• Radical Japan Shohei Imamura Six film boxset on 4KUHD and Blu-ray from Radiance Films
  • PIGS AND BATTLESHIPS, STOLEN DESIRE AND NISHI GINZA STATION on bluray and 4KUHD
  • THE INSECT WOMAN and ENDLESS DESIRE directed by Shohei Imamura
  • back of bluray box for THE INSECT WOMAN and ENDLESS DESIRE
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Radical Japan: Survival and Desire - Six Films by Shohei Imamura (4KUHD & Blu-ray) Limited Edition boxset

Radical Japan: Survival and Desire - Six Films by Shohei Imamura (4KUHD & Blu-ray) Limited Edition boxset – 4k UHD blu ray dual format | Asian Cinema | Terracotta Distribution

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Director: Shohei Imamura

Cast: various

Region: 4KUHD: All; Blu-ray: B

The second instalment in our series exploring Japan’s most groundbreaking films and filmmakers focuses on the country’s premier iconoclast, two-time Palme d’or winner Shohei Imamura.

This collection presents three classics on 4KUHD and Blu-ray: Pigs and Battleships vividly portrays life around a U.S. naval base; The Insect Woman establishes the characteristically resilient Imamura heroine, which broke every rule for portraying women in Japanese film; and Intentions of Murder continues and perfects this portrayal in epic form.

Also included are Imamura’s rarely-seen first three features on Blu-ray: Stolen Desire follows the travails of a vivacious theatre troupe; Nishi Ginza Station is a tale of infidelity executed as a musical; and Endless Desire sees ex-soldiers digging for wartime loot.

Includes a 120 page book and newly filmed extra features including interviews, introductions and video essays.

Label: Radiance Films

Format: 4KUHD and Blu-ray dual format

Country: Japan

Year: 1950s 1960s

Language: Japanese (with English subtitles)

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Special Features

4K UHD & BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES


4K restorations ofPigs and Battleships,The Insect Woman and Intentions of Murder

High-Definition digital transfers ofStolen Desire, Nishi Ginza Station and Endless Desire

4K UHD and Blu-ray presentation of the features Pigs and Battleships,The Insect Woman and Intentions of Murder

Blu-ray presentation of all features and extras
Introduction to Pigs and Battleships by screenwriter and Imamura’s son Daisuke Tengan
Visual essay by author Jasper Sharp on class in Imamura’s films
Introduction to The Insect Woman by scholar Dolores Martinez
Conversation between Shohei Imamura and Tadao Sato about The Insect Woman

Introduction to Intentions of Murder by programmer and Imamura biographer Bastian Meiresonne


Conversation between Shohei Imamura and Tadao Sato about Intentions of Murder

Visual essay by Samm Deighan on desire in Imamura’s films

Interview with scholar Jennifer Coates on Stolen Desire and Nishi Ginza Statio

Introduction to Endless Desire by filmmaker and stage director Kenta Fukasaku

Optional English subtitles for each film
Reversible sleeves featuring original and new artwork
120-page book featuring archival writing by and interviews with Shohei Imamura, as well by Ian Buruma, Richard Phillips, Nelson Kim, Hiroshi Kitamura, Michael Raine, Adam Bingham and more

Limited Edition of 5000 copies, presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

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