{"product_id":"radical-japan-survival-and-desire-uk-import-limited-edition-4k-uhd-region-b-blu-ray","title":"Radical Japan: Survival and Desire (UK Import Limited Edition 4K UHD\/Region B BLU-RAY Combo) Coming to Our Shelves December 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUK Import. 4K UHD discs featuring \u003cem\u003ePigs and Battleships\u003c\/em\u003e, T\u003cem\u003ehe Insect Woman\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIntentions of Murder \u003c\/em\u003eare Region Free, and should play on any 4K Player. BLU-RAY discs with all Feature Films and Extras are Region B locked and will only play on Multi Region Blu-Ray players.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second instalment in our series exploring Japan’s most groundbreaking films and filmmakers focuses on the country’s premier iconoclast, two-time Palme d’or winner Shohei Imamura.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection presents three classics in 4K: \u003cem\u003ePigs and Battleships\u003c\/em\u003e vividly portrays life around a U.S. naval base; \u003cem\u003eThe Insect Woman\u003c\/em\u003e establishes the characteristically resilient Imamura heroine, which broke every rule for portraying women in Japanese film; and \u003cem\u003eIntentions of Murder\u003c\/em\u003e continues and perfects this portrayal in epic form. Also included are Imamura’s rarely-seen first three features: \u003cem\u003eStolen Desire\u003c\/em\u003e follows the travails of a vivacious theatre troupe; \u003cem\u003eNishi Ginza Station\u003c\/em\u003e is a tale of infidelity executed as a musical; and \u003cem\u003eEndless Desire\u003c\/em\u003e sees ex-soldiers digging for wartime loot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4K UHD \u0026amp; BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4K restorations of \u003cem\u003ePigs and Battleships\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Insect Woman\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIntentions of Murder\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-Definition digital transfers of \u003cem\u003eStolen Desire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNishi Ginza Station\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEndless Desire\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4K UHD and Blu-ray presentation of the features \u003cem\u003ePigs and Battleships\u003c\/em\u003e, T\u003cem\u003ehe Insect Woman\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIntentions of Murder\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlu-ray presentation of all features and extras\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction to \u003cem\u003ePigs and Battleships\u003c\/em\u003e by screenwriter and Imamura’s son Daisuke Tengan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisual essay by author Jasper Sharp on class in Imamura’s films\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction to \u003cem\u003eThe Insect Woman\u003c\/em\u003e by scholar Dolores P. Martinez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConversation between Shohei Imamura and Tadao Sato about \u003cem\u003eThe Insect Woman\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction to \u003cem\u003eIntentions of Murder\u003c\/em\u003e by programmer and Imamura biographer Bastian Meiresonne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConversation between Shohei Imamura and Tadao Sato about \u003cem\u003eIntentions of Murder\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisual essay by Samm Deighan on desire in Imamura’s films\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with scholar Jennifer Coates on \u003cem\u003eStolen Desire\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNishi Ginza Station\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction to \u003cem\u003eEndless Desire\u003c\/em\u003e by filmmaker and stage director Kenta Fukasaku\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional English subtitles for each film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeves featuring original and new artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e160-page book featuring archival writing by and interviews with Shohei Imamura, as well by Ian Buruma, Richard Phillips, Nelson Kim, Hiroshi Kitamura, Michael Raine, Adam Bingham and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLimited Edition of 5000 copies, presented with in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45239133438152,"sku":"RAD212UHDLE","price":165.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/radicaljapansurvivalanddesire1.jpg?v=1792890468","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/products\/radical-japan-survival-and-desire-uk-import-limited-edition-4k-uhd-region-b-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}