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Release: July 22, 2025

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Deeply scarred by what he witnessed on the battlefield, a young photographer, returns to Tokyo, plotting a series of brutal murders and robberies. Deeply scarred by what he witnessed on battlefields across Asia, a young war photographer (Yusaku Matsuda, Yokohama BJ Blues) returns to the bustling streets of Tokyo, plotting a series of brutal murders and robberies that are mere warmups for an unprecedented bank heist. Searching for an accomplice, he finds the short-fused and equally disenfranchised Tetsuo (Takeshi Kaga, Death Note). Directed by Toru Murakawa (The Game Trilogy) from a venomous script by Shoichi Maruyama (Yokohama BJ Blues), this unsettling dark thriller was Yusaku Matsuda's farewell to his 1970s action hero persona. Bonus Materials 4K Restoration by Kadokawa Original uncompressed PCM mono audio Interview with Toru Murakawa (2025) Interview with Shoichi Maruyama (2025) Critical appreciation from novelist and screenwriter Jordan Harper (2025) Newly improved English subtitle translation Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Tatsuya Masuto Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings Cast & Crew Actors: Yusaku Matsuda Mako Midori Akemi Mari Toshio Kurosawa Hôsei Komatsu Kunio Murai Kazuo Katô Yoshi Katô Asami Kobayashi Yoshirô Aoki Kai Atô Eimei Esumi Hirokazu Inoue Kôichi Iwaki Shigeru Izumiya Toby Kadoguchi Haruki Kadokawa Takeshi Kaga Director: Toru Murakawa Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews The Beast To Die [Blu-ray]

Release: December 17, 2024

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When his police detective best friend is killed, down-at-heel private eye and part-time blues singer BJ (Yusaku Matsuda, The Game Trilogy) gets the blame. He must start his own investigation to clear his name, but what he uncovers is a tangled web involving crooked cops, drug-dealing gangsters, the city's underground gay and biker scenes, and even his own past. A loose remake of Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye that also draws from Visconti's Death in Venice, this was Matsuda's break with his action hero image. Samurai movie veteran Eiichi Kudo (The Fort of Death) relishes his chance at directing a neo-noir that captures urban Japan at the height of 1980s decadence. SPECIAL FEATURES High-Definition digital transfer, world premiere on Blu-ray Uncompressed mono PCM audio Interview with star Mari Hemmi Interview with screenwriter Shoichi Maruyama Interview with writer and Yokohama expert Toru Sano on the film and a look at the locations Trailer Newly translated English subtitles Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Dimitri Ianni on Toei Central Film, a subsidiary of Toei studios famed for releasing Pink Films and independent productions such as Yokohama BJ Blues and an archival review of the film Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings Top Similar From the Brand Reviews Yokohama BJ Blues