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Friday, August 2, 2024

New on Blu-ray: EIGHTEEN YEARS IN PRISON / CHOUEKI JUHACHI-NEN (1967)

Eighteen Years In Prison 1967 New On Bluray Limited Edition

Product Description: Trying to survive in the ruins of post-war Japan, Kawada (Noboru Ando, By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him) and Tsukada (Asao Koike, Sympathy the Underdog) run afoul of the military police after stealing valuable copper wire. Kawada is arrested and sent to prison, but Tsukada uses their gains to start a yakuza gang. Facing violent inmates and a cruel warden (Tomisaburo Wakayama, Big Time Gambling Boss), Kawada vows to escape and stop his former partner. Tai Kato directs this epic prison story with characteristic visual flair, while gangster-turned-actor Ando delivers a stunning performance charged with real-life gravitas. As an examination of the deep scars of wartime, this genre classic is also a clear precursor to Kinji Fukasaku's epoch-making Battles Without Honour and Humanity series.

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Director: Tai Kato

Starring: Noboru Ando, Asao Koike, Tomisaburo Wakayama

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Runtime: 90 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: Japanese

Studio: Radiance Films

Home Video Release Date: July 30, 2024




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  • Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
  • Resolution: 1080p
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
  • 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
  • Appreciation by critic and programmer Tony Rayns (2024)
  • A visual essay on Japanese prison films by author Tom Mes (2024)
  • Original trailer
  • Newly translated English subtitles
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
  • Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Ivo Smits and an archival interview with Noboru Ando by Mark Schilling
  • REGION A/B "LOCKED"


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Eighteen Years In Prison 1967 Bluray Limited Edition






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