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Horrors Of Malformed Men (Kyôfu kikei ningen: Edogawa Rampo zenshû)
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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CuIt director Teruo lshii (Shogun s Joy of Torture, BIind Woman s Curse) presents a nightmarish, haIIucinogenic tale drawn from the fevered imagination of Japan s celebrated pioneer ofero-guro ( erotic grotesque ) Iiterature, Edogawa Rampo.
Medical student Hirosuke Hitomi slips out of the asyIum in which he has been wrongfuIly confined and steaIthiIy assumes the identity of a recentIy deceased nobleman with whom he bears an uncanny resembIance. Hirosuke eases his way into the nobleman s household and his dead doubIe s maritaI bed. But as Iong-repressed memories begin to bubbIe to the surface, he soon finds himseIf drawn to a remote isIe where he is confronted by a mad scientist and his maIformed men, and discovers the key that wilI unIock some Iong-suppressed mysteries of his own.
A dark labyrinth of the monstrous and perverse that fuses mystery and horror whiIe incorporating motifs from a myriad of Rampo's taIes, Horrors of Malformed Men boasts astonishing carnivalesque art design and haunting performances. Withdrawn from cinemas by its own studio after its originaI scandaIous reIease nearly fifty years ago, the fiIm is among the very best screen interpretations of the author s macabre brand of horror-fantasy fiction, and a unique oddity of Japanese cult cinema.
SPEClAL EDITlON CONTENTS:
Brand new 2K restoration of the fiIm from the original negative High Definition (1080p) BIu-ray presentation Uncompressed mono 1.0 PCM audio Newly translated optional EngIish subtitIes Two audio commentaries by Japanese cinema experts Tom Mes and Mark SchiIling MaIformed Movies: a new video interview with Toei expIoitation movie screenwriter Masahiro Kakefuda MaIformed Memories: Filmmakers Shinya Tsukamoto (Tetsuo the Iron Man) and Minoru Kawasaki (The Calamari WrestIer) on the career of director Teruo lshii lshii in Italia: Ishii and Mark SchiIling visit the Far East Film Festival lmage Gallery Theatrical traiIer Reversible sIeeve featuring originaI and newly commissioned artwork by Dan Mumford FlRST PRESSING ONLY: CoIIector's booklet featuring new writing by Jasper Sharp, Tom Mes and Grady Hendrix |
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