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Blu-ray Emperor
 Mar 2012
New York City
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The Official Radiance Films Thread
Welcome to the Official Radiance Films thread. Fran Simeoni, the former director of content for Arrow Video, has ventured out on his own to create a new label called Radiance Films. Fran states it'll be "focused on BD releases of more favourites and discoveries, with a slightly different bent to Arrow". New titles will officially release starting January 2023. I will do my best to keep this post updated, but also make sure to check the latest posts for updates as well.
 Warning: Radiance's June 2025 release of The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost has issues where numerous customers are unable to play the disc. This is especially true with Sony and Panasonic players. Radiance are looking into this, and will hopefully offer a replacement program soon.
Update: Radiance will have a Disc Replacement progra for The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost. Those that ordered directly from Radiance will automatically get a replacement. If you ordered elsewhere, please contact them at info@radiancefilms.co.uk with proof of purchase, and your initials on the disc.
Full details here:
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A-Z List:
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100 Years of Japanese Cinema (1995) (UK) (Oshima Radical Japan set)
Agent Trouble (1987) (UK) (Mocky Box set)
Allonsanfan (1974) (UK/NA) (Single Pressing Only)
Back to the Wall (1958)(World Noir Vol. 4) (UK)
Bandits of Orgosolo (1961) (UK/NA) (Lost World Shorts disc is UK only)
Beast to Die, The (1980) (UK/NA)
Betrayal, The (1966) (UK/NA)
Black Gravel (1961) (UK) (World Noir Vol. 2)
Big Time Gambling Boss (1968) (UK/NA)
Black Tight Killers (1966) (UK/NA)
Boy (1969) (UK) (Oshima Radical Japan set)
Bride From Hades, The (1968) (UK/NA) (Daiei Gothic Vol. 1)
Bride Wore Black, The (1968) (UK)
By A Man's Face Shall You Know Him (UK)
Case is Closed: Forget It, The (1971) (Cosa Nostra Box set) (UK/NA)
Cat, The (1988) (UK/NA)
Catch, The (1961) (UK) (Oshima Radical Japan set)
Ceremony, The (1971) (UK) (Oshima Radical Japan set)
Chnouf (aka Razzie sur la Chnouf) (1955) (World Noir Vol. 4) (UK)
Choice of Arms (1981) (Corneau Box set) (UK/NA)
Combat dans l'ile, Le (1962) (UK/NA)
Cruel Gun Story (1964) (UK) (World Noir Vol. 2)
Daughters of Darkness (1971) [COLOR="Black"]4K[/COLOR] (UK)
Day of the Owl, The (1968) (Cosa Nostra Box set) (UK/NA)
Deadly Circuit (1983) (UK)
Dead Mother, The (La Madre Muerta) (1993) (UK/NA)
Dear Summer Sister (1972) (UK) (Oshima Radical Japan set)
Death By Hanging (1968) (UK) (Oshima Radical Japan set)
Demon of Mount Oe (1960) (UK/NA) (Daiei Gothic Vol. 2)
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (1969) (UK) (Oshima Radical Japan set)
Dogra Magra (1988) (UK/NA)
Eel, The (1997) (UK/NA)
Eighteen Years in Prison (1967) (UK/NA)
Eight Men to Kill (1972) (Bounty Hunter Trilogy Box set) (UK/US/CA)
Elegant Beast (1962) (UK/US/CA)
Essential Polish Animation (1957-1986( (UK)
Exterminating Angel, The (1962)(Buñuel Box set) (UK)
Fill 'er up with Super (1976) (UK/NA)
