{"product_id":"pre-order-nikkatsu-erotica-volume-one-limited-edition-hardbox-imprint-blu-ray-region-free","title":"PRE-ORDER Nikkatsu Erotica: Volume One - Limited Edition Hardbox Imprint - Blu-ray Region Free","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStreet Date: September release - Austrailian release arrive after street date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-Order Rules:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePayment is due at the time of order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAll items in the same order will ship together\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eonce the final pre-order item arrives.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you would like in-stock items sooner, please place a separate order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease dates may change and delays can occur for reasons beyond our control. 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No cancellations or refunds are allowed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pr-md-5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pl-md-5 product-features-column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pr-md-5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"w-full text-body py-2 mt-4 border-y border-neutral-500\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product-overview-content\" class=\"accordion-content overflow-x-auto overflow-y-hidden transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out max-h-screen\" role=\"region\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-inner-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-page-accordion-text product-content product-page-accordion-content my-4 h-auto break-words transition ease-in [\u0026amp;_img]:my-4 [\u0026amp;_img]:max-md:my-2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-template--20326501089324__details\" class=\"shopify-section cc-product-details product-details section cc-variant-dependent-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container reading-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details__block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"panel-0\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"w-full text-body py-2 mt-4 border-b border-neutral-500\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product-details-content\" class=\"accordion-content overflow-x-auto overflow-y-hidden transition-all duration-300 ease-in-out max-h-0\" role=\"region\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-inner-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-content product-page-accordion-content product-page-accordion-text product-details-container my-4 flex h-auto w-full flex-col gap-6 break-words transition ease-in [\u0026amp;_img]:my-4 [\u0026amp;_img]:max-md:my-2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-body flex flex-col\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"shopify-section-template--20326501089324__featured_collection_MAfhf6\" class=\"shopify-section cc-featured-collection cc-product-card-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section__header items-center flex flex-row flex-wrap gap-x-theme\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNikkatsu is recognised as Japan’s oldest film studio, founded in 1912 when four smaller production companies merged, and still active today. Renowned for creating some of the most boundary-pushing cinema in history, they launched the ‘Roman Pron’ movement in the 70s, a sub-genre known for mixing desire, violence, and romance, elevating the merely explicit into an art form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis first volume features two provocative classics directed by Tatsumi Kumashiro:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWet Desire (Ichijo's Wet Lust)\u003c\/strong\u003e (1972)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLovers Are Wet\u003c\/strong\u003e (1973)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited Edition 2-disc Blu-ray Hardbox. 1500 copies only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWet Desire (aka Ichijo's Wet Lust) (1972) - Imprint Asia #93\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce voted one of the 100 best Japanese films of the 20th Century (by the cinema journal \u003cem\u003eKinema Jumpo\u003c\/em\u003e in 1999), Tatsumi Kumashiro’s \u003cem\u003eWet Desire\u003c\/em\u003e stars famous performer Sayuri Ichijō as herself, alongside Kazuko Shirakawa (\u003cem\u003eAfter Life\u003c\/em\u003e) and Hiroko Isayama (\u003cem\u003eMartin Scorsese’s Silence\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIchijo Sayuri, once the legendary queen of Osaka performers, has retired to run a sushi shop. She is awaiting her day in court after having been arrested for indecency at her farewell performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Features \u0026amp; Technical Specs:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNEW Audio commentary by Japanese film specialist Jasper Sharp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNEW \u003cem\u003eThat's Reality\u003c\/em\u003e - film critic and author Midori Suiren on \u003cem\u003eWet Desire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAspect Ratio 2.45:1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAudio: Japanese LPCM 2.0 Stereo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOptional English Subtitles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLovers Are Wet (1973) - Imprint Asia #94\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso voted one of the 100 best Japanese films of the 20th Century (by the cinema journal \u003cem\u003eKinema Jumpo\u003c\/em\u003e, 1999), \u003cem\u003eLovers Are Wet\u003c\/em\u003e is director Tatsumi Kumashiro’s response to the hypocrisy of censorship, finding creative ways to bypass the censorship rules imposed on cinema of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA young man named Katsu comes to a rural town by the sea and begins working in a movie theatre. 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