{"product_id":"tattooed-life-limited-edition-blu-ray","title":"Tattooed Life | Limited Edition | Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOften considered Japan's answer to Jean-Luc Goddard, Seijun Suzuki can be something of a difficult director to approach for uninitiated viewers. Originally something of a workaday crime-drama director for Nikkatsu, his acrimonious split with the company became a cause celeb and launched him as an independent voice in deconstructionist, avant-garde cinema.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTattooed Life represents the first strike in Suzuki's split from formal convention. On its surface, a ninkyo (chivalry) film, about a heroic yakuza searching desperately to leave his criminal past behind, Suzuki builds slowly and cautiously to an operatic finale. A toned-down, simple film suddenly bursting with color and life and experimental camerawork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTattooed Life was followed by Tokyo Drifter and then Branded to Kill, carving out Suzuki's reputation as a true auteur, and ending his time as a studio filmmaker. Of all the director's works, I find this to be the most enjoyable balance of narrative strength and artistic experimentation. A great place to start approaching Suzuki's filmography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features (via radiance.co.uk)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh-Definition digital transfer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUncompressed mono PCM audio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudio commentary by William Carroll, author of \u003cem\u003eSeijun Suzuki and Postwar Cinema \u003c\/em\u003e(2024)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly edited archival interview with Seijun Suzuki (2006, 10 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly edited archival interview with art director Takeo Kimura (2006, 12 mins)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrailer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly improved English subtitle translation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLimited edition booklet featuring new writing by Tom Vick and a newly translated archival review of the film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLimited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and marking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Zane's Video","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48192369754302,"sku":"760137161882","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/1436\/2558\/files\/TattooedLife_01_Front_549cd582-85b1-4fd5-91de-50180755a23f.png?v=1786917891","url":"https:\/\/zanesvideostore.com\/products\/tattooed-life-limited-edition-blu-ray","provider":"Zane's Video","version":"1.0","type":"link"}