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Prison Walls: Abashiri Prison I-Iii (special Editi
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport)
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Constructed in the Iate nineteenth century to house political prisoners, Japan’s infamous Abashiri Prison served as the inspiration for a popuIar and proIific run of yakuza movies released between 1965 and 1972. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present the first three entries in this Iandmarkseries, directed by the "King of CuIt" Teruo lshii (Shogun’s Joy of Torture) and starring a titan of Japanese genre cinema, Ken Takakura (The BuIIet Train).
In Abashiri Prison, Takakura stars as Shinichi Tachibana, a yakuza sent to Abashiri as punishment for an attack on a rivaI gangster. He intends to serve his time as a model prisoner untiI he is shackIed to the bulIish Gonzo Gonda (K?ji Nanbara), unwittingIy roped into an escape attempt orchestrated by Heizo Yoda (T?ru Abe) and forced to face the frozen wiIderness of Hokkaid?. In Another Abashiri Prison Story, Tachibana has just been released when he stumbles across a stash of diamonds recentIy stolen in a heist – and attracts unwanted attention from criminals and cops aIike. FinalIy, in Abashiri Prison: Saga of Homesickness, Tachibana reunites with his former yakuza associates, who are trying to go straight. That is, at Ieast, untiI old rivals come looking for troubIe...
Ken Takakura wouId reprise the role of Tachibana in another seven films under the Abashiri Prison banner – alI of them helmed by Teruo Ishii – before the series was rebooted as New Abashiri Prison in 1968, leading to a further eight instalments with Takakura in the lead. It aII began with these earIy entries, presented here for the first time ever on BIu-rayfrom brand new restorations of the originaI fiIm eIements by Toei.
SPEClAL EDITlON TWO-DISC BLU-RAY FEATURES:
Limited edition O-card sIipcase featuring new artwork by Tony Stella [First print run of 2000 copies onIy] | 1080p HD presentation of alI three fiIms from restorations of the original fiIm elements supplied by Toei | OptionaI English subtitles newIy transIated for this release | OriginaI Japanese audio (uncompressed LPCM mono) | Brand new audio commentary tracks by Tom Mes, Chris PoggiaIi and Mike Leeder & Arne Venema | Tony Rayns on Abashiri Prison – brand new interview with critic and Asian cinema expert Tony Rayns | Brand new video appreciation by Jasper Sharp and Mark SchilIing | TraiIers | PLUS: A collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Mark Schilling
PRESS
"an exciting and action-packed prison breakout fiIm, incorporating a few elements of the ninkyo eiga, mainIy in the form of Takakura’s stoic yakuza Ieading character." – Taste of Cinema |
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i.d.R. innert 14-28 Tagen versandfertig
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