Dokuritsu Gurentai

[Machine Translation] [Toho DVD Masterpiece Selection] Selected masterpieces of Toho! 75 years after the end of the war. Eight war-related films are released all at once! What is the true identity of Araki, a military reporter who pursues the truth about the death of an apprentice officer? War action with a western touch. The North China front at the end of the war. Isolated from the main army, there was a group of thugs from various units, known as the "Independent Regiment of Fools," who were out in the middle of the most dangerous enemy territory. A newspaper reporter with a story to tell was riding his horse into this hellish deathtrap that everyone was afraid to go to. What is the purpose of this journey? Director Kihachi Okamoto's fast-paced, Western-style direction shocked audiences with this gut-wrenching entertainment. More than just a war action film, it is also an anti-war film that cannot be overlooked.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: talk footage with Kihachi Okamoto, trailer, poster gallery

[東宝DVD名作セレクション] 東宝が誇る名作映画を厳選! 終戦から75年。戦記もの作品8作品一挙リリース! 見習士官の死の真相を追う従軍記者・荒木の正体は? 西部劇タッチで描く戦争アクション。戦争末期の北支戦線。本隊から孤立して、最も危険な敵中に突出している各隊のゴロツキ集団、通称"独立愚連隊"があった。この誰もが尻ごみする地獄の死地へ、いわくありげな新聞記者が馬を走らせていた。果たしてその目的は・・・。岡本喜八監督のスピード感あふれる西部劇的演出が、観客に衝撃を与えた痛快娯楽作。単なる戦争アクション映画に留まらない、反戦映画としての側面も見逃せない。

映像特典: 岡本喜八「独立愚連隊」を語る、予告編、ポスターギャラリー