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(aka "Kagi-dorobô no mesoddo" )
directed by Kenji Uchida
Japan 2012
After failing to hang himself,
lonely, out-of-work actor Sakurai (Masato Sakai, THE CASTLE
OF CROSSED DESTINIES) finds an opportunity to shed his
identity at the local bathhouse when he switches lockers with
stranger Kondo (Teruyuki Kagawa,
TOKYO SONATA) who has slipped on a bar of soap and hit
his head. Sakurai quickly becomes guilt-ridden over taking
Kondo's identity until he discovers that Kondo has amnesia.
Thinking he is Sakurai, Kondo is released from the hospital and
tries to piece his identity back together (under the impression
that he is a suicidal failed actor) with the help of good
samaritan Kanae (Ryôko Hirosue, DEPARTURES), a magazine
editor who is searching for a husband in time for the wedding
she has scheduled in two months. In the meantime, Sakurai has
not only discovered that Kondo was a hitman, but that he is now
expected to finish up an assignment from mobster Kudo (Yoshiyoshi
Arakawa) to dispose of the mistress - Ayako (Yôko Moriguchi,
CASSHERN) - of his previous victim after finding out where
she is hiding the money her lover embezzled. Kondo recovers his
memory just in time to help Sakurai who has run afoul of Kudo by
hatching an escape plan for Ayako. Kanae also involves herself
in the deadly cat-and-mouse game which will requires the
performance of the men's respective careers in order to get out
of it alive. |
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Theatrical Release: 15 September 2012 (Japan)
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DVD Review: Film Movement - Region 1 - NTSC
Big thanks to Eric Cotenas for the Review!
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Runtime | 2:08:16 | |
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1.85:1 Original Aspect Ratio
16X9 enhanced |
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NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes. |
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Audio | Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1; Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo | |
Subtitles | English, English (CC), none | |
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Release Information: Studio: Film Movement Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 12 |
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Film Movement's dual-layer disc features a progressive, anamorphic encoding of this 35mm-photographed/2K-mastered production that can be a bit flat but is free of distracting artefacts despite many night and interior scenes where the colors and detail are deliberately murky. The Japanese 5.1 and 2.0 downmix tracks are very dialogue driven but punctuated by bursts of Mozart and Beethoven as well as the occasional loud sound effect (only getting particularly playful during the ricocheting soap scene early on as well as bits demonstrating one character's inability to drive a stick-shift). There are no extras specific to the film besides the trailer and some text biographies, but the reverse of the cover includes a paragraph about why the film was chosen by Film Movement and a brief statement from the director about his inspiration for the film (also pointing out the musical motifs for the three characters). Six trailers are selectable from a sub-menu but the first three also appear as start-up trailers. |
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