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Cruel Gun Story AKA Kenjû zankoku monogatari (Blu-ray) (1964)
An ex-con has no chance to go straight because he is immediately coerced by a wealthy mob boss into organizing the heist of an armored car carrying racetrack receiptsDirector: Takumi Furukawa
OVERALL: Blu-ray B-
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Extras:DISC ONE: Black Gravel
DISC TWO: Symphony for a Massacre
DISC THREE: Cruel Gun Story
* The Film
Audio Commentary by author and filmmaker Jasper Sharp (2024)
2024 introduction by critic and programmer Tony Rayns (21:27)
2024 visual essay by Japanese cinema expert Hayley Scanlon (12:10)
2006 archival interview with actor Joe Shishodo (8:56) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.45:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese LPCM 2.0 mono (48kHz/16-bit)
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DISC ONE is region ALL; DISCS TWO & THREE are region B locked.
Comes with reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork, a limited edition 80-page perfect bound booklet featuring writing on the films by critics and experts including Carmen Gray on post-war German politics and film, Elena Lazic on Jose Giovanni, David Hering on noir's evolution in the 1960s, and Jake Cole on the filmography of Joe Shishido.
Limited Edition of 3000 copies, presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases for each film and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings. -
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OVERALL: Blu-ray B
Currently the only release known.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray B World Noir Vol. 2 - Limited Edition United Kingdom- Radiance Films - No cuts (86:26).
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Comparison added by Rob_Hunt on 20/08/24
Comparison last updated by Rob_Hunt on 20/08/24UPDATE LOG:
20/08/24: Initial entry.
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