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Nikkatsu Co.
Directed by: Takumi Furukawa
Featuring: Joe Shishido, Chieko Matsubara, Tamio Kawachi, Yuji Odaka, Minako Kazuki, Hiroshi Nihonyanagi, Hiroshi Kondo
Togawa (Joe Shishido, Branded to Kill) is released from prison early by his underworld bosses. They make him execute a daring heist on an armoured vehicle, knowing he has no choice to do it as he needs the money for his sister’s surgery. With multiple partners and facets to the operation, much is at risk and all is never as it seems. A variation on Stanley Kubrick’s The Killing from Nikkatsu’s Action line, Takumi Furukawa directs this yakuza tale with every bit of the deftness found in classic American noir of the 1950s, featuring hard-boiled characters and enough twists to make your fedora spin.
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Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
B (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
2.45:1
Audio Options:
Japanese PCM Mono 2.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Introduction, Interview, Video Essay, Theatrical Trailer
- Audio commentary by author and filmmaker Jasper Sharp (2024)
- New introduction by critic and programmer Tony Rayns (2024)
- Archival interview with actor Joe Shishido
- Visual essay by critic Hayley Scanlon on Nikkatsu’s noir films of the 1960s (2024)
- Original trailer
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