The Shape of Night Blu-Ray - Limited Edition
The Shape of Night Blu-Ray - Limited Edition
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This Limited Edition release includes :
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Chuck Stephens
A young woman from the countryside (Miyuki Kuwano of Oshima’s Cruel Story of Youth) falls in love with a handsome hoodlum (Mikijiro Hira, Sword of the Beast), who pushes her into a life of prostitution. When his sleazy superiors catch sight of her, she finds herself trapped inside the gaudy maze of city nightlife. Directed by Noburo Nakamura, a veteran of the Shochiku studio’s signature Golden Age family dramas, The Shape of Night was made as a reaction to the radical film styles of the Japanese New Wave. With its lush cinematography full of saturated colours, a lyrical tone and its story of love leading to inescapable tragedy, it has been compared to the films of Douglas Sirk, while also acting as a precursor to the work of Wong Kar-wai.
Details
Actors: Miyuki Kuwano, Mikijirô Hira, Keisuke Sonoi
Director: Noboru Nakamura
Special Features: New interview with Yoshio Nakamura - son of director Noboru Nakamura (2024/16 mins), Major Changes - a visual essay on the artistic upheavals at Shochiku studios during the 1960s by Tom Mes (2024/13 mins), Easter Egg (2024/5 mins), Trailer
Release Year: 1964
Technical Details
Run Time: 106 mins
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Video Format: PAL
More Information
Format: Blu-Ray
Label: Radiance Films
Region Coding: Regions A & B
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Case Type: Blu-Ray Case
Genre: Crime, Drama
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