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PRE-ORDER Cruel Tale of Bushido (1963) LE Slipcover Eureka US - Blu-ray Region A

PRE-ORDER Cruel Tale of Bushido (1963) LE Slipcover Eureka US - Blu-ray Region A

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As his beautiful fiancée, Kyoko (Yoshiko Mita), lies in a coma following an unsuccessful suicide attempt, grief-stricken Susumu Likura (Kinnosuke Nakamura) ponders the unhappiness and violence that have been his family’s curse for decades. From the early 17th century, when his ancestor Jirozaemon (also Nakamura) commits hara-kiri after failing to protect Lord Hori (Masayuki Mori) in battle, six generations of the Likura family have fallen victim to dark forces.
Best known for dramas such as Until We Meet Again and An Inlet of Muddy Water, the Japanese filmmaker Tadashi Imai was also the director of Revenge, a highly accomplished and brutal jidaigeki picture. These two sensibilities come together in the film that might just stand as Imai’s masterpiece: Cruel Tale of Bushido

SPECIAL FEATURES:

1080p HD presentation from a 4K restoration by Toei
Original Japanese mono audio
Optional DTS-HD MA 5,1 audio
Optional English subtitles, newly revised for this release
Telling a Cruel Tale – new interview with film critic Tony Rayns
Years of Honour – new video essay on Cruel Tale of Bushido and Japanese history by Jonathan Clements, author of A Brief History of Japan
Trailer

PLUS:
Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Tony Stella
Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Japanese cinema expert Hayley Scanlon

*Extras subject to change
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