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Seijun Suzuki: The Early Years. Vol. 1 Seijun Rising: The Youth Movies [4-Disc Limited Edition] [Blu-ray + DVD]

Sachiko Hidari (Actor), Koji Wada (Actor), Seijun Suzuki (Director) Format: Blu-ray
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Format NTSC, Anamorphic, Widescreen
Contributor Tamio Kawaji, Koji Wada, Michi Azuma, Sachiko Hidari, Seijun Suzuki
Language Japanese
Runtime 7 hours and 30 minutes

Product Description

YOUTHS ON THE LOOSE AND REBELS WITHOUT CAUSES IN THE UNRULY SEISHUN EIGA YOUTH MOVIES OF JAPANESE ICONOCLAST SEIJUN SUZUKI

Making their home-video debuts outside Japan, this diverse selection of Nikkatsu youth movies (seishun eiga) charts the evolving style of the B-movie maverick best known for the cult classics Tokyo Drifter (1966) and Branded to Kill (1967).

The Boy Who Came Back (1958) marks the first appearances of Nikkatsu Diamond Guys and regular Suzuki collaborators Akira Kobayashi and Jo Shishido, with Kobayashi cast as the hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school who struggles to make a clean break with his tearaway past. The Wind-of-Youth Group Crosses the Mountain Pass (1961) is a carnivalesque tale of a young student who hooks up with a down-at-heels travelling circus troupe. Teenage Yakuza (1962) stars Tamio Kawaji as the high-school vigilante protecting his community from the extortions of mobsters from a neighbouring city. The Incorrigible (1963) (also known as ''The Bastard'') and Born Under Crossed Stars (1965), both based on Toko Kon s novels about young love, represent Suzuki s first films set in the 1920s era later celebrated in his critically-regarded Taisho Trilogy.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

  • Limited Edition Dual Format Collection [3000 copies]
  • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation
  • Optional English Subtitles
  • New introduction to the films by critic Tony Rayns
  • 60-page illustrated collector's book featuring new writing by critic and author Jasper Sharp

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.88 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Seijun Suzuki
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Anamorphic, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 7 hours and 30 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ February 13, 2018
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Sachiko Hidari, Koji Wada, Tamio Kawaji, Michi Azuma
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ ARROW VIDEO
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B074ZX95CM
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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5.0 out of 5 stars While these films aren't Suzuki's best, or even really that good
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