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Aesthetics Of A Bullet Limited Edition Blu-ray arrives from Radiance with a striking portrait of desperation and delusion in 1970s Japanese crime cinema. Directed by Sadao Nakajima, this long-overlooked yakuza drama follows a small-time street vendor selected by a gang to provoke chaos in rival territory. Armed with a flashy suit, a pistol, and a pocketful of cash, he suddenly feels untouchable — until reality exposes the gulf between posturing and pulling the trigger.
 
With a fiercely committed performance by Tsunehiko Watase that predates Robert De Niro’s Travis Bickle by three years, Aesthetics Of A Bullet channels the paranoia and alienation of the era through a uniquely Japanese lens. Produced through the Art Theatre Guild after major studios declined to finance it, the film stands as a raw, uncompromising counterpoint to mainstream yakuza cinema and remains a vital rediscovery for fans of hard-edged crime storytelling.
 
directed by: Sadao Nakajima
starring: Tsunehiko Watase, Miki Sugimoto, Mitsuri Mori
1973 / 100 min / Japanese

Aesthetics Of A Bullet [Limited Edition] [Blu-ray] - Pre-Order 5/19

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Expected to ship on or around the release date: May 19, 2026.

  • BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
    • High-definition digital transfer
    • Uncompressed mono PCM audio
    • Newly filmed appreciation by filmmaker Robert Schwentke (2026)
    • New interview with filmmaker Kazuyoshi Kumakiri (2026)
    • Archival interview with Sadao Nakajima (2023)
    • Trailer
    • Newly improved English subtitle translation
    • Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters
    • Limited edition booklet featuring new writing

     

    Packaging
    • Limited Edition
    • 1-disc Blu-ray

     

    Additional details
    Label: Radiance
    Edition: Limited Edition
    Number of discs: 1
    Region: Region Free
    Audio: Japanese mono PCM

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