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Shochiku
Directed by: Shohei Imamura
Based on the true story of Iwao Enokizu (Ken Ogata) and his murderous rampage which sparked a 78-day nationwide manhunt, Shôhei Imamura s disturbing gem Vengeance Is Mine won every major award in Japan on the year of its release. Both seducing and repelling with its unusual story and grisly humour, mamura uncovers a seedy underbelly of civilised Japanese society.
Unfolding through multiple flashbacks, Ogata delivers a career-defining performance as a day-labourer and smalltime con-artist who, after killing two of his co-workers, embarks on a psychopathic spree of rape and murder. Eluding the police and public, Japan s infamous King of Criminals passes himself off as a Kyoto University professor, only to become entangled with an innkeeper and her perverted mother. Five years in the making, Vengeance Is Mine transcends the imitations of run-of-the-mill criminal studies by presenting a portrait of a killer imbued with a poignant, tragic banality.
Directed by Shohei Imamura (Profound Desires of the Gods, Pigs and Battleships, Warm Water Under A Red Bridge), this Japanese cult classic is released as part of the Masters of Cinema Series available in a new Dual Format edition (includes a Blu-ray + DVD).
Unfolding through multiple flashbacks, Ogata delivers a career-defining performance as a day-labourer and smalltime con-artist who, after killing two of his co-workers, embarks on a psychopathic spree of rape and murder. Eluding the police and public, Japan s infamous King of Criminals passes himself off as a Kyoto University professor, only to become entangled with an innkeeper and her perverted mother. Five years in the making, Vengeance Is Mine transcends the imitations of run-of-the-mill criminal studies by presenting a portrait of a killer imbued with a poignant, tragic banality.
Directed by Shohei Imamura (Profound Desires of the Gods, Pigs and Battleships, Warm Water Under A Red Bridge), this Japanese cult classic is released as part of the Masters of Cinema Series available in a new Dual Format edition (includes a Blu-ray + DVD).
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
DVD
Discs:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
B (Blu-ray)
2 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Audio Options:
Japanese DTS-HD MA Mono 2.0
Japanese Dolby Digital Mono 2.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
576p/25
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Theatrical Trailer, Introduction, Booklet
- Audio commentary by noted critic and filmmaker Tony Rayns
- Video introduction by film director Alex Cox
- Trailer and teaser
- 56-PAGE BOOKLET featuring a 1994 interview with Shohei Imamura by Toichi Nakata, original promotional material, and a director's statement
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