New on Blu-ray: THE SHAPE OF NIGHT / YORU NO HENRIN (1964)

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Product Description: 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.

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Director: Noburo Nakamura

Starring: Miyuki Kuwano, Mikijiro Hira

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Runtime: 109 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: Japanese

Studio: Radiance Films

Home Video Release Date: April 30, 2024

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• Blu-ray

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• Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
• Resolution: 1080p
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Region: Region A/1

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Dubbed:

• Blu-ray: None

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• Blu-ray: LPCM 2.0

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Blu-ray: English

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• High-Definition digital transfer
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Visual essay on the artistic upheavals at Shochiku studios during the 1960s by Tom Mes
• Trailer
• New and improved English subtitle translation
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Chuck Stephens
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
• More to be confirmed!
• REGION-A/B "LOCKED"

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