Facts of Murder, The (1959) (UK-only World Noir Vol. 1) (Separate LE US/CA)
Fort of Death, The (1969) (Bounty Hunter Trilogy Box set) (UK/NA)
Ga, Ga: Glory to the Heroes (1986) (Szulkin Box set) (UK)
Ghost of Kasane Swamp, The (1970) (Daiei Gothic Vol. 2) (UK/NA)
Ghosts of Yotsuya, The (1959) (UK/NA) (Daiei Gothic Vol. 1)
Girl with a Suitcase (1961) (UK/US/CA)
Girl with Hyacinths (1950) (UK) (World Noir Vol. 3)
Goodbye & Amen (1978) (UK/NA)
Haunted Castle, The (1969) (UK/NA) (Daiei Gothic Vol. 2)
Häxan (1922) (UK)
Hokuriku Proxy War (1977) (UK/US)
Horrible Dr. Hichcock, The (1962) (UK)
Hot Spot, The (1990) (UK)
How to Kill a Judge (1974) (UK/US) (Cosa Nostra set)
I Am Waiting (1957) (UK) (World Noir Vol. 1)
Il Mattatore (1960) (UK) (Dino Risi set)
Il Posto (1961) / I Fidanzati (1963)
Il Sorpasso (1962) (Dino Risi Box set) (UK)
Il Vedovo (1959) (Dino Risi Box set) (UK)
In My Skin (2002) (UK)
Inquisitor, The (1981) [COLOR="Black"]4K[/COLOR] (UK)
Iron Prefect, The (1977) (UK/NA)
I, the Executioner (1968) (UK)
I Vampiri (1957) (UK)
Japan Organised Crime Boss (1969) (UK/NA)
Je t'aime, je t'aime (1968) (UK)
Killer's Mission (1969) (UK/NA) (Bounty Hunter Trilogy set)
Kill the Referee (1984) (UK) (Mocky set)
L'amour fou (1969) (UK)
Landlord, The (1970) (UK)
Le Notti Bianche (1957) (UK)
Litan (1982) (UK) (Mocky set)
Los Golfos (aka The Delinquents) (1962) (UK/NA)
Lost One, The (1951) (UK) (World Noir Vol. 3)
Man From Majorca, The (1984) (UK)
Malpertuis (1971) (UK/US)
Man on His Knees, A (1979) (UK/NA)
Man on the Roof, The (1976) (UK)
Man Who Left His Will on Film, The (1970) (UK) (Oshima Radical Japan set)
Messiah of Evil (1973) (UK/NA)
Miami Blues (1990) (UK)
Mississippi Mermaid (1969) (UK)
Misunderstood (1966) (UK/NA)
Moment of Romance, A (1990) (UK/NA)
My Heart is That Eternal Rose (1989) (UK)
Nomad (1982) (UK)
Not Guilty (1947) (UK) (World Noir Vol. 3)
Nude in a White Car (1958) (UK/CA) (Hossein set)
O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization (1985) (UK) (Szulkin set)
O.C. and Stiggs (1987) (UK)
Ogre of Athens, The (1956) (UK/US)
Panic in Year Zero (1962) (UK)
Palindrome (2004) [COLOR="Black"]4K[/COLOR] (UK/NA)
Paris Pick-up (1962) (World Noir Vol. 4) (UK)
Planet of the Vampires (1965) (UK)
Pocket Money (1976) (UK)
Police Python 357 (1976) (Corneau Box set) (UK/US)
Quiet Place in the Country, A (1968) (UK)
Railroad Man, The (1956) (UK)
Rapacious Jailbreaker, The (1974) (UK/NA)
Red Sun (1970) (UK/NA)
River of Grass (1994) (UK-only)Rosa la rose, fille publique (1985) (UK/NA)
Scream and Scream Again (1970) (UK)
Senso (1954) (UK)
Serie Noire (1979) (UK/NA) (Corneau Box set)
Shape of Night, The (1964) (UK/NA)
She Dies Tomorrow (2020) (UK)
Shinobi no Mono (aka Ninja, a Band of Assassins) (1962) (UK/NA)
Shinobi No Mono 2: Vengeance (1963) (UK/NA)
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection (1963) (UK/NA)
Shinobi No Mono 4: Siege (1964) (UK/NA)
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo (1964) (UK/NA)
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy (1965) (UK/NA)
Simon of the Desert (1965) (UK) (Buñuel Box set)
Slap the Monster on Page One (1972) (UK/NA)
Snow Woman, The (1968) (UK/NA) (Daiei Gothic Vol. 1)
Splendid Outing (1978) (UK/US/CA)
Sting of Death, The (1990) (UK/US/CA)
