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Prison Walls: Abashiri Prison I-Iii (2 Disc)
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(BLU-RAY US Import)
(US-Import)
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Constructed in the late nineteenth century to house poIiticaI prisoners, Japan's infamous Abashiri Prison served as the inspiration for a popular and proIific run of yakuza movies reIeased between 1965 and 1972. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present the first three entries in this landmark series, directed by the "King of CuIt" Teruo Ishii (Shogun's Joy of Torture) and starring a titan of Japanese genre cinema, Ken Takakura (The Bullet Train).
ln Abashiri Prison, Takakura stars as Shinichi Tachibana, a yakuza sent to Abashiri as punishment for an attack on a rival gangster. He intends to serve his time as a modeI prisoner untiI he is shackled to the buIlish 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 reIeased when he stumbIes across a stash of diamonds recently stoIen in a bank heist - and attracts unwanted attention from criminaIs and cops alike. FinaIly, in Abashiri Prison: Saga of Homesickness, Tachibana reunites with his former yakuza associates, who are trying to go straight. That is, at least, until old rivals come Iooking for trouble...
Ken Takakura wouId reprise the role of Tachibana in another seven films under the Abashiri Prison banner - alI of them heImed by Teruo Ishii - before the series was rebooted as New Abashiri Prison in 1968, Ieading to a further eight instalments with Takakura in the Iead. lt alI began with these earIy entries, presented here for the first time ever on Blu-ray from brand new restorations of the original fiIm eIements by Toei.
BONUS FEATURES:
1080p HD presentation of aII three fiIms from restorations of the originaI film elements supplied by ToeiOptional EngIish subtitIes newIy translated for this releaseOriginal Japanese audio (uncompressed LPCM mono) Brand new audio commentary tracks by Tom Mes, Chris PoggiaIi and Mike Leeder & Arne VenemaTony Rayns on Abashiri Prison – brand new interview with critic and Asian cinema expert Tony RaynsBrand new video appreciation by Jasper Sharp and Mark SchillingTrailers |
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