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The Shape of Night Blu-Ray - Limited Edition

The Shape of Night Blu-Ray - Limited Edition

Released In : United Kingdom
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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.

SKU: 5060974680986-b

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

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More Information

Format: Blu-Ray

Label: Radiance Films

Region Coding: Regions A & B

Language: Japanese

Subtitles: English

Case Type: Blu-Ray Case

Technical Details

Run Time: 106 mins

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1

Video Format: PAL

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