A traditional-seeming Japanese family of four living in a cramped apartment strive for a better life and employ (and deploy) various unscrupulous methods to achieve it in this biting Japanese drama from Yuzo Kawashima written by Kaneto Shindo.
REVIEW LINK: Radiance Films (US/UK) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)
ELEGANT BEAST Blu-ray specs:
- 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
- Japanese LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English Subtitles
- "The Cool Elegance of Yuzo Kawashima" interview with film critic Toshiaki Sato
- Appreciation by filmmaker Toshiaki Toyoda
- "The Age of the Danchi" visual essay by critic Tom Mes on post-war architecture in Japanese cinema
- Theatrical Trailer
- Includes a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork.
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Midori Suiren and contemporary archival writing.
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