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Nikkatsu Co.
Directed by: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
"What is it with this forest?" That is the question for disgraced Tokyo detective Goro Yabuike (Kôji Yakusho, Shall We Dance), who finds himself embroiled in a tense struggle revolving around a gnarled, forbidding tree. Goro has fled Tokyo after a hostage crisis escalates into tragic violence. He finds himself in a remote forest where the surrounding vegetation is diseased, the streams are polluted, and other trees are dying or dead. Is the solitary tree rare, or a mutation? An eccentric caretaker fiercely protects the tree from a group of forest rangers who want to profit from it and a botanist who insists that the toxic tree must be destroyed. Can Goro redeem himself, and "restore the rules of the world?" This provocative thriller is a dramatic departure for international award-winning genre filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Séance), one of the brightest stars of Japan's New Wave.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Audio Options:
Japanese Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Theatrical Trailer, Featurette, Interview
- Interview with Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Making-of Documentary
- Trailer
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