Tokyo Gore Police is a fun movie - it's one of the recent "over the top, super-gore" films coming out of Japan (Machine Girl, Mutant Girls Squad, Robo-Geisha, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, Meatball Machine, Samurai Princess, Hard Revenge Milly), and I think the names should be enough to tell you that these aren't going to be high-class art films. These movies are generally made on a lower budget, with a focus on trying to "top" the other movies in terms of craziness, and Tokyo Gore Police does a good job at that. If you've seen Kill Bill, these movies are over the top in a similar way as the Crazy 88's fight sequence in the first movie - blood splattering and parts flying everywhere. If you liked that, these movies are for you. If you didn't, just move on now.
For more information on this movie, I would suggest reading some of the reviews from the DVD page:
Tokyo Gore Police. It's a love-it-or-hate-it type of movie.
I loved it - even bought 3 different versions of it, and that's part of where my problem is.
Media Blasters/Tokyo Shock have been releasing multiple versions of these films, each with numerous problems (usually release a movie-only version, following it up a couple months later with a Movie+Extras version (in the case of Tokyo Gore Police, a 2nd disc of short films), and then either a 3rd release (Movie+Extras+More Extras.. or a Blu-Ray)). Machine Girl is getting a total of 4 releases, this Blu-Ray is Tokyo Gore Police's 3rd release and it seems like a step back.
The most obvious problem is that this is listed as a 2-disc set on the back of the case, featuring the extras: TOKYO GORE POLICE SHORT FILM COLLECTION, ORIGINAL TRAILER, OPENING DIGEST. Opening the case, you'll immediately notice it's a 1-disc set, and the only extras are the theatrical trailer and some other Media Blasters/Tokyo Shock trailers.
It's also unexplainable - some companies will get lazy and just copy the DVD coverart for the Blu-Ray, leaving some discrepencies. Media Blasters actually re-did the artwork for the entire Blu-Ray case (front and back), and created a new menu system for the Blu-Ray, so it's not like it was a quick re-packaging.
If you want the Tokyo Gore Police Short Film Collection, you need to buy the
Tokyo Gore Police 1.5 (2pc) (Dub Sub) on DVD (a repackaging of the original DVD + a 2nd disc with the short films). The short films themselves aren't that special (I purchased both versions of the DVD and was disappointed by the short films), so it's not a huge loss, but they do make a good FREE extra, especially when they're advertised on the case.
Video quality on the Blu-Ray is also questionable. I did a comparison with the DVD and the Blu-Ray appears to have some sort of digital-smoothing applied (and sharpening over that). Lots of faces lack detail and show edge enhancement throughout the film. This is a low-budget film, so I won't completely fault Media Blasters, but there does appear to be some tweaking done as the DVD did not display these problems as noticeably. Media Blasters/Tokyo Shock has had a pretty spotty record with their blu-ray releases, so it's no surprise. At other times, though, it does seem good.
I can't comment on the audio as I don't have a DTS-HD compatible system, but the disc does contain English DTS-HD 2.0 / 5.1 and Japanese DTS-HD 2.0 / 5.1 according to the box (it's only listed as 2.0 or 5.1 on the menu, so I can't confirm it's DTS-HD).
I like the movie - I got the Blu-Ray cheap (cheaper than I paid for the DVD, even) so I don't regret it. I wouldn't recommend upgrading the DVD to it, but for those who are looking to buy it (without owning any previous editions), ask yourself if the Short Film Collection is important to you. If not, get the blu-ray. If it is, get the
Tokyo Gore Police 1.5 (2pc) (Dub Sub) DVD.