Story of Adele H., The (1975) (UK)
Story Written with Water, A (1965) (UK-only) (Single Pressing Only)
Sunday Woman, The (1975) (UK/US/CA)
Suzhou River (2000) (UK)
Sympathy for the Underdog (1971) (UK/NA)
Symphony For A Massacre (1963) (UK) (World Noir Vol. 2)
Tale of Oiwa's Ghost, The (1961) (UK/NA) (Note:This has a disc replacement program)
Tale of Sorrow and Sadness, A (1977) (UK/NA)
Taste of Violence, The (1961) (UK/NA) (Hossein set)
Tattooed Life (1965) (UK/NA)
Terra Trema, La (1948) (UK)
Themroc (1973) (UK/NA)
Through and Through ((1973) (UK/NA)
Thieves Like Us (1974) (UK)
Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza (1966) (UK/NA)
Tony Arzenta (1973) (UK)
Trenque Lauquen (2022) (UK)
Tchao Pantin (aka So Long, Stooge) (1983) (UK/NA)
Underworld Beauty (1958) (UK/NA)
Une Femme Douce (1969) (UK)
Va Savoir (2001) (UK)
Viva la Muerte (1971) (UK/NA)
Viridiana (1961) (UK) (Buñuel Box set)
Visible Secret (2001) (UK/NA) (Single Pressing Only)
War of the Worlds: Next Century, The (1981) (Szulkin Box set) (UK)
Weak Spot (1975) (UK/NA)
We Still Kill the Old Way (1967) (UK)
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) (UK)
What Happened Was... (1994) (UK)
Wicked Go to Hell, The (1955) (UK/NA) (Hossein set)
Witness in the City (1959) (UK) (World Noir Vol. 1)
Woman Kills, A (1968) (UK/NA)
Working Class Goes to Heaven, The (1971) (UK)
Yakuza Graveyard (1976) (UK/NA)
Yokohama BJ Blues (1981) (UK/NA)
Yunbogi's Diary (1965) (UK) (Oshima Radical Japan set)
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2025 Teaser - Below is a GIF I created of a 2025 teaser image provided by Radiance, with the addition of titles announced so far. It will be updated monthly with a new version.
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ATOS - A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
GWS - Girl With A Suitcase
VS - Va Savoir
ROG - River of Grass
RJ - The Rapacious Jailbreaker
PAL - Palindromes
RM - Railroad Man
THE - Themrock
TOO - Tales of Oiwa's Ghost
WN3 - World Noir Volume 3
IMS - In My Skin
ROS - Rosa la rose, fille publique
TAT - Through and Through
OSHIMA Radical Japan: Cinema and State (Nagisa Ôshima set)
SHIN - Shinobi Volume 2
LTT - La Terra Trema
POL - Essential Polish Animation
BTD - Beast to Die
HIS - Delayed to 2026
DAI - Daiei Gothic Volume 2
MAL - Malpertuis
DAU - Daughters of Darkness
BET - The Betrayal
SEN - Senso
NB - Le Notti Bianche
WNN WN4 - World Noir Volume 4 (replacing World Neo Noir set)
2024 Teaser - As with our teaser on social media last year, we are happy to publish a coded schedule for our 2024 release plans. Good luck deciphering!
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GOODBYE & AMEN
I THE EXECUTIONER
BLACK TIGHT KILLERS
ALLONSANFAN
BY A MAN'S FACE SHALL YOU KNOW HIM
THE BOUNTY HUNTER TRILOGY
A STORY WRITTEN WITH WATER
SUZHOU RIVER
TONY ARZENTA
SON - The Shape of Night
MIS - Misunderstood
LAF - L'amour fou
PDC
SHIN - Shinobi no Mono 3-Film Collection
BOO+ Bandits of Orgosolo (+ The Lost World shorts disc for UK)
MH
POV - Planet of the Vampires
SU - Sympathy for the Underdog
TK3 - Eighteen Years in Prison
MOCK - The Agitator: Three Provocations from the Wild World of Jean-Pierre Mocky
MM - Mississippi Mermaid
SOA - The Story of Adele H.
