DVD: Noboru Iguchi's CAT-EYED BOY (NEKOME KOZÔ)

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Art Port K.K. (K.K. Âto Pôto) is scheduled to release Noboru Iguchi's Cat-Eyed Boy (Nekome kozô) on sale DVD in Japan on October 28th, in both a limited edition 3-disc box set (DB-0008) and a standard edition (DB-0009); the former is an Amazon Japan K.K. exclusive. Both releases are being distributed by Shochiku Co. Ltd. (Shôchiku K.K.). Art Port released the movie theatrically in Japan on June 10th.

The screenplay for Cat-Eyed Boy (Nekome kozô) was written by Mana Yasuda, based on the eponymous manga serial by Kazuo Umezu (a.k.a. Kazuo Umezz). The movie's principal cast is as follows (listed order corresponds to order on official website): Miku Ishida, Hiromasa Taguchi, Ryûji Sainei, Naoto Takenaka, Asami Kumakiri, Shirô Tsubuyaki, Kanji Tsuda, and Eriko Nakamura.

For more information on Cat-Eyed Boy, see ScreenAnarchy's sixth, fifth, fourth, third, second and first articles on it.

Iguchi's previous directing credits include Manji, Sukeban Boy (Oira sukeban), Snake Girl (Madara no shôjo) - one of the movies in the Kazuo Umezu's Horror Theater (Umezu Kazuo: kyôfu gekijô) hexalogy - Saishû seiki! Natsume Nana - kyûkyoku no erosu, Impolite Education (18-kin - abunai kankei: the kinshinsôkan), the short "Evil Guy" ("Yôchû no harawata") - a.k.a. "Entrails of a Larva" - and A Larva to Love (Koi suru yôchû).

Cat-Eyed Boy large trailer (streaming Windows Media)
Cat-Eyed Boy medium trailer (streaming Windows Media)
Cat-Eyed Boy small trailer (streaming RealMedia)
Cat-Eyed Boy official website
Shochiku: Cat-Eyed Boy sale DVD releases
CD Japan: Cat-Eyed Boy standard edition sale DVD
Amazon Japan: Cat-Eyed Boy standard edition sale DVD
Amazon Japan: Cat-Eyed Boy 3-disc sale DVD box set
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Manji trailer (downloadable 7.1 MB WMV file - viewer discretion is advised)
Sukeban Boy rental DVD cover (188 KB JPEG - viewer discretion is advised)

Sukeban Boy flyer (432 KB JPEG)
Snake Girl trailer (downloadable 5.6 MB MOV file)
Saishû seiki! Natsume Nana - kyûkyoku no erosu still (40 KB JPEG - viewer discretion is advised)
Saishû seiki! Natsume Nana - kyûkyoku no erosu sale DVD cover (128 KB JPEG - viewer discretion is advised)

A Larva to Love trailer (downloadable 3.4 MB Shockwave Flash file)