The Elegant Beast Blu-ray presents a razor-sharp black comedy about the Maeda family, who present a polite and modest façade while hiding a labyrinth of schemes behind the walls of their cramped Tokyo apartment. As creditors, lovers and rivals arrive one by one, their composed veneer cracks, revealing a family fuelled by manipulation, greed and survival instincts shaped by post-war Japan. Adapted by Kaneto Shindo from his own stage play and directed by Yuzo Kawashima, this chamber-piece satire transforms a single location into a battleground of shifting power, duplicity and dark humour.

directed by: Yuzo Kawashima
written by: Kaneto Shindo
starring: Yunosuke Ito, Ayako Wakao, Tatsuya Mihashi
1962 / 103 min / 2.35:1 / mono

Elegant Beast Limited Edition [Blu-ray]

$39.99

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BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• New 4K restoration
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Interview with film critic Toshiaki Sato
• Appreciation by filmmaker Toshiaki Toyoda
• Visual essay by Tom Mes on post-war architecture in Japanese cinema
• Trailer
• New and improved English subtitles
• Reversible sleeve
• Limited edition booklet with new writing by Midori Suiren and archival criticism
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