World Cup Volleyball 2023 Mens Road to Paris Blu-ray

Look back through the testimony of all fifteen members of Japan's national team! The fierce seven-match battle for a place at the Paris Olympics is captured in full.

Men's volleyball sent Japan into a frenzy. In the qualifying tournament on home soil, just two tickets to the Paris Olympics were at stake. The eight-nation round robin was an intense struggle from the opening match to the final game. Every one of Japan's seven matches is revisited in a comprehensive playback, interwoven with exclusive interviews with all fifteen players and precious behind-the-scenes footage. The truth behind the Japanese men's team's achievement of securing an Olympic place is revealed here.

Bonus footage shows every moment of celebration, goes behind the scenes at a fan event and compiles Tatsunori Otsuka CAM footage. It also presents strength training for competing against the world, rare commercial-making footage, a first attempt at food reporting and the excitement of volleyball legends Shimizu and Fukuzawa. Further extras reveal the motivation video for the first time, follow live television appearances and show an unfamiliar side of coach Philippe Blain.

The region-free two-disc Blu-ray set contains a 272-minute main program and 36 minutes of extras, with Japanese Linear PCM stereo audio and no subtitles. A 40-page photo book is included.