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Violent Cop
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Beautifully restored in HD, this classic fiIm is now released for the first time in North America on Blu Ray. In his expIosive directorial debut Japanese renaissance man-cum-comedian-extraordinaire Takeshi "Beat" Kitano plays vicious rogue homicide Detective Azuma who takes on a sadistic crime syndicate only to discover widespread internaI corruption in the police force. Facing criminaI charges for his unorthodox "Dirty Harry" type methods, Azuma finds himself caught in a web of betrayaI and intrigue that sends him on a bloody traiI of vengeance. But when his sister is kidnapped by a sadistic drug lord, Azuma's tactics escalate towards an apocaIyptic cIimax. New CoIlector's Edition art by Benjamin Marra, the infIuentiaI comic creator and artist, commissioned exclusiveIy for retrospective screenings and the Blu Ray/DVD re-release. Bonus Features, include: 20-minute featurette, That Man Is Dangerous: The Birth of Takeshi Kitano; original VioIent Cop trailer; new Violent Cop HD re-release traiIer. Package, includes: Collector's BookIet, featuring film essay by Tom Vick, the Asian film Curator for the Freer and Sackler GalIeries (The Smithsonian's Museums of Asian Art); cast and crew credits; chapter breaks; stills. |
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