TK4 - Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza
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WN2 - World Noir Vol. 2
SMPO - Slap the Monster on Page One
TL - Tattooed Life
EP1 We Still Kill the Old Way
EP2 A Quiet Place in the Country
DG - Daiei Gothic Box set
SM
PY0 - Panic in Year Zero
JCB - Japan Organised Crime Boss
Plus a TBC Box Set or two and some more titles being worked on!
Potentially 1 or 2 UHDs depending on materials...
Bold = Boxes
Single Pressing Only: Unlike limited editions a single pressing will not be re-issued as a standard edition, this is the only pressing made and will be deleted once sold out. Single pressing releases are made available under special circumstances of our license agreements.
[Show spoiler]Allonsanfan (1974) (UK/US/CA) (Single Pressing Only)
Story Written with Water, A (1965) (UK-only) (Single Pressing Only)
Visible Secret (2001) (UK/US/CA) (Single Pressing Only)
Availability Watch - (Last Updated: September 3rd)
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AVAILABILITY WATCH
UK
The Sting of Death - >5 copies remain
Welcome to the Dollhouse - 99% sold out
Revenge of the Blood Beast - 95% sold out
A Story Written with Water - 95% sold out
We Still Kill the Old Way - 95% sold out
The Dead Mother - 95% sold out
Eighteen Years in Prison - 95% sold out
Mississippi Mermaid - 95% sold out
Gang War in Milan - 95% sold out
Bandits of Orgosolo + The Lost World - 95% sold out
Murder Obsession - 95% sold out
Il posto + I fidanzati - 90% sold out
Tattooed Life - 90% sold out
Arrebato - 90% sold out
Misunderstood - 90% sold out
World Noir vol 3 - 90% sold out
The Boss - 90% sold out
Nothing is Sacred - 85% sold out
A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness - 85% sold out
Death Occurred Last Night - 85% sold out
The Italian Connection - 85% sold out
Dogra Magra - 85% sold out
Black God, White Devil - 85% sold out
US
Hardboiled: Three Pulp Thrillers - 95% sold out
Black Tight Killers - 95% sold out
Shinobi - 95% sold out
The Shape of Night - 90% sold out
Visible Secret - 90% sold out
The Eel - 90% sold out
Yokohama BJ Blues - 90% sold out
A Woman Kills - 85% sold out
Cosa Nostra - 85% sold out
Elegant Beast - 80% sold out
The Iron Prefect - 80% sold out
Dogra Magra - 65% sold out
Sympathy for the Underdog - 60% sold out
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September 2025
World Noir Volume 4 (1955-962) (UK / Region B)
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BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES:
- 2K restorations for each film by Gaumont
- Original uncompressed mono PCM audio for all films
- Newly improved optional English subtitles for all films
- Newly designed artwork based on original posters
- Limited edition 80-page perfect bound book featuring archival pieces and new writing by critics and experts including Imogen Sara Smith, Farran Nehme, Jake Cole and more
- Limited Edition of 3,000 copies presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases for each film and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
CHNOUF
- Audio commentary by Nick Pinkerton (2019)
- Archival interview with Henri Decoin on Jean Gabin (1960)
- New visual essay on Chnouf and drugs in film noir by Frank Krutnik (2025)
- Trailer
BACK TO THE WALL
- New audio commentary by Daniel Kremer (2025)
- Archival retrospective interview with Édouard Molinaro (2011)
- Trailer
PARIS PICK-UP
- New audio commentary by Tim Lucas (2025)
- Archival interview with director Marcel Bluwal
- Archival behind-the-scenes report on Paris Pick-up (1962)
- Archival interview with actor Robert Hossein and writer Frédéric Dard about their play (1963)
- Inspector Leclerc Investigates: The Grey Jackets - episode of 1962 TV crime serial directed by Marcel Bluwal
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Los Golfos (1962) (UK/US/CA)
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LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES
- Restored in 4K in 2024 by Filmoteca Española in collaboration with Films 59 at Digital and Electronic Systems laboratory from the 35mm acetate negative, 35mm prints and other intermediate photochemical materials. Restoration supervised by Javier Rellán and Patricia Uceda. Funding provided by ICAA/Ministerio de Cultura
- Introduction by author and former director of Filmoteca Catalunya Esteve Riambau (2025, 22 mins)
- Interview with filmmaker and curator Ehsan Khoshbakht on Los golfos, its influences and makers (2025, 17 mins)
- Censored scenes - scenes affected by censorship are presented alongside notes from the censorship committee and Carlos Saura (2025, 13 mins)
- Two early short films by Saura: La llamada, about a solider leaving for war (1955, 7 mins) and La tarde del domingo, about an oppressed live-in maid (1957, 34 mins)
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Vincent Wild
