![]() Very little is known about his early life. He was born in Edo, Musashi Province (now Tokyo). He was later known as Fujita Gorō ( 藤田 五郎) and worked as a police officer in Tokyo during the Meiji Restoration where he worked mostly undercover for them along with the Japanese government. He was one of the few core members who survived the numerous wars of the Bakumatsu period. Saitō Hajime ( 斎藤 一) (born Yamaguchi Hajime ( 山口 一) Febru– September 28, 1915) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who most famously served as the captain of the third unit of the Shinsengumi. Original lossless Japanese PCM 2.Guard at Tokyo National Museum (1890–1899)Ĭlerk, accountant at Tokyo Women's Normal School (1899–1909).Archival “premiere special” featuring Miike, Kishitani and Arimori.Archival press release interviews featuring Miike, Kishitani and Arimori.Archival “interview special” featuring Miike and cast members Goro Kishitani and Narimi Arimori.Men of Violence: The Male Driving Forces in Takashi Miike's Cinema, a visual essay by author and critic Kat Ellinger.Audio commentary by Miike biographer Tom Mes.Original lossless Japanese PCM 2.0 stereo soundtrack.On the Set with Fukasaku, an archival interview with assistant director Kenichi Oguri.A Portrait of Rage, an archival appreciation of Fukasaku and his films, featuring interviews with filmmakers, scholars, and friends of the director.Like a Balloon: The Life of a Yakuza, a visual essay by critic and Projection Booth podcast host Mike White.Audio commentary by author and critic Mark Schilling.Original lossless Japanese PCM 1.0 mono soundtrack.High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation.Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ian MacEwan.Special edition packaging featuring newly commissioned artwork by Ian MacEwan.Two-disc set featuring two different versions of Graveyard of Honor, the 1975 film by Kinji Fukasaku and the 2002 film by Takashi Miike.Less a direct remake of Fukasaku's film than a radical reimagining of the same overarching premise, Miike's film captures both the hedonism and nihilism of the modern Japanese crime scene in deliriously stylish fashion, resulting in a fascinating companion piece to the original that nonetheless stands as its own entity.Īrrow Video is proud to present these two intertwined but unique crime thrillers from two celebrated filmmakers at the peak of their creative powers. Meanwhile, Miike's 2002 retelling transplants the story to Tokyo at the turn of the millennium. ![]() Shot through with the same stark realism and quasi-documentarian approach as Fukasaku's earlier Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Fukasaku nonetheless breaks new ground through his portrayal of a gangster utterly without honor or ethics, surviving by any means necessary in a world of brutal criminality. ![]() Set during the turbulent post-war years, Fukasaku's original 1975 film charts the rise and fall of real-life gangster Rikio Ishikawa (Tetsuya Watari, Outlaw Gangster VIP). TWO CLASSIC ADAPTATIONS OF GORO FUJITA'S NOVEL, AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY TOGETHER!Īvailable now in a standard edition! Two peerless masters of Japanese cinema - Kinji Fukasaku (Battles without Honor and Humanity, Battle Royale) and Takashi Miike (Dead or Alive, Audition) - present their own distinctive adaptations of yakuza expert Goro Fujita's gangster novel Graveyard of Honor, each tapping into the zeitgeist of a distinct period of Japanese history.
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