Yakuza Graveyard (1976) (Radiance Films)

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Best news of the year, and I can confirm this will be a US release. This for me is the best Yakuza films of all time, and in my top 20 films of all time. It's truly a remarkable film that will remain in your thoughts years later. This film has gotten subpar releases in the past on DVD, so it will be nice to finally have a proper release. I'll be talking more about this later, but I plan on having a Toei contest later in the year. I'm not joking when I say this is truly one of the best film EVER made. Again, more info to be provided later, but this is fantastic news beyond imagining.






Yakuza Graveyard

When he falls for the beautiful wife of the jailed boss of the Nishida gang, things start to spiral out of control for detective Kuroiwa (Tetsuya Watari, Graveyard of Honour). In a world where the line between police and organised crime is vague, he finds himself on the wrong side of a yakuza war when his superiors favour Nishida’s rivals, the Yamashiro gang. Co-starring the iconic Meiko Kaji (Lady Snowblood) and featuring Nagisa Oshima as chief of police, Yakuza Graveyard sees director Kinji Fukasaku (Battles without Honour and Humanity) at the peak of his powers.

Blu-ray Limited Edition Special Features:

High-Definition digital transfer
Original uncompressed mono PCM audio
Appreciation by filmmaker Kazuya Shiraishi (2022)
The Rage and the Passion - A visual essay by critic Tom Mes on Meiko Kaji and Kinji Fukasaku’s collaborations (2022)
Gallery of promotional imagery
Easter Egg
Trailer
Newly translated English subtitles
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing on the film by Mika Ko on the representations of Koreans in the yakuza film, and newly translated re-prints of a contemporary review and writing by screenwriter Kazuo Kasahara
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
Also available in USA/Canada from our partners MVD, Diabolik and Grindhouse - links coming soon!

Year: 1976
Cert: 15
Format: Blu-ray
Region: AB
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EAN: 5060974680023
Release date: 5/23/23

Radiance Films Launch Video November 2022 - YouTube