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Mar Diestro-Dópido, reprints of original documents including committee notes on the script and a detailed breakdown of the restoration process
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In My Skin (2002) (UHD/BD) (UK-only)
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4K UHD & BLU-RAY DUAL FORMAT LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES
- New 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Severin Films
- 4K UHD Dolby Vision HDR and Blu-ray presentation of the feature
- Original 5.1 DTS-HD master audio
- Audio commentary by Marina de Van (2004)
- New interview with Marina de Van (2025)
- New interview with cinematographer Pierre Barougier (2025)
- New interview with acting coach Marc Adjadj (2025)
- New interview with critic Manuela Lazic (2025)
- New visual essay by Valeria Villegas Lindvall (2025)
- Two short student films by Marina de Van: Bien sous tous rapports (1996) and Retention (1997)
- Trailer
- Stills gallery
- Newly improved English subtitle translation
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by critic Savina Petrovka and archival writing by Marina de Van
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
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BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES
- New 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Severin Films
- Original 5.1 DTS-HD master audio
- Audio commentary by Marina de Van (2004)
- New interview with Marina de Van (2025)
- New interview with cinematographer Pierre Barougier (2025)
- New interview with acting coach Marc Adjadj (2025)
- New interview with critic Manuela Lazic (2025)
- New visual essay by Valeria Villegas Lindvall (2025)
- Two short student films by Marina de Van: Bien sous tous rapports (1996) and Retention (1997)
- Trailer
- Stills gallery
- Newly improved English subtitle translation
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by critic Savina Petrovka and archival writing by Marina de Van
- Limited edition of 1000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
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The Betrayal (1966) (UK/US/CA)
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LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES
- High-Definition digital transfer by Kadokawa
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- Select-scene audio commentary by Japanese film historian Tom Mes (2025)
- Visual essay by film critic Philip Kemp, comparing The Betrayal with the original Orochi the Serpent (2025)
- Visual essay on director Tokuzo Tanaka by Tom Mes (2025)
- New English subtitle translation
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Alain Silver
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
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October 2025
Daiei Gothic Vol 2 - Japanese Ghost Stories (1960-1970) (UK/US)
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LIMITED EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES
- New 4K restorations of each film by Radiance Films
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio for each film
- Optional English subtitles for all films
- Newly designed box and booklet artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition 80-page perfect bound book featuring new writing by Amber T, Jasper Sharp, and Tom Mes, plus archival writing by Daniel O’Neill and original ghost stories The Goblin of Oeyama and The Vampire Cat
- Limited Edition of 4,000 copies presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases for each film and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
THE DEMON OF MOUNT OE
- New interview with period film historian Taichi Kasuga (2025)
- Blade of the Demon Slayer: a visual essay by Tom Mes (2025)
- Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista
THE HAUNTED CASTLE
- New interview with J-horror filmmaker Mari Asato (2025)
- A visual essay by ghost story scholar Zack Davisson (2025)
- Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista
THE GHOST OF KASANE SWAMP
- New interview with J-horror filmmaker Norio Tsuruta (2025)
- Select-scene audio commentary by horror film scholar Lindsay Nelson (2025)
- Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista
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Daughters of Darkness UHD + Blu-ray (1971) (UK)
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4K UHD & BLU-RAY DUAL FORMAT LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES
- 4K restoration from the original negative by Blue Underground, approved by director Harry Kümel
- 4K UHD with Dolby Vision HDR and Blu-ray presentation of the feature
- Audio commentary authors Virginie Sélavy and Lindsay Hallam (2025)
- New interview with director Harry Kümel and critic Anne Billson (2025)
