Elegant Beast|Yûnosuke Itô

Product Code: RAD036BDLE

EAN: 5060974680665
Catalogue Code: RAD036BDLE
Title: Elegant Beast
Principle Contributor: Yûnosuke Itô,
Contributors: Yûzô Kawashima, Osamu Yoneda, Kaneto Shindô, Sei Ikeno, Nobuo Munekawa, Yûnosuke Itô, Manamitsu Kawabata, Yuko Hamada, Hisano Yamaoka, Ayako Wakao, Eiji Funakoshi, Shôichi Ozawa, Hideo Takamatsu Kyû Sazanka, Chôchô Miyako,
Genre: Foreign
Produced by Label/Studio: Radiance Films, 1962
Published by: Elevation Sales, 18 Dec 2023
Format: Blu-ray / Restored (Limited Edition),
Media: 1 disc(s)

Booklet|Bonus Footage|Interviews: Toshiaki Sato (critic)|Reversible sleeve; Appreciation by Toshiaki Toyoda (film-maker); Visual essay by critic Tom Mes on post-war architecture in Japanese cinema|Trailers

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Cover Notes: In their humble two-room apartment, the Maeda family seem ever so self-effacing - but their modest façade hides another truth. Daughter Tomoko is the mistress of a bestselling author with well-lined pockets. Son Minoru embezzles funds with his lover Yukie (Ayako Wakao, Red Angel), who has her own hidden agenda. And father Tokizo (Yunosuke Ito, Ikiru, Lone Wolf and Cub) is a former military man who swears he will never return to the poverty he knew during the war, no matter what the cost. One after another, those affected by the Maedas' schemes show up on their doorstep. But these visitors all have their own duplicitous agendas. With each knock on the door, the gamesmanship reaches a whole new level. Elegant Beast was adapted by Kaneto Shindo (Onibaba, Naked Island) from his own stage play. Director Yuzo Kawashima, mentor of Shohei Imamura and a major influence on the Japanese New Wave, makes magnificent widescreen use of the single apartment setting to deliver a ferocious satire on Japan's post-war economic miracle.

Extras: Booklet|Bonus Footage|Interviews: Toshiaki Sato (critic)|Reversible sleeve; Appreciation by Toshiaki Toyoda (film-maker); Visual essay by critic Tom Mes on post-war architecture in Japanese cinema|Trailers

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Even More Details: Language(s): Japanese|Subtitles: English|Interactive Menu|PCM Mono

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