While filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi is known for horror comedy House (1977), it’s not the only work Obayashi released nor the only genre he stuck to. In 1981, Obayashi released sci-fi comedy School in the Crosshairs and, in 1986, released romantic drama His Motorbike, Her Island. If you’ve yet to experience either title, physical media boutique Cult Epics has released brand-new restoration of each film and, courtesy of MVD Entertainment Group, EoM is giving away one (1) Blu-ray copy of each to one (1) lucky individual. For a chance to win, simply submit an entry before time runs out.

Giveaway runs until Friday, October 31st at 11:59p EDT.

His Motorbike, Her Island Official Synopsis:

Following a painful breakup, macho biker Koh (Riki Takeuchi) 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.

His Motorbike, Her Island Special Features:

• 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 design by Sam Smith
• Reversible sleeve with Japanese original poster art
• First Pressing includes repro 24-page Japanese booklet (pamphlet)

School in the Crosshairs Official Synopsis:

Released months before lead Hiroko Yakushimaru’s breakthrough hit Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, Nobuhiko Obayashi’s first groundbreaking teenage idol picture is a dazzling mix of special effects and blue-screen artifice–a stylistic flair perfected in Obayashi’s debut House, now utilized for the onset of an alien invasion. Ordinary schoolgirl Yuka’s (Yakushimaru) new term comes to an odd start when she inexplicably stops an accident by using latent psychic powers. Troubled by her newfound abilities, Yuka also senses a strange force start to take hold of the school, with students turning into mind-controlled fascists, patrolling school halls, stifling dissent and mandating the re-education of freethinkers. A psychotronic fantasy forged into a young girl’s destiny to defend the planet, School in the Crosshairs is a cosmic overload of extraterrestrial tyrants, preternatural powers and Obayashi’s uniquely adroit filmmaking abilities, underlaid with an existential cry for free will.

School in the Crosshairs Special Features:

• 2K Transfer & Restoration
• Audio Commentary by film critic Max Robinson
• Sailor Suits and Sound – Visual essay by Phillip Jeffries
• Obayashi Film Poster Gallery
• Theatrical Trailers
• *NEW* improved English subtitles
• *NEW* Slipcase art design by Sam Smith
• Reversible sleeve with original Japanese poster art
• First Pressing includes repro 24-page Japanese booklet (pamphlet)

Rules of the Contest

1. To enter – fill out the contest form below and submit before Friday, October 31st, 2025, at 11:59 PM EDT. Only one entry per person/email/address.
2. Entrants must be 18 years old or older to win.
3. Winners will be notified via email after the close of the contest.
4. One (1) selected winner will be awarded with one (1) Blu-ray copy of His Motorbike, Her Island and one (1) Blu-ray copy of School in the Crosshairs.
5. Participants understand that the prize is not the responsibility of Elements of Madness.
6. Winners must live in the contiguous United States, Alaska, or Hawaii. Elements of Madness does not ship internationally.
7. Information collected during the giveaway will not be shared or disseminated and will only be used for the purpose of mailing the Blu-ray to the winner.
8. Prizes are not redeemable for cash or other items.
9. Prize cannot be swapped or traded for anything else.
10. EoM not responsible for prizes lost to the Spam filter.
11. Current members of EoM staff or their immediate families are not eligible to participate.

The contest is now closed. The winner will be contacted.

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