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Branded to Kill
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Nikkatsu Co.
Directed by: Seijun Suzuki
Seijun Suzuki s delirious 1967 hit-man film has drawn comparisons with contemporaries Le Samourai and Point Blank and influenced directors such as John Woo, Jim Jarmusch and Quentin Tarantino among others.
The story of laconic yakuza Hanada, aka No. 3 Killer , the third rated hit-man in Japan who takes an impossible job from the mysterious, death obsessed Misako. Hanada bungles the hit and finds himself the target of his employers and a bullet ridden journey leads him to face the No. 1 Killer.
Shot in cool monochrome with beguiling visuals, Branded to Kill is an effortlessly cool crime film with a jazzy score that caused Suzuki to be fired by the studio s executives but is now rightly recognised as his masterpiece.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Discs:
BD-50 (2 Discs)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
B (Blu-ray)
2 (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Audio Options:
Japanese PCM Mono 1.0
Japanese Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
576p/25
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Theatrical Trailer, Interview, Feature Film, Booklet
- Interview with director Seijun Suzuki
- Interview with star Joe Shishido by critic and author Koshi Ueno
- Trapped in Lust [Aiyoku no wana] (1973) A delirious roman porno re-imagining of Branded to Kill from Atsushi Yamatoya, one of Branded to Kill s screenwriters and Suzuki s regular collaborators
- Original trailer for Branded to Kill
- Original trailer for Trapped in Lust
- Booklet by Japanese film expert Jasper Sharp, illustrated with original stills and new artwork by Ian MacEwan
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