(aka "Kanto mushuku" or "Kanto Wanderer" or "The Woman Sharper ")
Japan 1963
Gamblers and card sharps, prostitution, and
yakuza-style vengeance are mainstays in most films by master director Seijun
Suzuki, and Kanto Wanderer is no exception. Boss Izu’s bodyguard, Mr. Katsuta,
is at the center of a violent power play by Boss Yoshida to take over Izu’s
interests. As he tries to maintain stability, Mr. Katsuta is thrown off guard
when he encounters a dangerous woman from his past.
At the age of 80, master of style, Seijun Suzuki has 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.
DVD Review: Home Vision - Region 1 - NTSC
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| Runtime | 1:32:12 | |
| Video | 2.35:1
Original Aspect Ratio 16X9 Average Bitrate: 5.38 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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| Subtitles | English, None | |
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Great colors on
this Suzuki film DVD from Home Vision. This 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. I just LOVE having these campy, stylistic films in
my collection. No one else would do them with this quality. 'You the
MAN!" Home Vision!
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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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