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(aka "Dogura magura" or "ドグラ・マグラ" or "Dogra Magra")
Directed by Toshio Matsumoto
Japan 1988
A man wakes in an asylum with no memory. Dr. Wakabayashi helps him to recall his past in which he killed his bride on their wedding day. Part of his memory becomes linked to another doctor, Dr. Masaki, and a manuscript, Dogra Magra. As the two doctors treat him, reality and fantasy become blurred and the patient becomes unsure of his identity or his doctors’ experiments. The final feature film by Toshio Matsumoto (Funeral Parade of Roses) is an adaptation of the celebrated novel by Kyusaku Yumeno, a period set gothic tale with a sense of dreamy dread that recalls Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cure and the locked room mystery of Shutter Island. A stunningly shot phantasmagoria by Tatsuo Suzuki (Pastoral: To Die in the Country), Dogra Magra is presented on Blu-ray for the first time outside of Japan. *** A young man kills his bride on the day of his marriage and goes insane. He wakes up in an asylum with no memory, left in the hands of two mysterious doctors who relate his condition with his biological identity. |
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Theatrical Release: February 20th, 1988 (Berlin International Film Festival)
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Review: Radiance - Region FREE - Blu-ray
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Distribution | Radiance - Region FREE - Blu-ray | |
Runtime | 1:49:09.709 | |
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1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 39,467,249,654 bytesFeature: 32,017,014,336 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.75 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Japanese 2304 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit Dolby Digital Audio Japanese 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -30dB |
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Subtitles | English, None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Radiance
1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 39,467,249,654 bytesFeature: 32,017,014,336 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.75 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Audio commentary by director Toshio Matsumoto (2003)• Interview with Toshio Matsumoto (2003, 21:23) Dogra Magra Through the Eyes of Tatsuo Suzuki - A visual essay by programmer and curator Julian Ross (2024 - 13:26) • Instructions on Ahodara Sutra (a popular Japanese chant delivered by Dr. Masaki in the film) by legendary street performer Hiroshi Sakano (16:19) • Trailer (2:03) • Gallery of rare sketches by production designer Takeo Kimura, newly scanned from the originals for this release Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Hirofumi Sakamoto, president of the Postwar Japan Moving Image Archive and author Jasper Sharp on screenwriter Atsushi Yamatoya plus an interview with producer Shuji Shibata and Matsumoto’s director’s statement
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On their
Blu-ray,
Radiance use a linear PCM 2.0 channel track (24-bit) in the
original Japanese language. Dogra Magra
has a few aggressive moments although depth
is modest. The film's music was by pianist prodigy Haruna Miyake who
attended Juilliard (this was her only film
credit.) She combines Japanese and Western influences occasionally using
traditional Japanese instruments for a nice mix suiting the film. The
audio is as clean as the video and was consistent
in the lossless transfer. Radiance offer optional English subtitles (for
the film and commentary) on their Region FREE
Blu-ray.
The Radiance
Blu-ray
Toshio Matsumoto's Dogra Magra
is... complex and fairly dense dealing with an amnesiac's lost identity,
mysterious secrets, philosophy - infused with elements of horror -
hallucinations and dark dreams. It was reflective of the time period in
Japan when it was penned with sweeping cultural changes taking hold.
Like the source novel it is in an avant-garde style surrounding complex
themes, so Dogra Magra
is challenging and not suitable to all tastes. I couldn't help but think
of the director's style in
Funeral Parade of Roses. I appreciated the supplements on the
Radiance
Blu-ray
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