Photo courtesy of Cult Epics and MVD.© 1986 Kadokawa Corp.
Source: Cult Epics, MVD Entertainment
Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski
Kadokawa's HIS MOTORBIKE, HER ISLAND (彼のオートバイ、彼女の島, Kare no Otobai, Kanojo no Shima, 1986) will have its North American premiere on Blu-ray and DVD this month from Cult Epics. Thie film is based on the 1977 novel by Yoshio Kataoka and directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, the genre master behind the cult classics HOUSE (ハウス, Hausu, 1977) and SCHOOL IN THE CROSSHAIRS (ねらわれた学園, Nerawareta Gakuen, 1981).
Following a painful breakup, macho biker Koh (Riki Takeuchi, BATTLE ROYALE II, THERMAE ROMAE) skips town and hits the road on his beloved Kawasaki W3 650. On his countryside excursion, he encounters the free-spirited Miyo (Kiwako Harada, older sister of Obayashi favorite Tomoyo Harada) who quickly takes interest in both the leather-clad Koh and his motorbike. Koh and Miyo fall in love even as Miyo's prodigious biking talent and thrill-seeking tendencies heighten Koh's fear that she may push it all too far.
A nostalgia-filled reminiscence, Nobuhiko Obayashi's monochromatic dream playfully worships the biker culture of yesteryear, delivering a sentimental and liberating take on young love.
Photo courtesy of Cult Epics and MVD.© 1986 Kadokawa Corp.
HIS MOTORBIKE, HER ISLAND Blu-ray
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Number of Discs: 1
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Audio: LPCM 2.0 Mono / DTS-HD MA 2.0 Stereo
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Region Code: 0
SKU: CE225
UPC: 881190022597
Street Date: 8/12/25
List Price: $34.95
Bonus Materials
- High-definition Transfer
- Audio Commentary by Samm Deighan
- Becoming the Wind: His Motorbike, Her Island and the Biker Movie - Visual essay by Esther Rosenfield
- Her Island: Onomichi Pt. 1 - Visual essay by Alex Pratt
- Director Nobuhiko Obayashi Archival Interview
- Theatrical Trailers
- New improved English subtitles
- New Slipcase art design by Sam Smith (poster artist for Nobuhiko Obayashi's HOUSE)
- Reversible sleeve with original Japanese poster art
- First Pressing includes repro 24-page Japanese booklet (pamphlet)
Photo courtesy of Cult Epics and MVD.© 1986 Kadokawa Corp.
HIS MOTORBIKE, HER ISLAND DVD
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Number of Discs: 1
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Audio: LPCM 2.0 Mono / DTS-HD MA 2.0 Stereo
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Region Code: 0
SKU: CE226
UPC: 881190022696
Street Date: 10/14/25
List Price: $29.95
Bonus Materials
- High-definition Transfer
- Audio Commentary by Samm Deighan
- Becoming the Wind: His Motorbike, Her Island and the Biker Movie - Visual essay by Esther Rosenfield
- Her Island: Onomichi Pt. 1 - Visual essay by Alex Pratt
- Director Nobuhiko Obayashi Archival Interview
- Theatrical Trailers
- New improved English subtitles
Photo courtesy of Cult Epics and MVD.© 1986 Kadokawa Corp.
Photo courtesy of Cult Epics and MVD.© 1986 Kadokawa Corp.
Photo courtesy of Cult Epics and MVD.© 1986 Kadokawa Corp.
About Cult Epics
Cult Epics is a film distribution company, originally founded in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in 1991, specializing in controversial art films with a cult following. The first works Cult Epics acquired for distribution were THE EXOTIC DANCES OF BETTIE PAGE; HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER, CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST and TOKYO DECADENCE. In 1998, Nico B, the company’s founder, moved to the US and continued acquiring rights and releasing cult movies on video in the art-house, horror and erotica genres, specializing in the work of such directors as Walerian Borowczyk, Tinto Brass, Jean Genet, Fernando Arrabal, Rene Daalder, Abel Ferrara, Radley Metzger, and Irving Klaw, among others. The Cult Epics releases VIVA LA MUERTE, THE BEAST, SCHOOL OF THE HOLY BEAST, UN CHANT D’AMOUR, IN A GLASS CAGE, and most recently ANGST have been distributed theatrically across North America, screening at the American Cinematheque, Cinefamily, Lincoln Center Film Society, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, UCLA’s Hammer Museum, and other venues. A retrospective of Cult Epics releases was shown at Harvard University in 2011. Cult Epics is based in Los Angeles and continues to release rare cult films, both the sought-after and the unknown, the mainstream and the underground, for a new generation of hardcore fans.
About MVD Entertainment Group
MVD Entertainment Group is a full service music and movie distribution firm, exclusively representing thousands of audio and visual products for DVD, Bluray, CD, vinyl, and digital rights, worldwide. MVD also exclusively distributes a growing line of merchandise including limited edition collectibles, tee shirts, and more. “Serving Artists and Audiences†is MVD's purpose statement; it represents a commitment to the interests of the musicians, filmmakers, record labels, producers, managers, and every link in the supply chain. The customers are the Audience, from wholesalers, sub-distributors, major retail chains, online retailers, specialists, and independent mom and pop stores, all the way to the consumer. MVD Entertainment Group was founded in 1986 by Tom Seaman, an industry veteran with prior experience with The Record Hunter, Sam Goody, CBS Retail, and JEM Distribution. Tom, along with his family Elinor, Eve and Ed, initially focused on music videotapes. At the turn of the century, with the advent of DVD, MVD built a large catalog of exclusively distributed audiovisual content on DVDs, with special strength in music concert films, horror movies, documentaries, comedy, cult classics, and much more.