The Graceful Brute (1962)

Bemerkungen:

*Kein Abspann. "The End"-Einblendung bei 95:29 Min.

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             A Film by Yuzo Kawashima
          Screenplay by Kaneto Shindo

E L E G A N T   B E A S T

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Radiance Films

36

Limited Edition

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Neue 4K-Restauration.

Blu-ray im Scanavo Case mit Wendecover (inkl. alternativem Cover-Artwork) und OBI-Strip mit EAN-Code, Inhaltsangabe, Logos und Credits (liegt lose in der Hülle vor dem Sleeve und bedeckt jeweils ein Drittel von Front- und Backcover sowie den Spine).

Enthalten ist ein 24-seitiges geklammertes Booklet (matt, in Farbe) mit folgendem Inhalt:

• Contents (S. 3)
• Cast and Crew (S. 5)
• Yuzo Kawashima and the Faces of Women (2023) by Midori Suiren (S. 8 - 13)
• Enclosed Space: An Homage to Elegant Beast (1989) by Yasunari Takahashi (S. 16 - 20)
• Transfer Notes / Ackowledgements / Release Credits / Special Thanks (S. 22 - 23)
  

Nach Einlegen folgt der direkte Einsprung ins Hauptmenü.

Das Menü ist nicht musikalisch untermalt und nicht animiert.

Auswahlpunkte:

• Play
• Special Features
• Set-up

Der Hauptfilm ist in 10 Kapitel unterteilt (kein Kapitelmenü).

Limitiert auf 3.000 Stück.

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Herstellerbeschreibung von der Radiance-Films-Homepage:

In their humble two-room apartment, the Maeda family seem ever so self-effacing - but their modest façade hides another truth. Daughter Tomoko is the mistress of a bestselling author with well-lined pockets. Son Minoru embezzles funds with his lover Yukie (Ayako Wakao, Red Angel), who has her own hidden agenda. And father Tokizo (Yunosuke Ito, Ikiru, Lone Wolf and Cub) is a former military man who swears he will never return to the poverty he knew during the war, no matter what the cost. One after another, those affected by the Maedas’ schemes show up on their doorstep. But these visitors all have their own duplicitous agendas. With each knock on the door, the gamesmanship reaches a whole new level. Elegant Beast was adapted by Kaneto Shindo (Onibaba, Naked Island) from his own stage play. Director Yuzo Kawashima, mentor of Shohei Imamura and a major influence on the Japanese New Wave, makes magnificent widescreen use of the single apartment setting to deliver a ferocious satire on Japan’s post-war economic miracle.

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