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Our fifth volume of this series shows the director's recurrent tropes of alienation, loneliness, voyeurism, and surveillance continuing to evolve. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn BRAIN SEX, two inquisitive young women discover a lone pirate radio DJ operating from a van. Broadcasting unofficial thoughts and opinions, the show gets increasingly complicated when the system of illicit broadcasting changes hands and takes on a covert voyeur angle. Descriptions of strangers' fetish-laden sex described over the radio take a turn after happening upon (and engaging directly with) a serial killer, and a curious exploration of motives then ensues. Manipulating the multiple layers of vicarious distance between people created through not only video surveillance but also audio broadcast, Satô continues to explore concepts including deviance, privacy, intimacy, and the media, with sweeping photography of daytime rooftops and tightly framed night scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSatô deliberately rerouted the \u003cem\u003eMolester's Train\u003c\/em\u003e with his own thoughtful imprimatur on the long-lived series. Eschewing light entirely and the comedic tone common to the other entries, BIRTHDAY (aka \u003cem\u003eMolester's Train: Nasty Behavior\u003c\/em\u003e) tells the tale of a young woman so demoralized that she's bent on violent self-destruction on her twentieth birthday. However, once exposed to a serial train groper who also videotapes his work, for whom loneliness and abandonment also resonate, a fresh and revitalizing attraction begins to take root. Within this focus on two highly troubled characters, the unexpected emerges. A highly unlikely, and surprisingly tender, entry within an equally unlikely film series, we see Satô's almost otherworldly facility in shaping even a rote concept into something entirely his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe spare character exercise FUGA MUSIC FOR ALPHA AND BETA (aka \u003cem\u003ePervert Ward: S\u0026amp;M Clinic\u003c\/em\u003e) highlights an intense and dramatic relationship between a husband and his wife, where his extreme need for sadism (and its results) takes center stage. Focusing tightly on these two characters alone makes the excessive need to push boundaries through pain and tolerance all the more unsettling. When a highly unexpected third person enters this claustrophobic space, it only serves to concentrate the effect of Satô's invasive lens, in this psychosexual exercise where bondage is hardly the scariest element at play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eExtras:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCommentary track with Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp (\u003cem\u003eBrain Sex\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCommentary track with Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp (\u003cem\u003eBirthday\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCommentary track with film historian \u0026amp; author Samm Deighan (\u003cem\u003eFuga Music For Alpha and Beta\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\"Someone's Listening!\" (14 min) - an interview with director Hisayasu Satô (\u003cem\u003eBrain Sex\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\"Altered Perspective\" (13 min) - an interview with actor Simon Kumai (\u003cem\u003eBrain Sex\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\"Happy Birthday!\" (16 min) - an interview with director Hisayasu Satô (\u003cem\u003eBirthday\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\"Organized Chaos\" (25 min) - an interview with assistant directors Shinji Imaoka and Yuji Tajiri (\u003cem\u003eBirthday\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\"Through the Looking Glass\" (24 min) - an interview with actor Kôichi Imaizumi (\u003cem\u003eBirthday\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\"A Mirror Image\" (14 min) - an interview with director Hisayasu Satô (\u003cem\u003eFuga Music For Alpha and Beta\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\"Four Heavenly Kings\" (21 min) - an interview with assistant director Takahisa Zeze (\u003cem\u003eFuga Music For Alpha and Beta\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\"Rewind...\" (18 min) - an interview with Satô's former assistant director Takaaki Hashiguchi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\"Afraid of Water\" (17 min) - an interview with actress Kiyomi Itō\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\"Walking in Circles: Part 5\" (12 min) - Shinjuku with Hisayasu Satô\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e40 page book with essays from film historians Dakota Noot, Kenji Fujishima, and Pierce Conran (\u003cem\u003elimited edition only\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Vinegar Syndrome","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55549366010197,"sku":"840541906238","price":39.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/4236\/5013\/files\/sato5.jpg?v=1793113968","url":"https:\/\/universeofentertainment.es\/en\/products\/the-films-of-hisayasu-sato-volume-5-slipcase-blu-ray-us-import","provider":"Universe of Entertainment","version":"1.0","type":"link"}