The Threat (1966)

Bemerkungen:

*Kein Abspann. "The End"-Einblendung bei 83:46 Min.
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KINJI
   FUKASAKU

              THE THREAT
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Arrow Video
Limited Edition
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Mit neuem Artwork von Tony Stella als Haupt- und Original-Artwork als Wendecover.

In der Erstauflage inklusive:

• O-Ring-Pappschuber (matt)
• Doppelseitig bedrucktes Miniposter (ca. 44x35 cm, Hochglanz)
• 20-seitiges Booklet (matt glänzend, in Farbe) mit folgendem Inhalt:
  
  • Contents (S. 3)
  • Cast and Crew (S. 5)
  • Compromise and Complicity, the Costs of the Salaryman Dream by Hayley Scanlon (S. 7 - 14)
  • About the Transfer / Production Credits / Special Thanks (S. 19)

Nach Einlegen der Disc erscheinen Copyright-Hinweise, gefolgt vom Arrow-Films-Logo und rechtlichen Hinweisen zu geäußerten Meinungen (0:28 Min.).

Das Menü ist musikalisch untermalt. Im Hintergrund laufen Szenen aus dem Film.

Menüpunkte:

• Play Film
• Special Features
• Setup

Der Hauptfilm ist in 12 Kapitel unterteilt (kein Kapitelmenü).

Regionalcode: B (laut Coverangabe)

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Herstellerbeschreibung von der Arrow-Homepage:

IMPRISONED IN HIS OWN HOME!

The Threat is a gritty crime drama in the vein of Kurosawa's High and Low, set against the backdrop of a rapidly modernising Japan that has left many of its citizens behind.

Misawa (Rentar? Mikuni, Fugitive from the Past, Vengeance is Mine) appears to lead a charmed life, the very model of Japan's post-war economic miracle. His position as the account manager of a prestigious advertising agency is enough to pay the mortgage on the spacious modern house he shares with his wife (Masumi Harukawa, Intentions of Murder) and their two young boys, kitted out with all the latest mod-cons. Then one day, the fragility of his existence is revealed when two violent jail-breakers turn up on his doorstep seeking refuge and threatening to embroil Misawa in their criminal activities.

Arrow Video presents this little-seen early masterpiece from Kinji Fukasaku, the future director of Battles Without Honour and Humanity and Battle Royale, for the very first time outside of its own country in a stunning new transfer.
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