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Takeshi Kitano Collection (3-Disc Blu-ray Box Set)

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A Blu-ray collection of three films directed by Takeshi 'Beat' Kitano

 

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A collection of three films by Takeshi 'Beat' Kitano, widely considered to be Japan's most important and influential director since Kurosawa. 

Featured films:

Violent Cop
Detective Azuma (‘Beat' Takeshi) is a renegade cop who frequently resorts to violence and unethical methods to get results. While investigating a series of drug-related homicides, Azuma discovers that his friend and colleague is supplying drugs from within the police force. After his colleague is murdered and his sister is kidnapped, he breaks all the rules to dish out his particular form of justice.

Boiling Point
When the mild mannered Masaki (Yûrei Yanagi) falls foul of the Yakuza he decides to buy a gun to defend himself. He heads to Okinawa where he forms an unlikely partnership with Uehara (‘Beat’ Takeshi) who has his own reasons for wanting revenge.

Sonatine
Murakawa (‘Beat' Takeshi), an established and ruthless gangster, is sent to intervene in a gang war on the island of Okinawa. When the situation takes a turn for the worse, Murakawa and his men are forced to retreat into hiding, but it’s not long before their enemies track them down. A final and breathtaking showdown becomes inevitable.

Extras
  • High Definition transfers of all three films
  • Feature-length audio commentaries on Violent Cop and Sonatine by Chris D, punk poet, singer, actor, film historian and author of Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film
  • Newly recorded audio commentary on Boiling Point by David Jenkins
  • That Man is Dangerous: The Birth of Takeshi Kitano (2016, 20 mins): documentary examining the emergence, establishment and popularity of Takeshi Kitano’s cinematic image
  • Okinawa Days: Kitano’s Second Debut (2016, 20 mins): a look back at Kitano’s Boiling Point featuring interviews with producer Masayuki Mori and actor Yurei Yanagi
  • Violent Cop trailer
  • Boiling Point trailers
  • Sonatine trailer
  • 44-page book with new writing on the films and their director by Japanese film experts Tom Mes, Jasper Sharp, Mark Schilling and film critic James-Masaki Ryan
Additional Information
More Information
SKU 5035673013847
Catalogue Number BFIB1384
Product contents 3 discs
Year 1989 - 1993
Director Takeshi Kitano
Format Blu-Ray
Publisher(s) BFI
Countries Japan
Subtitles English
Language(s) Japanese
Running time 292 min
Blu-ray region B
Certificate 18
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