- Archival interview with Delphine Seyrig in which the actor discusses her career (1989)
- On set footage with Harry Kümel and stuntman Thierry Hallaert (1970)
- Behind-the-scenes footage of Delphine Seyrig shooting a scene from the film and an interview with Harry Kümel (1971)
- Interview with critic and author Kim Newman (2025)
- Immoral Tales: Daughters of Darkness, Class, Cruelty, and the Cinematic Legacy of Bathory - a visual essay by Kat Ellinger, author of the monograph on the film (2025)
- Anna the Maid - Harry Kümel’s short film based on a Jean Cocteau poem about a murderous maid (1958, 5 mins)
- Aether - Harry Kümel’s short film about the surreal visions of a man following an accident (1960, 7 mins, co-directed by Herman Wuyts)
- Limited edition 80-page perfect bound booklet featuring new writing by Suzanne Boleyn, Martyn Conterio, Joseph Dwyer, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Mairéad Roche
- Limited edition of 5000 copies, presented in rigid box and full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
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BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES
- 4K restoration from the original negative by Blue Underground, approved by director Harry Kümel
- Audio commentary authors Virginie Sélavy and Lindsay Hallam (2025)
- New interview with director Harry Kümel and critic Anne Billson (2025)
- Archival interview with Delphine Seyrig in which the actor discusses her career (1989)
- On set footage with Harry Kümel and stuntman Thierry Hallaert (1970)
- Behind-the-scenes footage of Delphine Seyrig shooting a scene from the film and an interview with Harry Kümel (1971)
- Interview with critic and author Kim Newman (2025)
- Immoral Tales: Daughters of Darkness, Class, Cruelty, and the Cinematic Legacy of Bathory - a visual essay by Kat Ellinger, author of the monograph on the film (2025)
- Anna the Maid - Harry Kümel’s short film based on a Jean Cocteau poem about a murderous maid (1958, 5 mins)
- Aether - Harry Kümel’s short film about the surreal visions of a man following an accident (1960, 7 mins, co-directed by Herman Wuyts)
- Limited edition 80-page perfect bound booklet featuring new writing by Suzanne Boleyn, Martyn Conterio, Joseph Dwyer, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Mairéad Roche
- Limited edition of 2000 copies, presented in rigid box and full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
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Malpertuis (1971) (UK/US)
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BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES
- New 4K restoration of the film overseen by director Harry Kümel
- Audio commentary by Harry Kümel and assistant director Françoise Levie (2005)
- New interview with Harry Kümel (2025)
- New interview with author and gothic horror expert Jonathan Rigby (2025)
- Malpertuis Archive - an archival documentary on the making of the film featuring Kümel, actor Mathieu Carrière and director of photography Gerry Fisher among others (2005)
- Orson Welles Uncut - a featurette on the casting of Welles, including rare outtakes of the actor (2005)
- Susan Hampshire: one actress, three parts - an archival interview with the actress, including screen tests and contributions from cast and crew (2005)
- Archival interview with Michel Bouquet and Harry Kümel from Belgian television (1971)
- Jean Ray, John Flanders 1887 - 1964 - an archival interview with the source novelist and co-writer of Malpertuis (2005)
- Malpertuis Revisited - Harry Kümel revisits locations from the film (2005, 4 mins)
- Malpertuis: The Cannes cut - the rejected version of the film which premiered in Cannes (100 mins, SD)
- The Warden of the Tomb - Kümel’s early film based on Franz Kafka’s play (1965, 37 mins)
- Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition 80-page perfect bound booklet featuring new writing by Lucas Balbo, Maria J. Pérez Cuervo, David Flint, Willow Catelyn Maclay, Jonathan Owen
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in rigid box and full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
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Pocket Money (1976) (UK) (Region B)
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LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- High-Definition digital transfer
- Original uncompressed mono PCM audio
- Interview with director François Truffaut (1975)
- On-set footage with Truffaut and the cast (1975)
- Interview with curator Sonali Joshi (2025)
- Trailer commentary by filmmaker Allan Arkush (2019)
- French and US trailers
- Optional English subtitles
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Smith
- Limited edition booklet featuring Truffaut’s written introduction to the film
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
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November 2025
