Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji (Region B)
Praised by Japanese film critics and highly admired by his contemporaries Akira Kurosawa and YasujirƓ Ozu, Tomu Uchida still remains little known in the West. His 1955 masterpiece * Spear at Mount Fuji is an excellent entry point for the newcomer.
During the Edo period, * Spear at Mount Fuji is a tragicomic road movie of the kind, following a samurai, his two servants including spearbearers Genpachi (ChiezƓ Kataoka) and the various people they meet on their journey, including a police officer looking for a thief, a small child, and a woman to be sold into prostitution. tion.
Winner of a prestigious Blue Ribbon Award for the supporting actor and Kurosawa Regular Daisuke KatƓ, * Spear at Mount Fuji is a film that deserves much wider international acclaim.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) Presentation
- Original uncompressed mono audio
- Optional newly translated English subtitles
- Brand new audio commentary by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp, recorded exclusively for this release
- Reversible case features original and newly commissioned artwork by Corey Brickley
- First print only: illustrated collector's book with new writing on the film by critic and filmmaker James Oliver.
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Praised by Japanese film critics and highly admired by his contemporaries Akira Kurosawa and YasujirƓ Ozu, Tomu Uchida still remains little known in the West. His 1955 masterpiece * Spear at Mount Fuji is an excellent entry point for the newcomer.
During the Edo period, * Spear at Mount Fuji is a tragicomic road movie of the kind, following a samurai, his two servants including spearbearers Genpachi (ChiezƓ Kataoka) and the various people they meet on their journey, including a police officer looking for a thief, a small child, and a woman to be sold into prostitution. tion.
Winner of a prestigious Blue Ribbon Award for the supporting actor and Kurosawa Regular Daisuke KatƓ, * Spear at Mount Fuji is a film that deserves much wider international acclaim.
SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) Presentation
- Original uncompressed mono audio
- Optional newly translated English subtitles
- Brand new audio commentary by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp, recorded exclusively for this release
- Reversible case features original and newly commissioned artwork by Corey Brickley
- First print only: illustrated collector's book with new writing on the film by critic and filmmaker James Oliver.
