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Nun In Rope Hell (1984) and A Colt Is My Passport (1967) Blu-rays Announced by New Wave Video

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Nun In Rope Hell and A Colt Is My Passport Blu-rays from New Wave Video

New Wave Video is releasing Blu-rays of Nun In Rope Hell (1984) and A Colt Is My Passport (1967) in Australia in May. Each release includes new supplemental content and limited edition packaging.

Nun In Rope Hell is limited to 1,000 copies, while A Colt Is My Passport is limited to 1,500 copies. Both releases include new slipcover artwork with UV and spot gloss finishes, booklets featuring new essays, and newly commissioned video content.

Nun In Rope Hell features a 1080p presentation sourced from a 2K restoration by Nikkatsu Corporation. The disc includes a new video essay by film historian Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, along with a booklet essay by author and filmmaker Jasper Sharp.

A Colt Is My Passport receives a 1080p high definition presentation and includes a new audio commentary by Jasper Sharp, plus two new video essays. Film critic James Balmont contributes a new essay for the included booklet.

Both titles are presented in Japanese with English subtitles and are expected to begin shipping in May 2026.

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Nun In Rope Hell Blu-ray from New Wave Video

Nun In Rope Hell

Redemption turns to damnation in one of Japanese cinema’s most infamous entries.

After a brutal act of violence shatters her illicit affair, guilt-ridden Takako (Miki Takakura) seeks salvation within the walls of a secluded convent. But the promise of absolution is a cruel illusion. Behind the convent’s holy façade lies a hidden world of ritualised cruelty, domination, and forbidden desire—where a group of nuns, aided by a notorious novelist, transform religious devotion into an elaborate twisted theatre.

Based on a novel by legendary author Oniroku Dan, Nun in Rope Hell is a disturbing collision of penitence and perversion, faith and flesh. Drawing visual and thematic influence from Suspiria and classic nunsploitation cinema, the film fuses eroticism with psychological horror, creating an unsettling and unforgettable experience.

New Wave Video proudly presents a special edition of this shocking Nikkatsu S&M gem.

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Year: 1984 2.0 Mono Audio Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1 Japanese with English Subtitles

A Colt Is My Passport Blu-ray from New Wave Video

A Colt Is My Passport

Widely regarded as one of the greatest Japanese crime films of all time, A Colt Is My Passport is a lean, mean masterpiece from Nikkatsu’s golden era.

A Colt Is My Passport follows solitary hitman Kamimura (Joe Shishido) after a routine contract collapses into betrayal. Branded expendable by his employers, he flees with only his gun, his personal code, and a woman inadvertently drawn into his escape--moving through desolate industrial zones toward an end that feels both inevitable and self-chosen.

Filmed in austere black-and-white, the film distils noir to its most elemental form: spare dialogue, rigorously controlled compositions, and bursts of sudden violence. Its cool minimalism—inflected with the influence of the spaghetti western, culminates in one of the most explosive finales in cinema history. A cornerstone of Nikkatsu’s action cycle and a career-defining performance from Joe Shishido.

New Wave Video proudly presents a special edition of one of the coolest films ever made!

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