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Nikkatsu Co.
Directed by: Seijun Suzuki
When Japanese New Wave bad boy Seijun Suzuki delivered this brutal, hilarious, and visually inspired masterpiece to the executives at his studio, he was promptly fired. Branded to Kill tells the ecstatically bent story of a yakuza assassin with a fetish for sniffing steamed rice (the chipmunk-cheeked superstar Joe Shishido) who botches a job and ends up a target himself. This is Suzuki at his most extreme—the flabbergasting pinnacle of his sixties pop-art aesthetic.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
4K UHD
Blu-ray
Discs:
UHD-66 (1 Disc)
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
None (4K UHD)
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1
Audio Options:
Japanese PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
2160p/24
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
HDR:
None
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Interview, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet
- Interviews with director Seijun Suzuki and assistant director Masami Kuzuu
- Interview with Seijun Suzuki from 1997
- Interview with actor Joe Shishido
- Trailer
- An essay by critic and historian Tony Rayns
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Restoration Information
Branded to Kill
Restoration by:
The Criterion Collection
Year: 2010
Scanned at: High-Definition Digital
Restored at: High-Definition Digital
Sources:
35mm Fine-grain master positive
Branded to Kill
Restoration by:
Nikkatsu Coporation
Year: 2022
Scanned at: 4K Digital
Restored at: 4K Digital
Sources:
35mm Original camera negative
Release Notes on Restoration
Branded to Kill
Branded to Kill is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.39:1. This new 4K restoration was undertaken by Nikkatsu Corporation and the Japan Foundation from the 35 mm original camera negative at Imagica Entertainment Media Services, Inc.