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S E A R C H D V D B e a v e r |
(aka "Life of a Tattooed Man" or "One Generation of Tattoos" or "White Tiger Tattoo")
Japan 1965
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After his final job as a yakuza hit man, Tetsu, the Silver Fox, is attacked by
his latest target’s henchmen. Coming to his rescue is Kenji, Tetsu’s younger,
peaceful brother. In the fray Kenji kills a yakuza and the two flee to
Manchuria. Hounded by the police and the yakuza, the two brothers find work with
a construction firm until they can no longer hide their identities. By the age of 75, master of style, Seijun Suzuki, had consistently been at the forefront of cinematic cool for over five decades. From Quentin Tarantino to Jim Jarmusch, Suzuki’s influence on the contemporary action genre is undeniable. Now, at 80 Suzuki is entertaining an ever wider and younger audience with his latest theatrical release, Pistol Opera. |
DVD Review: Home Vision - Region 1 - NTSC
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| Distribution | Home Vision - Region 1 - NTSC | |
| Runtime | 1:26:24 | |
| Video | 1.33:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 6.49 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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| Audio | Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) | |
| Subtitles | English, None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Home Vision Entertainment
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This appears to
be the best of the Suzuki films presented on DVD by Home Vision. It is
the sharpest and has their usual quality - great removable
subtitles- true aspect ratio (wonderful 2.35) - and slight on Extras. I
can only assume if this did have some substantial Extra Features that
all 3 recent Suzuki films would be worthy of dawning the Criterion label
- this especially. I just LOVE having these campy, stylistic films in my
collection. No one else would do them with this quality. Home Vision
deserves commendation!
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Recommended Reading (CLICK COVERS or TITLES for more information)
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The Midnight Eye Guide to New Japanese Film by Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp |
Eros Plus Massacre: An Introduction to the Japanese New Wave Cinema (Midland Book, Mb 469) by David Desser |
Kon Ichikawa (Cinematheque Ontario Monographs) by James Quandt, Cinematheque Ontario |
Shohei Imamura (Cinematheque Ontario Monographs, No. 1) by James Quandt |
Silver Screen Samurai: The Best of Japan's Samurai
Movie Posters by Na |
The Films of Akira Kurosawa by Donald Ritchie |
The Yakuza Movie Book : A Guide
to Japanese Gangster Films by Mark Schilling |
Japanese Movie Posters: Yakuza, Monster, Pink, and
Horror by Chuck Stephens, Tetsuya Masuda, Kairakutei Black |
A Hundred Years of Japanese Film by Donald Richie |
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