餓狼伝説 THE MOTION PICTURE, Pony Canyon PCLE-00016. Single CLV disc, approximately 95 minutes. Retail: ¥5,800 (税込). Contents: one disc, a 4-page full-color booklet (場面別バトル・チャプター chapter index, hero profiles, villain profiles, full production credits), and on-disc video supplements — theatrical teaser, full trailer, and TV spot compilation. The front jacket is a new Masami Obari illustration drawn specifically for this release, separate from the theatrical poster.
Terry Bogard and the South Town fighters from SNK's 1991 arcade series were given a different kind of story for the film: not a tournament but a global chase, routing through Turkey, Egypt, Greece, and India after Sulia Gaudeamus's twin brother begins assembling the ancient Armor of Mars. Shochiku distributed it theatrically in July 1994 under a co-production with SNK, Fuji TV, and A·I. On the two preceding TV specials — Battle Fighters: Garou Densetsu (1992) and Garou Densetsu 2 (1993), both on King Records — Obari was character designer. On PCLE-00016, Pony Canyon held the home video rights and Obari held the directing credit.
The Package
Three special items (豪華特典) on the obi: the Obari-drawn jacket, the 4-page all-color booklet, and on-disc video extras — theatrical teaser, full trailer, and TV spot compilation. The catalog number PCLE-00016 sits between two Ranma ½ theatrical titles on the Pony Canyon label, standard placement for a mid-budget theatrical anime at the ¥5,800 tier. CLV format; レンタル禁止 designation on the obi.
Obi strip — PCLE-00016, Pony Canyon. 豪華特典 listings. ¥5,800 tax-inclusive / ¥5,631 tax-exclusive.
Back cover — Laocorn Gaudeamus dominating the center. 'そして、闘いは伝説になる.' Screen capture stills across the lower edge. Production: SNK / フジテレビ / 松竹 / A·I, 1994.
The Booklet
The 4-page insert opens with a world map titled 場面別バトル・チャプター — the film's chapter structure laid out as geography. Turkey, Egypt, India, Greece: each location anchors a chapter stop on the disc. The fighting tournament bracket of the games is absent entirely; the booklet is organized around an atlas instead. Below the map, the chapter list runs to roughly 50 entries across both sides.
Booklet — 場面別バトル・チャプター. World map chapter index with Side A and Side B listings. 餓狼伝説 THE MOTION PICTURE, 1994.
Booklet — hero profiles. Terry Bogard, Andy Bogard, Sulia Gaudeamus, Mai Shiranui, Joe Higashi. Animation directors: 中澤一登 (Kazuto Nakazawa), 中山岳洋 (Takehiro Nakayama), 高谷浩利 (Hiroshi Takatani).
Booklet — villain profiles. Laocorn Gaudeamus, Hauer, Buzni, Jamin. Character design: 大張正己.
Production
Director, character designer, and chief animation director: 大張正己 (Masami Obari). Screenplay: 山田隆司 (Takashi Yamada). Music: 佐橋俊彦 (Toshihiko Sahashi). Sound director: 三間雅文 (Masafumi Mima). Ending theme '夜明けのレジェンド' performed by 錦織一清 (Issei Nishikori). Production: NAS (日本エース企画). The three animation directors — Nakazawa, Nakayama, and Takatani — had worked with Obari on the preceding TV specials.
Full production credits. 製作・書作: SNK / フジテレビ / 松竹 / A·I. Production: コンチネンタルファーイースト株式会社. 監督・キャラクターデザイン・総作画監督: 大張正己.
Two Labels, One Franchise
King Records held home video rights to both preceding TV specials — Battle Fighters: Garou Densetsu and Garou Densetsu 2 (KILA92/93, CLV 3-sides, 119 minutes combined). Pony Canyon held the theatrical film. The two releases sit on different labels, different catalog series, from rights chains that split when the production scale escalated from TV broadcast to theatrical distribution.
Spine of adjacent disc in the Otakubell scan set — バトルファイターズ 餓狼伝説/餓狼伝説2 (KILA92/93, CLV 3面/119分, King Records). Two OVAs on one label; the theatrical film on another.
The 2003 Japanese DVD (Marvelous Entertainment MJBD-70145) modified a Kim Kaphwan animation sequence for photosensitivity compliance. The Pony Canyon LD carries the theatrical cut without that alteration — the same version Discotek sourced for the 2017 Blu-ray, the only domestic HD release. No Japanese Blu-ray edition exists. PCLE-00016 holds the unmodified domestic master.
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