasa in 1966
  • Alternate English credits for both films
  • Trailer and image galleries

DISC FOUR
GAMERA VS. JIGER / GAMERA VS. ZIGRA / GAMERA SUPER MONSTER
ガメラ対大魔獣ジャイガー(1970)/ ガメラ対深海怪獣ジグラ(1971)/ 宇宙怪獣ガメラ(1980)

  • High Definition (1080p) transfers of Gamera vs. Jiger, Gamera vs. Zigra and Gamera Super Monster, with lossless original Japanese and dubbed English mono audio, and optional English subtitles
  • Commentary on Gamera vs. Jiger by Edward L. Holland
  • Commentary on Gamera vs. Zigra by Sean Rhoads & Brooke McCorkle
  • Commentary on Gamera Super Monster by Richard Pusateri
  • Newly filmed introductions to all three films by August Ragone
  • Alternate English credits for all three films
  • Trailer and image galleries

DISC FIVE
GAMERA THE GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE
ガメラ 大怪獣空中決戦(1995)

  • High Definition (1080p) transfer of Gamera the Guardian of the Universe, from a 4K restoration by Kadokawa Pictures
  • Original Japanese and dubbed English DTS-HD MA 5.1 and 2.0 audio, with optional English subtitles
  • Commentary by Matt Frank
  • Newly filmed introduction by August Ragone
  • A Testimony of 15 Years: Part 1, the first in an epic three-part documentary interviewing cast and crew of the Heisei Trilogy
  • Interviews with director Shusuke Kaneko and SFX director Shinji Higuchi, filmed by Jörg Buttgereit in 2002
  • Extended 90-min interview with Shinji Higuchi from 2001, focusing on the trilogy’s special effects
  • Behind the scenes featurettes tracing the film’s production from announcement to release
  • Alternate English credits
  • Trailer and image galleries

DISC SIX
GAMERA 2: ATTACK OF LEGION
ガメラ2 レギオン襲来(1996)

  • High Definition (1080p) transfer of Gamera 2: Attack of Legion, from a 4K restoration by Kadokawa Pictures
  • Original Japanese and dubbed English DTS-HD MA 5.1 and 2.0 audio, with optional English subtitles
  • Commentary by Kyle Yount
  • Newly filmed introduction by August Ragone
  • A Testimony of 15 Years: Part 2, the next part of the documentary interviewing cast and crew of the Heisei Trilogy
  • On-set footage from the shooting of the film’s main unit and special effects filming
  • Behind the scenes featurettes tracing the film’s production from announcement to release
  • Alternate English credits
  • “Lake Texarkana” comedic dub track
  • Trailer and image galleries

DISC SEVEN
GAMERA 3: REVENGE OF IRIS
ガメラ3 邪神<イリス>覚醒(1999)

  • High Definition (1080p) transfer of Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris, from a 4K restoration by Kadokawa Pictures
  • Original Japanese and dubbed English DTS-HD MA 5.1 and 2.0 audio, with optional English subtitles
  • Commentary by Steve Ryfle & Ed Godziszewski
  • Newly filmed introduction by August Ragone
  • A Testimony of 15 Years: Part 3, the final part of the documentary interviewing cast and crew of the Heisei Trilogy
  • Newly filmed interview with Kaho Tsutsumi about the DNA Tokasatsu exhibition in Tokyo, by kaiju historian Edward L. Holland
  • Behind the scenes featurettes tracing the film’s production from announcement to release
  • Deleted Scenes
  • The Awakening of Irys (Remix), a montage of behind-the-scenes footage and work-in-progress special effects footage
  • Alternate English credits
  • Spoof commentary by “Gamera” & “Soldier No.6”
  • Trailer and image galleries

DISC EIGHT
GAMERA THE BRAVE
小さき勇者たち ~ガメラ~(2006)

  • High Definition (1080p) transfer of Gamera the Brave
  • Original Japanese and dubbed English DTS-HD MA 5.1 and 2.0 audio, with optional English subtitles
  • Commentary by Keith Aiken & Bob Johnson
  • How to Make a Gamera Movie, a featurette hosted by director Ryuta Tasaki
  • Behind The Scenes of Gamera the Brave, an all-access on-set documentary
  • The Men That Made Gamera, a documentary looking back at the series from start to finish, featuring interviews with cast and crew
  • Opening Day Premiere, a featurette showing the cast and crew presenting the film at its first showing
  • Kaho’s Summer, an interview with the film’s young star
  • Special Effects Supercut, a montage of effects shots overseen by FX supervisor Hajime Matsumoto
  • Trailer and image galleries

参考までに:
『ガメラ:ザ・コンプリート・コレクション』は限定エディションのため、現時点では店頭在庫のみの out of stock 状態。さらに在庫分は高値で取引されており、amazon.comでも新品4万円越えとなっている。本作のリリースは8月18日(当初は7月28日)であったが、発売日に「一時的に在庫切れ」「入荷未定」と告知されるほどの人気ぶりであった。もしも急ぎの買い物ではない場合、キャンセルをせずに連絡を待つのがamazon.comでの購入テクニックのひとつ。しばらくしてメールで「キャンセルの是非」を問われることがあるが、辛抱強く待つことで商品を手にできるケースが多い。余程の事情ではない限り、発売前の予約商品を手配してくれる。本作の到着は発売日から約2か月後であったが、予約時の割引価格$125.99で購入できた(定価$179.95)。コロナ禍で揺れた4月~5月の時も同様で、4月に「日本への配達不可」という告知が出てからも、告知前の予約品は多少時間がかかったものの無事に配達された(特にヨーロッパ)。