Artsmagic DVD presents 3 of the greatest Yakuza films from major Japanese directors. Presenting Takashi Miike’s ‘Full Metal Yakuza’, Rokuro Mochizuki’s ‘Onibi: The Fire Within’ and Shinji Aoyama’s ‘Wildlife’, these films take very different paths in capturing the essence of the Yakuza, and its many ancient traditions.
Full Metal Yakuza
The great Takashi Miike (Ichi the Killer) directs this Japanese version of Robocop, but instead of playing it straight, Miike goes for parody as the resurrected robot comes in the form of a Yakuza with a penchant forsword play. Featuring tons of wild swordplay (enough to make even Lone Wolfblush!) and packed to the brim with delightful, funny, cruel, explicit and inventive details Full Metal Yakuza is a trip well worth taking.
- NTSC Region 1
- Interview with Takashi Miike
- Commentary with Tom Mes (author of Agitator)
- Anamorphic Widescreen
- Removable English Subtitles
Wild Life
A STORY OF POLICE CORRUPTION AND YAKUZA INTRIGUE WITH SUB PLOT OF A ROMANCE BETWEEN AN EX BOXER AND HIS BOSS' DAUGHTER. AOYAMA PULLS OUT ALL THE CINEMATIC STOPS USING TIME SWITCHES AND FLASHBACKS TO CREATE A CINEMATIC PUZZLE THAT INTERFACING NEATLY WITH THE THRILLER ELEMENTS CREATES A NEW INTERPRETATION OF THE GENRE
- NTSC Region 1
- Japanese DD 5.1 Audio
- English Subtitles
- Anamorphic Widescreen
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BIOGRAPHIES/FILMOGRAPHIES
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INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR, SHINJI AOYAMA
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COMMENTARY WITH JASPER SHARP
Onibi Kunihiro (Harada) is glad to be back in the outside world after a stretch in prison. He's even more glad to see his old friend Tanigawa (Aikawa) who is more than keen to welcome him back into the yakuza fold. However, tired of the gangster life, Kunihiro wants to go straight but finds that many obstacles, not least Tanigawa, stand in his way...
- NTSC Region 1
- Anamorphic Widescreen
- Japanese Audio Dolby Digital 5.1
- English Subtitles
- Commentary by Tom Mes, Acclaimed Writer on Japanese Cinema
- Exclusive Interview with Director Rokuro Mochizuki
- Extensive Cast and Director Biographies & Filmographies
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