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UK import. Blu-ray disc is region free and will play on all Blu-ray players worldwide.
 
Radical Japan: Cinema and State Blu-ray launches an ongoing series dedicated to the revolutionary cinema of Nagisa Oshima. Spanning seven discs, this landmark collection gathers Blu-ray premieres of the director’s most politically charged and formally daring works from 1961 to 1972 — a period that reshaped Japanese film history.
 
From the wartime tensions of The Catch (1961) to the existential legal provocation of Death by Hanging (1968), the countercultural pulse of Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (1969), and the devastating family portrait of Boy (1969), Oshima’s films confront authority, identity, and national myth. The Man Who Left His Will on Film (1970) responds directly to the protest movements of its era, while The Ceremony (1971) dissects oppressive tradition, and Dear Summer Sister (1972) interrogates Japan’s colonial relationship with Okinawa.
 
A towering body of work that challenged censorship, politics, and cinematic form, Radical Japan stands as an essential document of one of world cinema’s most uncompromising voices.

Radical Japan: Cinema and State [Limited Edition UK Import] [Blu-ray]

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  • LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES

    • 4K restorations of Death by Hanging, Diary of a Shinjuku Thief, Boy, The Man Who Left His Will on Film, and The Ceremony
    • High-definition digital transfers of The Catch and Dear Summer Sister (exclusive to this edition)
    • Uncompressed mono PCM audio for each film
    • Audio commentaries by Samm Deighan (Death by Hanging), Tony Rayns (Diary of a Shinjuku Thief), and select-scene commentary by Jasper Sharp (The Ceremony)
    • Introductions and appreciations by Luk Van Haute, Jennifer Coates, Rie Tsukinaga, and Yang Yong-hi (2025)
    • After the Tokyo War – visual essay by Julian Ross (2025, 17 mins)
    • Archival interviews with Oshima (1986 & 1995)
    • Interviews with actors Tadanori Yokoo and Kazuo Goto (2025)
    • Interview with Junichi Konuma on composer Toru Takemitsu (2025)
    • Extensive interview with critic Tony Rayns (2025, 46 mins)
    • Yunbogi’s Diary (1965, 25 mins)
    • 100 Years of Japanese Cinema (1995, 52 mins)
    • Japanese Cinema: New Territories (2011, 52 mins)
    • Newly improved English subtitle translations
    • Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork
    • Limited edition 160-page book with new writing, archival essays, and interviews
    • Limited edition of 5000 copies, presented in rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases and removable OBI strip

     

    Additional details
    Label: Radiance
    Year: 1961–1972
    Country: Japan
    Certification: 18
    Region: ABC (Region Free)
    Catalogue number: RAD144BDLE
    EAN: 5060974682850
    Release date: 17/11/25

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