{"product_id":"radical-japan-survival-and-desire-limited-edition-radiance-4k-uhd-blu-ray-region-b-uk-import","title":"RADICAL JAPAN - SURVIVAL AND DESIRE [LIMITED EDITION] (RADIANCE) (4K UHD+BLU-RAY REGION B) (UK IMPORT)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e**THIS ITEM IS A PREORDER**\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: 11\/16\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrders containing preorder items will ship when all items in the order are available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreorder Notice: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis item will ship upon arrival from our distributor. While we aim to ship as quickly as possible, release-day delivery cannot be guaranteed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis includes a 4K UHD disc and a Blu-ray disc. The 4K UHD disc is Region Free and will play on all 4K UHD players. The included Blu-ray disc is Region B and requires a Region B or Region Free Blu-ray player.\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: Pigs and Battleships vividly portrays life around a U.S. naval base; The Insect Woman establishes the characteristically resilient Imamura heroine, which broke every rule for portraying women in Japanese film; and Intentions of Murder continues and perfects this portrayal in epic form. Also included are Imamura’s rarely-seen first three features: Stolen Desire follows the travails of a vivacious theatre troupe; Nishi Ginza Station is a tale of infidelity executed as a musical; and Endless Desire sees ex-soldiers digging for wartime loot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4K UHD \u0026amp; BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4K restorations of Pigs and Battleships, The Insect Woman and Intentions of Murder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh-Definition digital transfers of Stolen Desire, Nishi Ginza Station and Endless Desire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4K UHD and Blu-ray presentation of the features Pigs and Battleships, The Insect Woman and Intentions of Murder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlu-ray presentation of all features and extras\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Pigs and Battleships by screenwriter and Imamura’s son Daisuke Tengan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisual essay by author Jasper Sharp on class in Imamura’s films\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to The Insect Woman by scholar Dolores Martinez\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConversation between Shohei Imamura and Tadao Sato about The Insect Woman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Intentions of Murder by programmer and Imamura biographer Bastian Meiresonne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConversation between Shohei Imamura and Tadao Sato about Intentions of Murder\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisual essay by Samm Deighan on desire in Imamura’s films\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterview with scholar Jennifer Coates on Stolen Desire and Nishi Ginza Station\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Endless Desire by filmmaker and stage director Kenta Fukasaku\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOptional English subtitles for each film\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReversible sleeves featuring original and new artwork\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e120-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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41187163177009,"sku":null,"price":97.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/9878\/2001\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_6cefcb58-6e60-48c6-888d-01c44cca5bbb.png?v=1787453470","url":"https:\/\/openframemedia.co\/products\/radical-japan-survival-and-desire-limited-edition-radiance-4k-uhd-blu-ray-region-b-uk-import","provider":"Open Frame Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}