Radiance Films
Original title:夜の片鱗' / Yoru no henrin
Year: 1964
Country: Japan
Region code: A/B
Content: Blu-Ray
EAN: 5060974680986
Image: 2.35:1 (1080p)
HDR: -
Audio: Japanese - Uncompressed Mono PCM
Subtitles : English
Rating: 18
Genre: Drama
Cast: Miyuki Kuwano , Mikijiro Hira
Director: Noboru Nakamura
Synopsis:
A young woman from the countryside (Miyuki Kuwano of Oshima's Cruel Story of Youth ) falls in love with a handsome hoodlum (Mikijiro Hira, Sword of the Beast ), who pushes her into a life of prostitution. When her sleazy superiors catch sight of her, she finds herself trapped inside the gaudy maze of city nightlife. Directed by Noburo Nakamura, a veteran of the Shochiku studio's signature Golden Age family dramas, The Shape of Night was made as a reaction to the radical film styles of the Japanese New Wave. With its lush cinematography full of saturated colors, a lyrical tone and its story of love leading to inescapable tragedy, it has been compared to the films of Douglas Sirk, while also acting as a precursor to the work of Wong Kar-wai.
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