Radical Japan: Cinema and State - Nine Films by Nagisa Oshima (LE) (1961-1972) (UK) (Region Free)
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LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES
- 4K restorations of Death by Hanging, Diary of a Shinjuku Thief, Boy, The Man Who Left His Will on Film and The Ceremony
- High-Definition digital transfers of The Catch and Dear Summer Sister (exclusive to this edition)
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio for each film
- Audio commentaries by Samm Deighan on Death by Hanging, Tony Rayns on Diary of a Shinjuku Thief, and Jasper Sharp on The Ceremony
- Introductions and appreciations of the films by film historians and scholars Luk Van Haute, Jennifer Coates, Rie Tsukinaga, and filmmaker Yang Yong-hi
- Archival interviews with Oshima (1986 & 1995)
- Interviews with actors Tadanori Yokoo and Kazuo Goto (2025)
- Interview with critic and author Junichi Konuma on composer Toru Takemitsu (2025)
- Extensive interview with critic Tony Rayns on Oshima’s life and career (2025)
- Yunbogi’s Diary - Oshima’s short film about street children in Seoul (1965, 25 mins)
- 100 Years of Japanese Cinema - Oshima's documentary celebrating the centenary of cinema (1995)
- Japanese Cinema: New Territories - a documentary by Hubert Niogret on the Japanese cinema of rebellion and renewal, charting the emergence of independent filmmakers of the 1960s to the 1990s featuring interviews with Oshima, Kiju Yoshida, Shohei Imamura and others (2011)
- Newly improved English subtitle translation for each film
- Reversible sleeves featuring original and new artwork based on designs by distributor ATG’s magazines
- Limited edition 160-page book featuring new writing by Rea Amit, Espen Bale, archival articles by Donald Richie and Alexander Jacoby, plus writing by and interviews with Oshima
- Limited Edition of 5000 copies, presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
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Wicked Games: Three Films by Robert Hossein (LE) (1955-1961) (UK/US)
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LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES
- 2K restorations by Gaumont for each film, presented on three discs
- Original uncompressed mono audio for each film
- Audio commentary on each film by critic and author Tim Lucas (2025)
- Picking Strawberries - A newly created ‘making of’ featurette with historian Lucas Balbo, featuring archive interviews with Hossein and Jean Rollin (2025)
- Behind Marked Eyes: The Cinematic Stare of Robert Hossein - A newly created featurette by Howard S. Berger about Hossein and his work (2025)
- Interview with actor Marina Vlady (2014)
- The Evolution of the Femme Fatale in Classic French Cinema - A visual essay by critic Samm Deighan (2025)
- The Taste of Violence appreciation by filmmaker and Western authority Alex Cox (2025)
- Interview with author C. Courtney Joyner on The Taste of Violence and the Zapata Western subgenre (2025)
- Trailer
- Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Walter Chaw and newly translated archival archival writing by Lucas Balbo
- Limited Edition of 3000 copies, presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
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The Ogre of Athens (LE) (1956) (UK/US)
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LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES
- High-Definition digital transfer
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- New introduction from Jonathan Franzen (2025)
- New interview with critic Christina Newland (2025)
- New interview with Greek film expert Dimitris Papanikolaou (2025)
- Newly improved English subtitle translation
- Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Andréas Giannopoulos and extract from Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom
- Limited edition of 2500 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
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Night of the Juggler (UHD + BD LE) (1980) (UK) (Transmission imprint) (Blu-ray Region B locked)
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LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES
- New 4K restoration from original 35mm camera negative, presented in Dolby Vision HDR
- 4K UHD and Blu-ray presentation of the feature
- 5.1 Surround mix and Lossless 2.0
- New audio commentary with film historians Kim Newman and Sean Hogan
- New interview with actor James Brolin
- New interview with actress Julie Carmen
- New interview with actor Dan Hedaya
- The Meanest Streets - a Night of the Juggler locations tour with journalist/filmmaker Michael Gingold and production associate Chris Coles
- Welcome to Fear City - new visual essay on the depiction of New York in 70s and 80s exploitation cinema by Howard S. Berger
