{"product_id":"radical-japan-survival-and-desire-uk-import-4k-ultra-hd-region-b-blu-ray","title":"Radical Japan: Survival and Desire (UK Import) [4K Ultra HD + Region B Blu-ray]","description":"\u003cp\u003eRadical Japan: Survival and Desire (UK) 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray presents six early films by Shohei Imamura in a limited edition box set from Radiance. The second instalment in the Radical Japan series focuses on one of Japanese cinema’s great iconoclasts, bringing together Imamura’s rarely seen first three features alongside three major classics newly restored in 4K.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFILMS INCLUDED\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStolen Desire (1958)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImamura’s debut feature follows a travelling theatre troupe, introducing his interest in performance, social margins and earthy human behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNishi Ginza Station (1958)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA playful musical comedy about infidelity, desire and fantasy, showing Imamura experimenting with tone and genre early in his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEndless Desire (1958)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA group of former soldiers dig for hidden wartime loot, setting greed, memory and postwar disillusionment against one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePigs and Battleships (1961)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA vivid portrait of life around a U.S. naval base, blending crime, corruption and black comedy in one of Imamura’s breakthrough works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Insect Woman (1963)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA defining Imamura portrait of female resilience, following a woman’s survival through shifting social and economic circumstances in modern Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntentions of Murder (1964)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn expansive drama of trauma, desire and endurance, continuing Imamura’s complex exploration of women, social pressure and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA major collection of Shohei Imamura’s early cinema, Radical Japan: Survival and Desire captures the director’s fascination with class, sexuality, survival, postwar Japan and people living outside polite society. This limited edition box set includes 4K restorations of Pigs and Battleships, The Insect Woman and Intentions of Murder, high-definition transfers of Stolen Desire, Nishi Ginza Station and Endless Desire, extensive scholarly extras, reversible sleeves, 120-page book and rigid box packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edirected by: Shohei Imamura\u003cbr\u003e1958–1964 \/ Japanese Audio \/ Limited Edition Region Free 4K Ultra HD + Region B Blu-ray Box Set\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transmission","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50573944619078,"sku":null,"price":144.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/8096\/6982\/files\/file_af33487b-ae67-43f7-827b-96674ba8baa3.webp?v=1791340927","url":"https:\/\/peakbooks.co\/products\/radical-japan-survival-and-desire-uk-import-4k-ultra-hd-region-b-blu-ray","provider":"Peak Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}