{"product_id":"cloud-charisma-two-films-by-kiyoshi-kurosawa-uk-import-limited-edition-region-b-blu-ray","title":"Cloud\/Charisma: Two Films By Kiyoshi Kurosawa (UK Import Limited Edition Region B BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUK Import. Blu-Ray disc is Region B locked, will only play on All Region Blu-Ray players.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H2WMVwt4b2s?si=EsWSFRlazJ3nCB_2\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA revered auteur noted for his deliberate pacing and haunting, methodical style, Kiyoshi Kurosawa is the celebrated filmmaker behind a string of modern classics, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCure\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePulse\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTokyo Sonata\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCreepy\u003c\/i\u003e. Collected here are two more great works by this master of psychological cinema:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharisma\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCloud\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharisma\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003efollows Goro Yabuike (Koji Yakusho,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCure\u003c\/i\u003e), an overworked police officer who leaves his job behind after he fails to resolve a hostage situation, resulting in the deaths of both a high-profile politician and his captor. Reeling from this incident, he seeks solitude in a mountain forest, where he finds himself at the centre of a conflict over an enigmatic tree that the locals have named “Charisma.” In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCloud\u003c\/i\u003e, factory worker Ryosuke Yoshii (Masaki Suda,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilderness\u003c\/i\u003e) quits his job to pursue a new career as an unscrupulous online reseller, becoming increasingly ruthless as he turns a profit from desperate customers. Eventually, though, those customers have had enough of being ripped off by Yoshii – and go looking for him to exact their revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade 25 years apart,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharisma\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCloud\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eillustrate the singular vision of one of Japan’s most talented working filmmakers. Following previous releases of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTokyo Sonata\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJourney to the Shore\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCure\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCreepy\u003c\/i\u003e, the Masters of Cinema series is proud to present two more of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s films on Blu-ray, both making their debuts on UK home video.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-sku=\"EKA70613\" data-display=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eLimited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) [2000 copies]\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eLimited edition booklet featuring new writing on Charisma and Cloud by East Asian film expert and Midnight Eye co-founder Tom Mes [2000 copies]\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eLimited Edition Exclusive Bonus Disc: Cloud [2000 copies]\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1080p HD presentations of both films across two Blu-ray discs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Japanese audio (Uncompressed LPCM 2.0 for Charisma, DTS-HD MA 5.1 for Cloud)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional English subtitles, revised for this release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew audio commentaries on both Charisma and Cloud by Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Wroot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Cerebral Cinema – new video essay exploring the work of Kiyoshi Kurosawa by Japanese cinema expert Joe Hickinbottom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaking of Charisma – archival documentary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal theatrical trailers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Eureka Entertainment (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44904752939208,"sku":"EKA70613","price":59.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/cloudcharismabd.jpg?v=1768716993","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/products\/cloud-charisma-two-films-by-kiyoshi-kurosawa-uk-import-limited-edition-region-b-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}