New Wave Video will release Shozin Fukui’s Rubber’s Lover and Sion Sono’s Strange Circus on Blu-ray in October. Both editions are director-approved and come with new bonus features and limited-edition packaging.
Rubber’s Lover Blu-ray details
A stark black-and-white vision of cyberpunk horror, Rubber’s Lover follows rogue scientists who push human experimentation to extremes. Their work combines sensory overload, drug-induced psychic abilities, and sadistic tests, leading to madness and destruction. The film’s industrial aesthetic and relentless pacing cement its place as a cult classic from the director of 964 Pinocchio.
This 1996 feature arrives in a new 4K restoration from the original 16mm camera and sound negatives. The 1080p high-definition presentation includes:
- “Rubber Vision’s,” a new interview with Shozin Fukui
- “Posi-Punk,” Jasper Sharp on Rubber’s Lover
- “Technological Oblivion & Transcendence,” video essay by Suzanne Boleyn
- Theatrical trailer
- Booklet with essays by Michelle Kisner and Stanley Luk
- New artwork by Lucas Peverill with original theatrical art on the reverse and inner design by Grindhead Productions
The release comes in a slipcover with UV and spot gloss, limited to 1,200 units. It is listed as Spine #1 in the New Wave Video lineup.
Strange Circus Blu-ray details
In Strange Circus, reality and fiction intertwine in a disturbing tale of identity, trauma, and buried secrets. A novelist named Taeko writes about a young girl, Mitsuko, who suffers abuse at the hands of her father. As the novel unfolds, the boundaries between author and character blur, creating a tense mystery that builds toward a shocking climax.
The 2005 psychological drama will receive a 1080p high-definition presentation with the following supplements:
- “Ero Guro Circus,” a new interview with Sion Sono
- New interview with actor Issei Ishida
- “Strange Circus – An Ero Guro Legacy,” video essay by Suzanne Boleyn
- Legacy one-hour making-of documentary from 2005
- Theatrical trailer
- Booklet with essays by Michelle Kisner and Nikodem Karolak
- New design by Grindhead Productions alongside original theatrical art
This edition comes in a slipcover with UV and spot gloss, limited to 1,000 units, and is designated as Spine #2.
Both titles are available for pre-order from New Wave Video with an expected release in mid-October 2025.
