Widely regarded as one of the most imaginative and influential filmmakers working in animation, Masaaki Yuasa’s energetic style has been compared to Tex Avery and Max Fleischer. He is one of contemporary anime’s most prolific auteurs and has lent his humor and dynamism to genres as diverse as psychedelic thrillers, transcendent rock-operas and sweetly subversive teen romances. This set includes Masaaki Yuasa’s five celebrated and industry-lauded feature films – 2004’s MIND GAME (Fantasia International Film Festival winner for Best Film, Best Director and Best Script), 2017’s The Night is Short, Walk On Girl (winner of the 41st Annual Japanese Academy Award’s Animation of the Year), 2017’s Lu Over the Wall (2017 Annecy winner for Best Feature), 2019’s Ride Your Wave (Fantasia International Film Festival winner for Best Animated Feature), and 2021’s INU-OH (2022 Golden Globe nominee for Best Animation) – along with a host of never-before-seen bonus features.

The treasure trove collection features stunning art newly designed by Masaaki Yuasa throughout the packaging, a 13”x21” poster of the new art and an exclusive 60-page book celebrating the work of this one-of-a-kind storyteller and featuring excerpts from the creative’s sketchbook.

Exclusive Features:

English-language dub of The Night is Short, Walk On Girl for the first time on Blu-ray
Two short films by Masaaki Yuasa: Happy Machine (2007), and Kick-Heart (2013)
Filmmaker commentaries for MIND GAME, Lu Over the Wall, and INU-OH
Scene breakdowns and commentaries from each feature film
Masaaki Yuasa draws characters from MIND GAME, Lu Over the Wall, and INU-OH
A Night Out with Yuasa: An exclusive interview with Masaaki Yuasa at a Los Angeles speakeasy, where he discusses his inspirations, favorite type of restaurants, perfect vacation, dancing, and more
A 60-page book featuring an essay by Emily Yoshida and excerpts from Masaaki Yuasa’s sketchbooks
And more!

Bonus Disc:

Mind Game: American Cinematheque Q&A
Mind Game: Character Drawing
Mind Game: Scene Breakdown
Lu Over the Wall: Scene Breakdown
Lu Over the Wall: Character Drawing
The Night is Short, Walk On Girl: Scene Breakdown
A Night Out with Masaaki Yuasa
Ride Your Wave: Scene Breakdown
"Happy Machine" Short Film
"Kick-Heart" Short Film
Shop Talk with Masaaki Yuasa

Region A/1

Rating NR

Production Date 2023

Release Date Dec 19, 2023

MIND GAME

Feature-Length Animatic
Scenes with Director Commentary
Production Artwork Galleries
Trailer

Video 1080p High-Definition

Feature Aspect Ratio 1.78:1

Audio Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1

Subtitles English, French, Spanish

Region A/1

Rating NR

Run-time
103 min

Production Date
2004
Release Date
August 28, 2018

The Night is Short, Walk On Girl

Interview with Director Masaaki Yuasa
Trailers
TV Spots

Video 1080p High-Definition

Feature Aspect Ratio 1.78:1

Audio Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1, English DTS-HD MA 5.1

Subtitles English, French

Region A/1

Rating NR

Run-time
92 min

Production Date
2017
Release Date
January 29, 2019

Lu Over the Wall

Audio Commentary with Filmmakers
Interview with Director Masaaki Yuasa
Trailers and TV spots

Video
1080p High-Definition

Feature Aspect Ratio1.78:1

Audio English, French, Japanese

SubtitlesEnglish, English SDH, French

Region
A/1

RatingPG

Run-time
112 min

Production Date
2017
Release Date
February 5, 2019

Ride Your Wave

Animatics
Character Gallery
Interview with Eunyoung Choi
Trailers

Video
1080p High-Definition

Feature Aspect Ratio1.78:1

AudioEnglish, Japanese

SubtitlesEnglish, English SDH, French, Spanish

Region
A/1

RatingNR

Run-time
96 min

Production Date
2019
Release Date
August 4, 2020

INU-OH

Interview with Masaaki Yuasa
Q&A at US Premiere
Yuasa Draws Inu-oh
Scene Breakdown
Trailers and Teasers

Video
1080p High-Definition

Feature Aspect Ratio1.78:1

AudioEnglish, Japanese

SubtitlesEnglish, English SDH, Spanish

Region
A/1

RatingPG-13

Run-time
127

Production Date
2021
Release Date
January 24, 2023

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