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Blasters has officially announced the pending release
of the Rica trilogy of films to region 1 DVD.
Unlike other Toho DVDs from the firm, such as Space
Amoeba and Matango,
these titles will not be distributed under their Tokyo
Shock label but instead be released as part of their
"Exploitation Digital" line. The first in
the series, simply dubbed Rica (1972), will be
released on August 14th, 2007.
The trilogy, produced by Office 203 and the Modern
Movie Association, were distributed in Japan by Toho
in the early 1970's. The first, titled Half-Blood
Rica and Rica internationally, was directed
by Ko Nakahira and released on November 26th, 1972,
in Japan. Nakahira would return to direct the sequel,
Rica: Lonely Wanderer, which would be released
five months later on April 7th, 1973. For the final
film in the trilogy, titled Rica: Juvenile's Lullaby,
the director's responsibilities would be passed on to
Kozaburo Yoshimura, who managed to finish the movie
for a June 23rd release that same year.
Their official word on the pending release is as follows:
"RICA (1972)
Exploitation Digital's First Japanese Film!
2.35:1 Anamorphic
Japanese Mono with English Subtitles
Release Date: 8/14/2007
Synopsis:
Half-breed Rica was born under a very bad sign. Her
mother was raped by American GIs and Rica was the result.
Rica herself was raped by one of her mother's johns
at an early age. Scarred for life from Day One, Rica
was practically raised with a knife in her hand and
hate in her heart for all men! Soon Rica is mixed up
in a world of trouble, running with gangs, scrapping
with hoodlums and excelling in the ways of the underworld.
But no matter how many times she ends up in jail or
gets manhandled by thugs, nothing can stand in the way
of her ultimate goal: Revenge!
Made in 1972 at the height of "pinky violence"
fever in Japan, RICA (originally known as KONKETSUJI
RIKA) was given a brief theatrical run in the U.S. by
Toho before fading into obscurity. Exploitation Digital
is proud to bring this forgotten sleazy classic to DVD
for the first time ever!
Extras:
Photo Gallery
Trailers for the RICA Trilogy
*RICA: LONELY WANDERER
*RICA: JUVENILE'S LULLABY"
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