{"product_id":"eighteen-years-in-prison-limited-edition-blu-ray","title":"Eighteen Years In Prison (Limited Edition BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QqTH_WfqfJc?si=sRbYigQiUbvi9eDu\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTrying to survive in the ruins of post-war Japan, Kawada (Noboru Ando,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBy a Man’s Face Shall You Know Him\u003c\/i\u003e) and Tsukada (Asao Koike,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSympathy for the Underdog\u003c\/i\u003e) run afoul of the military police after stealing valuable copper wire. Kawada is arrested and sent to prison, but Tsukada uses their gains to start a yakuza gang. Facing violent inmates and a cruel warden (Tomisaburo Wakayama,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Time Gambling Boss\u003c\/i\u003e), Kawada vows to escape and stop his former partner. Tai Kato directs this epic prison story with characteristic visual flair, while gangster-turned-actor Ando delivers a stunning performance charged with real-life gravitas. As an examination of the deep scars of wartime, this genre classic is also a clear precursor to Kinji Fukasaku’s epoch-making\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBattles Without Honour and Humanity\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eseries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-Definition digital transfer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUncompressed mono PCM audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppreciation by critic and programmer Tony Rayns (2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA visual essay on Japanese prison films by author Tom Mes (2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewly translated English subtitles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited edition booklet featuring new writing by Ivo Smits and an archival interview with Noboru Ando by Mark Schilling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLimited Edition of 3000 copies, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epresented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films (US)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43774083334344,"sku":"RAD041BDLE","price":45.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/eighteenyearsinprisonbdslip_2024-06-04T21_33_55.204Z.png?v=1717536867","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/products\/eighteen-years-in-prison-limited-edition-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}