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Funky Forest: The First Contact & The Warped Forest on Blu-ray in March

1 February 2022

Three unpopular brothers, Masaichi, Masaru and Masao, are struggling to be popular among the girls. Luckily enough, they finally get a chance to have a co-ed picnic with some pretty young ladies! With 21 free-associative episodes ranging from a nonsense "sci-fi" comedy to a dance-battle daydream, Funky Forest: The First Contact will challenge your mind and melt logic, as its unique characters find themselves in warped dimensions way past our imagination.

Six years after directors Shunichiro Miki, Katsuhito Ishii and Hajime Ishimine teamed up to deliver Funky Forest: The First Contact, Shunichiro Miki, flying solo this time, is back to deliver The Warped Forest, a film full of nipple guitars, giant store owners, wiener guns and the Pinkie Pankie monster.

Funky Forest: The First Contact / Warped Forest Blu-ray cover art

Funky Forest: The First Contact Blu-ray cover art     The Warped Forest Blu-ray cover art

Now both Funky Forest: The First Contact and The Warped Forest have been brought together in a 2-film, 2-disc Blu-ray by Third Window Films for release in the UK on 21 March 2022 at the RRP of £29.99.

2-DISC BLU-RAY FEATURES:

  • Reversible Sleeve with artwork from both movies
  • Limited to 2000 copies

Funky Forest disc:

  • Funky Forest feature (150 mins)
  • Feature audio commentary by all 3 directors
  • Making of (70 mins) • Deleted Scenes (22 mins)
  • Katsuichi's Dance Secret Treasure (7 mins)
  • Transfer Student is Here (5 mins) 

Warped Forest disc:

  • Warped Forest feature (82 mins) 
  • Introduction by the director 
  • Feature audio commentary by director Shunichiro Miki 
  • Interview with director Shunichiro Miki (23 mins) 
  • Making Of (12 mins) 
  • Storyboards and illustrations 
  • Wonderful Dwellers of Funky Forest (25 mins) 
  • Trailer

Funky Forest Trailer:

 

Warped Forest trailer: