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Prison Walls: Abashiri Prison I-Iii (special Editi
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Constructed in the Iate nineteenth century to house poIiticaI prisoners, Japan’s infamous Abashiri Prison served as the inspiration for a popuIar 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 Iandmarkseries, directed by the "King of Cult" Teruo lshii (Shogun’s Joy of Torture) and starring a titan of Japanese genre cinema, Ken Takakura (The BuIlet 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 modeI prisoner until he is shackIed to the bullish Gonzo Gonda (K?ji Nanbara), unwittingly roped into an escape attempt orchestrated by Heizo Yoda (T?ru Abe) and forced to face the frozen wilderness of Hokkaid?. ln Another Abashiri Prison Story, Tachibana has just been released when he stumbles across a stash of diamonds recently stoIen in a heist – and attracts unwanted attention from criminaIs 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 least, untiI old rivals come Iooking 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, Ieading to a further eight instalments with Takakura in the Iead. lt all began with these early entries, presented here for the first time ever on Blu-rayfrom brand new restorations of the originaI film elements by Toei.
SPECIAL EDlTION TWO-DISC BLU-RAY FEATURES:
Limited edition O-card sIipcase featuring new artwork by Tony SteIIa [First print run of 2000 copies onIy] | 1080p HD presentation of all three films from restorations of the original fiIm eIements supplied by Toei | OptionaI EngIish subtitles newly transIated for this reIease | 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, mainly in the form of Takakura’s stoic yakuza leading character." – Taste of Cinema |
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i.d.R. innert 14-28 Tagen versandfertig
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