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One Cut of the Dead: Hollywood Edition

Out May 31st

A Limited edition 2000 unit pressing of the Japanese box office smash ‘One Cut of the Dead’ featuring 4 hours of content, including the spin-off film ‘One Cut of the Dead in Hollywood’.

Bluray Features

• “One Cut of the Dead” Movie (96 mins)

• “One Cut of the Dead in Hollywood” Spin-off Movie (57 mins)

• Making of One Cut of the Dead (45 mins)

• Director Shinichiro Ueda Interview (18 mins)

• Raw “One Cut of the Dead” GoPro footage (38 mins)

• Pom Instruction Video (1 min)

• “One Cut of the Dead” Outtakes (5 min)

• Slipcase featuring artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju)

• Reversible Sleeve with artwork from both movies

• Limited to 2000 copies

Out May 31st!

The series Keiko Sato: Pinku Maverick starts on Mubi on March 3, 2021 in many countries.Above: Blue Film WomanThese films, “Pink Cinema,” are anything but easy to digest; women are violently abused and objectified, sex is often un-consensual or underaged, murder, torture, suicide and castration are commonplace, and incest is an assumed normality. It’s fair to say that the appeal of these films, for many modern-day audiences, is not necessarily clear. So why are these films being restored and rewatched now?The long-debated question “is pornography essentially harmful to women?” is brought to the fore in these films and lingers on each drawn-out sexual violence scene. Amia Srinivasan, reflecting on this question with reference to Nancy Bauer’s essay on pornography, notes that “to fully understand this question, we need to attend more carefully to the particularities of pornography and the role it plays not just in culture generally but...

Within the genre of pink film, we have seen time and time again that the genre can result in quite interesting entries, often tackling relevant social issues or, at the very least, reflecting the political climate of the time. Features such as Koji Wakamatsu’s “Violence Without a Cause” or Hisayasu Sato’s “An Aria on Gazes” show the potential, which often brings forth a director’s best attributes, especially his/her creativity. Particularly in the 1970s, many pink films and exploitation features included quite a few noteworthy female characters, with sexuality being one of the essential means of political and social repression or a sign of the savage nature of patriarchy. While considered a response to the “Red Peony Gambler”-series, Mamoru Watanabe’s “Women Hell Song” is more than just an imitation of the formula, as its portrayal of sexuality and femininity, along with its aesthetic qualities make...

From April 15th to 19th, Frankfurt transforms into the center of the Japanese film world when the Nippon Connection 2009 opens its doors once again. After giving us a first look at the highlights of the largest festival for Japanese film worldwide, the official site has now been updated with the full program that includes more than 150 feature and short films.

Nippon Cinema 20th Century Boys (Niju seiki shonen), R: Yukihiko Tsutsumi, J 2008

www.20thboys.com All Around Us (Gururi no koto), R: Ryosuke Hashiguchi, J 2008

www.gururinokoto.jp Detroit Metal City, R: Toshio Lee, J 2008

www.go-to-dmc.jp Genius Party Beyond, R: Masahiro Maeda, Koji Morimoto, Kazuto Nakazawa, Shinya Ohira, Tatsuyuki Tanaka, J 2008

www.genius-party.jp/beyond Genius Party, R: Atsuko Fukushima, Shoji Kawamori, Shinji Kimura, Yoji Fukuyama, Hideki Futamura, Masaaki Yuasa, Shinichiro Watanabe, J 2007

www.genius-party.jp/genius01 Gs Wonderland, R: Ryuichi Honda, J 2008

www.gs-w.jp Hells Angels,...