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BLOODY TERRITORIES is another action-packed, blood-soaked tale from cult director Yasuharu Hasebe. Set in the murky underworld of late-1960s Tokyo, the film begins as the police force an influential yakuza into breaking up. One group refuses to be deterred, however, and embarks on a dangerous mission to take full control of Tokyo's illegal operations. Stylish and engaging, this early Hasebe film contains all the elements that have made him one of world cinema's most celebrated cult figures.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreen - 2.35Audio: Mono - JapaneseAdditional Release Material: Trailers - 1. Original Japanese TrailerText/Image Galleries: Liner Notes - 1. Chris D. - Japanese Film Expert Biographies - 1. Yasuharu Hasebe - Director Filmographies - 1. Yasuharu Hasebe - Director
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Deviating heavily from the original film from which it derives its name, this 1961 psychological thriller, written by respected horror writer Robert Bloch (PSYCHO), retains only the themes of somnambulism from its predecessor. Glynis Johns stars as Jane, a young woman who has lost her way and winds up spending the night at the creepy estate owned by Dr. Caligari (Dan O`Herlihy). Upon her attempt to leave in the morning, Jane learns that she has been drugged, and is now Caligari`s captive. Caligari turns out to be a pervert, spying on her in the bathtub and attempting to pry into her sexual history, and the house is occupied by strange and helpless people. Jane`s only friend is a handsome young man who shows her a way to escape. When she puts his plan into practice, however, Jane learns that nothing there is what it seems, and that her true captor is her own mind.
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Kinji Fukasaku's (BATTLE ROYALE) revered gangster series is a landmark of 1970's Japanese cinema. Set just after WWII and based on the memoirs of a real-life crime boss, these films serve to deglamorize the traditional cinematic portrayal of organized crime, instead painting its members as petty, backstabbing thugs who will turn on their closest allies for power or profit. The story follows the violent exploits of Shozo Hirono (Bunta Sugawara), a former soldier, as he joins a yakuza gang in post-bomb Hiroshima. From there, he weathers a brutal series of events, including jail terms and pulling off hits of rival gang members, on his shaky journey through the ranks. This 6-Disc box set includes all 5 films in the series, plus a bonus disc of supplemental material.DVD Features:Region 16-Disc SetWidescreen - 2.35Additional Release Material: Featurette - 1. FRIEDKIN ON FUKASAKU








2. TRANSLATING FUKASAKU








3. KANTOKU: REMEMBERING FUKASAKU








4. JITSUROKU: REINVENTING THE YAKUZA GENRE








5. BORYOKU: FUKASAKU AND THE ART OF VIOLENCE








6. KAPLAN ON FUKASAKUText/Photo Galleries: Yakuza Papers Family TreeAdditional Products: Booklet
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La Bataille Du Rail (DVD)
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EASTERN CONDORS is director Sammo Hung's high-energy version of THE DIRTY DOZEN. To win their freedom, a group of hardened Asian convicts agree to go on a suicidal mission to Vietnam and destroy an abandoned ammunitions dump before the Vietcong discovers it. Along the way, the men run into a trio of female freedom fighters and a freewheeling martial artist named Rat, played by Hung's Peking Opera brother, Yuen Biao. The film borrows liberally from other Vietnam war movies (the Russian roulette scene from THE DEER HUNTER, for instance), but there are plenty of imaginative turns, including an instance when Hung uses leaves as deadly projectiles. As is typical in Hung's films, the action choreography is fluid and energetic. Hung's wife, Joyce Godenzi, plays one of the Cambodian guerrillas, Oscar-winner Haing S. Ngor (THE KILLING FIELDS) appears as a mentally deranged peasant, and Yuen Wah (Hung's and Biao's other stage brother) gives a quirky performance as the relentless commander of the Vietcong forces.DVD Features:Region 0 (All Regions)Keep CaseAudio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - Chinese/ Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1 - Chinese/ Mandarin Subtitles - English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Thai, Indonesian - OptionalAdditional Release Material: TrailersInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive MenusText/ Photo Galleries: Filmographies - Cast& Crew
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