{"product_id":"funeral-the-dvd","title":"Funeral, The (DVD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt’s death, Japanese style, in the rollicking and wistful first feature from maverick writer-director Juzo Itami. In the wake of her father’s sudden passing, a successful actor (Itami’s wife and frequent collaborator, Nobuko Miyamoto) and her lascivious husband (Tsutomu Yamazaki) leave Tokyo and return to her family home to oversee a traditional funeral. Over the course of three days of mourning that bring illicit escapades in the woods, a surprisingly materialistic priest (Chishu Ryu), and cinema’s most epic sandwich handoff, the tensions between public propriety and private hypocrisy are laid bare. Deftly weaving dark comedy with poignant family drama, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Funeral\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eis a fearless satire of the clash between old and new in Japanese society in which nothing, not even the finality of death, is off-limits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\"\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features-list\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-definition restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interviews with actors Nobuko Miyamoto and Manpei Ikeuchi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCreative Marriages: Juzo Itami \u0026amp; Nobuko Miyamoto,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ea short program produced by the Criterion Channel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommercials for Ichiroku Tart by director Juzo Itami\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew English subtitle translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by author Pico Iyer and, for the Blu-ray, excerpts from Itami’s 1985 book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiary of “The Funeral”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand from a 2007 remembrance of Itami by actor Tsutomu Yamazaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew cover by Tatsuro Kiuchi\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unobstructed View","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41611185914056,"sku":"CC3358DDVD","price":34.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/products\/funeraldvd.jpg?v=1645243230","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/products\/funeral-the-dvd","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}