Radiance Films communes with THE EEL (review)

After serving an eight year prison sentence for a brutal crime of passion, Takuro settles in a seaside village and opens up a barbershop but resists getting close to other people, fearing his past will be exposed, until he rescues a woman who tries to commit suicide and starts to let his guard down in this quirky drama from Shohei Imamura.

REVIEW LINK: Radiance Films (US/UK) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

THE EEL Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen Presentations of the theatrical cut (117 minutes) and director's cut (134 minutes)
• Japanese LPCM 1.0 Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Interview with film critic Tony Rayns
• Interview with screenwriter and director's son Daisuke Kengan
• "1997: A Year to Remember" visual essay by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes
• Comes with a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow and limited edition booklet featuring a newly translated archival interview with Imamura. Presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings.

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