Of Flesh and Blood: The Cinema of Hirokazu Kore-eda (15/07/19)

[thenexus6]

July 15th 2019

Amazon

Definitely getting this, never seen Maborosi & After Life so will buy for those.

[Foggy]

Yeah I’m really excited for this one, I’ve really enjoyed all the Kore-eda films I’ve seen so far.

[thenexus6]

Originally Posted by Foggy

Yeah I’m really excited for this one, I’ve really enjoyed all the Kore-eda films I’ve seen so far.

Yeah, he's definitely one of the best Directors for me. Loved everything i've seen of his.

[jackranderson]

Not missing out on this like I did with Arrows Set. Would still love Arrow to re-issue there’s making my Kore-Eda collection more complete.

[Cremildo]

I blind-bought the Arrow set, and I'll blind-buy this one. I've wanted to see these films for over a decade.

[jackranderson]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

I blind-bought the Arrow set, and I'll blind-buy this one. I've wanted to see these films for over a decade.

Damn you

[Cremildo]

Originally Posted by jackranderson

Damn you

Not so damned, unfortunately - I missed Arrow's Taisho Trilogy set myself.

[Jeo]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

Not so damned, unfortunately - I missed Arrow's Taisho Trilogy set myself.

The US version is still available if you wanted to import it; it's not region locked. It's what I did.

[Cremildo]

Originally Posted by Jeo

The US version is still available if you wanted to import it; it's not region locked. It's what I did.

I had no idea. Thanks!

[Cinematt]

Originally Posted by jackranderson

Not missing out on this like I did with Arrows Set. Would still love Arrow to re-issue there’s making my Kore-Eda collection more complete.

I missed that too, and it just seems to have disappeared. There's one on eBay at the moment but it's £125! Gutted I was broke when it was €23 on amazon.es!
Won't be missing out on this one, day 1 for me.

[RazorwireRyan]

Any extras?

[Dougling]

Originally Posted by RazorwireRyan

Any extras?

Listed here:

https://shop.bfi.org.uk/pre-order-of...l#.XOZZoshKiUk

Q+A with Hirokazu Kore-eda (2019): a newly filmed interview with the director, recorded at the BFI Southbank during its major retrospective of his work
New feature-length audio commentary on Maborosi by Jasper Sharp
New feature-length audio commentary on After Life by Tara Judah
New feature-length audio commentary on Nobody Knows by Kenta McGrath
New feature-length audio commentary on Still Walking by Alexander Jacoby
Fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the films and full film credits

Don't know if more will be added but that's pretty decent I think.

[36crazyfists]

Day one for sure without hesitation huge fan and admiration of Koreeda work easily one of the most important directors in world cinema the last 20 years or so .

[CrockettandTubbs]

If you don't want to go with Amazon (£37.68 currently), Base.com's price is £35.99:

https://www.base.com/buy/product/of-...c-bfib1346.htm

[rapta]

Originally Posted by CrockettandTubbs

If you don't want to go with Amazon (£37.68 currently), Base.com's price is £35.99:

https://www.base.com/buy/product/of-...c-bfib1346.htm

I did just that the other day. Might see what HMV are asking, but they're higher on just standard titles (£15.99) so I reckon they'll be higher on box sets too (at least £39.99).

[thisgenius]

Extras confirmed and release date change:

Unfortunately we've had to put back the release of our upcoming Kore-eda Blu-ray set by one week to 22 July...but we can now confirm all the extras!


• Birthplace (2003, 29 mins): actress Makiko Esumi takes the viewer on a tour of the films locations, featuring behind-the scenes stills and on-set footage

• Newly recorded audio commentary on Maborosi by filmmaker and writer Jasper Sharp

• Hirokazu Koreeda Screentalk (2013, 45 mins): the director in conversation with Jasper Sharp at the 2013 London Film Festival

• Interview with Arata (2003, 15 mins): an interview with the actor and star of After Life, Arata Iura

• Deleted scenes (1998, 17 mins): a selection of deleted scenes from After Life

• Newly recorded audio commentary on After Life by writer and curator Tara Judah

• Behind the scenes on Nobody Knows (2004, 7 mins): Behind-the-scenes footage of Koreeda at work with his cast and crew

• Newly recorded audio commentary on Nobody Knows by Japanese-Australian filmmaker, writer and academic Kenta McGrath

• Making Still Walking (2008, 29 mins): a featurette showing the cast and crew at work behind the scenes

• Still Walking Q&A (2019, 33 mins): Hirokazu Koreeda in conversation with Michael Leader at BFI Southbank

• Newly recorded audio commentary on Still Walking by Alexander Jacoby

• Still Walking gallery

• Trailers

• 72-page book including new writing by David Jenkins, Jessica Kiang, Michael Leader, Alexander Jacoby and Jasper Sharp. Also includes interviews with the director, original reviews and full film credits

[CrockettandTubbs]

More extras seals this deal

I'm going to pre-order this from base.com (£35.99) when I get home

[israels]

To anyone who missed the Family Values set from Arrow, it seems like it's back in stock at Arrows web store. Though it's tagged as LIMITED AVAILABILITY.

[CrockettandTubbs]

Amazon has price matched base.com now (£35.99).

[Si Parallel Universe]

Originally Posted by CrockettandTubbs

Amazon has price matched base.com now (£35.99).

I'd rather go with Base.

I really enjoyed the Arrow set so looking forward to this.