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Arrow Video Releasing Live-Action Terraformars Blu-ray on April 1

In a Terraformars in the UK on April 1. According to the announcement:

'The ever-prolific Takashi Miike, the director behind the likes of Audition, the Dead or Alive trilogy and Blade of the Immortal, returns with this intergalactic epic in which a team of space explorers find themselves pitched against a horde of oversized anthropomorphic cockroaches.

'In the mid-21st century, humankind has been forced to look to colonising other planets as a means of combating overcrowding on Earth – their first stop, Mars. With a population of cockroaches having been introduced on Mars some 500 years prior to help prepare the way for human colonization, a manned mission sets out to the red planet with the aim of clearing away the bugs. Upon arrival, however, they discover that the roaches have evolved to huge, vicious creatures capable of wielding weapons.

'Based on the popular Manga series of the same name, Terra Formars is an action-packed space adventure brought to life by one of Japan's most celebrated contemporary filmmakers.

SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS • High-Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation • Original uncompressed Stereo and 5.1 DTS-HD MA options • Newly-translated English subtitles • The Making of Terra Formars - feature-length documentary on the film's production featuring a host of cast and crew interviews and behind-the-scenes footage • Extended cast interviews • Footage from the 2016 Japanese premiere • Outtakes • Image Gallery • Theatrical and teaser trailers • Reversible sleeve featuring two artwork options. FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Fully illustrated collector's booklet with new writing on the film by Tom Mes

cast includes:

• Hideaki Itō (as the lead role of Shōkichi Komachi
• Ai to Makoto's Ai, Clover's Saya) as the heroine Nanao Akita.
• H2: Kimi to Ita Hibi) as Ichirō Hiruma
  
• Detective Conan) as Kō Honda
• Street Fighter Alpha, Choy Lee Fut, Ninja 2: Shadow of a Tear) as God Lee
• The Sky Crawlers) as Asuka Moriki, based on Victoria Wood
• Crying Freeman, 1998 Godzilla, Unfair) as Keisuke Dōjima, based on Donatello K. Davis
• Nasu: Summer in Andalusia) as Mina Ōbari, based on Zhang Ming-Ming
• Ouran High School Host Club) as Sorae Ōsako, based on Jaina Eisenstein
• Kenichi Takitō (Ryōmaden, Climber's High) as Shunji Tezuka, based on Tejas Viji
• Princess Jellyfish) as Maria Renjō, based on Maria Viren
• Rila Fukushima (The Wolverine, Arrow, Game of Thrones) as the new, original character Sakakibara

The non-Japanese team in the original manga have had their names and part of their characters changed. For example, the Thai character Thien is now Jin Mutō, as played by former NEWS band member Ashita no Joe).

Via Anime UK News