Rent Nikkatsu Diamond Guys: Vol.1 (1959)
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4h 29min
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- Synopsis:
Nikkatsu, the oldest film studio in Japan, inaugurated a star system in the late 1950s, finding talent and contracting to their Diamond Line for a series of wild genre pictures. This collection celebrates these Diamond Guys with three classic films from directors Seijun Suzuki (Branded to Kill), Toshio Masuda (Rusty Knife) and Buichi Saito (Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril). An old hand at tough guy action roles, Hideaki Nitani (Tokyo Drifter, Massacre Gun) stars in Suzuki's 'Voice Without a Shadow'. Asako, a former telephone operator once heard the voice of a murder suspect which has continued to haunt her. Years later her husband invites his boss, Hamazaki, over for dinner and she realises his voice is suspiciously like that of the killer. Before she can investigate further, Hamazaki is found dead and her husband becomes the prime suspect... Next, 50s subculture icon Yujiro Ishihara (Crazed Fruit) stars in Masuda's 'Red Pier' as Jiro the Lefty, a killer with a natural talent. Shortly after arriving in Kobe, he witnesses a man die in a crane accident which turns out to be a cover-up for a murder. Jiro soon finds himself on the run, tailed by a determined cop... Finally, in Saito's 'The Rambling Guitarist', mega star Akira Koabyashi (Battles Without Honour and Humanity) stars as wandering street musician Shinji, who falls in with mob boss Akitsu after saving one of his henchmen in a bar fight. Tasked by Akitsu with evicting an offshore fishery, Shinji finds himself in the middle of a very unusual domestic dispute... - Actors:
- Hideaki Nitani, Yûjirô Ishihara, Akira Kobayashi, Yôko Minamida, Nobuo Kaneko, Toshio Takahara, Shinsuke Ashida, Jô Shishido, Kenjirô Uemura, Taketoshi Naitô, Midori Ishizuka, Yôko Kosono, Kan Yanagiya, Kaku Takashina, Hiroshi Midorikawa, Reiko Tanikawa, Michiko Kamata, Mie Kitahara, Yukiko Todoroki, Shin'ichi Yanagisawa
- Directors:
- Seijun Suzuki, Toshio Masuda, Buichi Saito
- Producers:
- Kaneo Iwai, Takiko Mizunoe, Hideo Koi
- Writers:
- Ryuta Akimoto, Seichô Matsumoto, Susumu Saji, Ichirô Ikeda, Toshio Masuda, Kenzaburo Hara, Ei Ogawa, Gan Yamazaki
- Aka:
- Kagenaki koe / Akai hatoba / Gitaa o motta wataridori
- Studio:
- Arrow Films
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Japan
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- Release Date:
- 25/01/2016
- Run Time:
- 269 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour and B & W
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- Bonus:
- Specially recorded video discussions with Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp on Diamond Guys Hideaki Nitani and Yujiro Ishihara
- Original trailers for all three films and trailer preview for Diamond Guys Vol. 2
- Extensive promotional image galleries for all three films