- Pandemonium Reflex: An Inquest into Sidney J. Furie’s Night of the Juggler - new visual essay on Furie by Daniel Kremer, author of Sidney J Furie: Life and Films
- Trailer
- Stills and poster gallery
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Reversible sleeve featuring original artwork
- Pull-out poster and six lobby-card style postcards
- Limited edition 40-page perfect bound booklet featuring new writing from Glenn Kenny, Barry Forshaw, and Travis Woods
- Limited edition of 5000 copies, presented in rigid box and full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings*artwork and special features subject to change
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Le Notti Bianche (1957) (UK)
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LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES
- 4K restoration by Cinecittà
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- Interview with producer and programmer Adrian Wootton (2025)
- Letters From Rome: Luchino Visconti - archival documentary where Visconti is interviewed in Rome by Andre Labarthe (1963)
- Archival interview with actor Marcello Mastroianni (1977)
- Archival interviews with Visconti collaborators and Le notti bianche crew (2003)
- Audiobook reading of Dostoyevsky's original short story ‘White Nights' (2010)
- Trailer
- Newly improved English subtitle translation
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition booklet featuring a new essay by Pasquale Iannone and archival writing
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
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Splendid Outing (1978) (UK/US/CA)
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LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES
- New 4K restoration by Radiance Films
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- Audio Commentary by Ariel Schudson (2025)
- Interview with filmmaker Lee Chang-dong (2025)
- Interview with assistant director Chung Ji-young (2025)
- Stranded but Not Afraid: The Island Women of Classic Korean Cinema - a visual essay by Pierce Conran
- Newly improved English subtitles
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Chung Chong-hwa and Pierce Conran and archival writing by Director Kim Soo-yong
- Limited edition of 2500 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
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Une Femme Douce (1969) (UK)
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LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES- High-Definition digital transfer
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- New audio commentary by Michael Brooke (2025)
- Over Her Dead Body - a visual essay by Cristina Álvarez López and Adrian Martin (2025)
- Archival interview with Robert Bresson (1969)
- Archival interview with Dominique Sanda (1987)
- Image gallery
- New English subtitle translation
- Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters by Olga Poláčková-Vyleťalová and Chica
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Alex Barrett and an archival interview with Robert Bresson
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
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Do you consider suggestions?
- Yes please email info@radiancefilms.co.uk for any films you think we should consider! We won’t always be able to respond but all emails will be read.
Do you have sales?
- As a new business we are unable to have sales at present but subscribe to our newsletter to hear first about any promotions – our releases are discounted in the pre-order period and through in-advance bulk purchase offers like this one.
Is that big coloured strip printed on the front of the box?
- Each Limited Edition release comes with an ‘OBI strip’, a piece of paper that wraps around the spine and contains all necessary certificate, barcode, and legal and marketing information allowing the cover to be unspoiled both front and back. They are designed to be discarded but you may choose to keep them inside the case.
Are your sleeves reversible?
- Our Limited Edition releases feature double-sided sleeves with images to front and back on one side and another image and essential release information on the reverse. All other information (BBFC certificate, barcode, logos etc.) is contained on the OBI strip, which can be removed.
Why are your releases limited; will you re-print limited editions?
- As we mostly focus on more niche and challenging films, market conditions make it difficult to keep films, and therefore stocks, in print. Select titles will be re-published upon sell out in a standard edition (in a standard case, with a standard sleeve, without a booklet) though this won’t be guaranteed for all titles as we may have limited rights, or a slower selling release may have a future in digital download form only.
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