Director Kenji Kamiyama announces that the 3D film adaptation of popular classic manga, Cyborg 009 by Shotaro Ishinomori, 009 Re:Cyborg's DVD and Blu-Ray Disc releases will include English subtitles.

The release extras are as follows: "009 RE: CYBORG Special Prologue," teaser and full trailers, two sets of audio commentaries (one by director Kenji Kamiyama with animation director Daisuke Suzuki and Ryuichi Kuwajima, and another one with Kamiyama, composer Kenji Kawai and Kuwajima), and a booklet.

A 10,290 yen (US$108) deluxe Blu-ray Box of 009 Re:Cyborg anime film will additionally include stereoscopic 3D version of the film, an exclusive comic, and two making-of books, meanwhile the regular Blu-Ray release will go for 6,090 yen (about US$64) which, in turn, includes the 2D version of the film. The DVD version will be available for 5,040 yen (US$53).

Production I.G and SANZIGEN Animation Studio are co-producing the project, and the Japanese film distributor T-Joy will release the film. Kenji Kamiyama is both directing and scripting the story of the new film, which will be set in the year 2013. He also revealed that the film will act as a sequel to the original manga.

The film debuted at the eighth spot of the Japanese Box Office Weekend, earning 69,815,300 Yen (US$873,319) with 41,901 viewers.

via Anime News Network