Koroshi no rakuin = ǂb Branded to kill /
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 who botches a job an...
| Uniform Title: | Koroshi no rakuin (Motion picture) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Language Notes: | Japanese dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[New York] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2023]
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| Edition: | 4k ultra HD [edition]. |
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| Summary: | 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 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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| Item Description: | Title from disc label. Originally released as a motion picture in 1967. Wide screen (2.39:1). |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, region A; wide screen (2.39:1); System requirements: 4K ultra HD blu-ray player required. 4K television required for full 4k UHD effect; can also be viewed using a 1080 television without full 4K UHD effects. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography by Kazue Nagatsuka ; editor, Matsuo Tanji ; production design by Sukezo Kawahara ; music by Naozumi Yamamoto. |