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Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza (Limited Edition) Blu-Ray (UK Import)
Radiance Films

Pre-Order - Release Date: 26/08/2024

Original title:沓掛時次郎 遊侠一匹 / Kutsukake Tokijirō - yūkyō ippiki

Year: 1966
Country: Japan
Region code: A/B/C
Content: Blu-Ray
EAN: 5060974680726

Image: -

Audio: Japanese Uncompressed mono PCM

Subtitles: English

Rating: Not Rated

Genre: Action

Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura

Director: Tai Kato


Synopsis:

Weary of the rigid codes of the underworld, gambler Tokijiro (Kinnosuke Nakamura, Goyokin ) wanders Japan in search of freedom. But escape proves to be impossible when an obligation to a gang boss leaves him with no choice but to kill a man. To atone for his crime, he vows to take care of his victim's widow and young son. But the gang won't rest until they've killed the entire family - including the man who stands in their way. With this breathtakingly stylized film, Tai Kato broke all the conventions of the yakuza genre, fusing blood-spurting action with melodrama worthy of Japanese cinema's greatest masters.

Additional features:

• High-Definition digital transfer
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Interview with film critic Koushi Ueno about the film's place in genre cinema history (2024)
• A visual essay on star Kinnosuke Nakamura by Japanese cinema expert Robin Gatto (2024)
• New and improved English subtitle translation
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by scholar Ivo Smits and a newly translated archival review
• Limited Edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings