HOKURIKU PROXY WAR (1977)
Limited Edition Blu-ray
Label: Radiance Films
Region Code: A, B
Rating: Unrated
Duration: 98 Minutes 3 Seconds
Audio: Japanese LPCM 2.0 Dual-Mono with Optional English Subtitles
Video: 1080p HD Widescreen (2.35:1)
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Cast: Hiroki Matsukata, Yumiko Nogawa, Sonny Chiba, Mikio Narita, Kô Nishimura, Yôko Takahashi, Takeo Chii, Gorô Ibuki, Hajime Hana, Sanae Nakahara, Tatsuo Endô, Ichirô Nakatani, Seizô Fukumoto, Ryô Nishida, Junkichi Orimoto, Nenji Kobayashi, Jirô Yabuki, Harumi Sone
Loose-cannon gangster Kawada rebels when his two-timing boss forms an alliance with a major crime syndicate. The syndicate's main rivals see Kawada as their perfect proxy, but his furious temper quickly rubs them the wrong way, leaving Kawada to face overwhelming forces. Fukasaku's final yakuza film features some of the strongest women's roles in his career, plus a raucous central performance from Hiroki Matsukata (Cops vs Thugs) and support from the legendary Sonny Chiba.
Audio/video: REVIEW COMING SOON!
Special Features:
- High-Definition digital transfer
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- New! Interview with actress Yoko Takahashi (2024) (15:51)
- New! Interview with screenwriter Koji Takada (2024) (18:42)
- Yakuza film historian Akihiko Ito on the real-life Hokuriku Proxy War murder case (2024) (14:36)
- Trailer (3:21)
- Newly improved English subtitle translation
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition booklet featuring newly translated archival writings on the film
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
Sales Points
- For fans of THE YAKUZA PAPERS, THE FRENCH CONNECTION, and MEAN STREETS
- Unites the director of BATTLE ROYALE with the star of STREET FIGHTER
- First time on Blu-ray
- 4K restored, loaded with extras
Screenshots from the Radiance Films Blu-ray:
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