The Masters Of Cinema Add Kinji Fukasaku’s Wolves, Pigs And Men
Ferocious, dynamic yakuza thriller from Kinji Fukasaku
Yakuza genre fans, Eureka Entertainment has some great films lined up for you, like Kinji Fukasaku’s Wolves, Pigs And Men. The blood-soaked yakuza masterpiece coming soon on UK Blu-ray from a new 2K restoration in August, part of The Masters of Cinema Series.
A standout yakuza film directed by a master of the genre in Kinji Fukasaku (Battles Without Honour and Humanity), Wolves, Pigs and Men is an uncompromising treatise on brutality and brotherhood starring Rentarô Mikuni (Harakiri), Kin’ya Kitaôji (Battles Without Honour and Humanity: Final Episode) and the inimitable Ken Takakura (Abashiri Prison).
Kuroki (Mikuni), Jirô (Takakura) and Sabu (Kitaôji) are three brothers born into poverty. Kuroki, the eldest, finds an escape from his squalid beginnings by turning to organised crime – and soon both Jirô and Sabu have followed him into the yakuza lifestyle. But none of the brothers see eye to eye, each of them showing more loyalty to their criminal comrades than to their siblings. Following a stint in prison, Jirô convinces Sabu to help him pull off a potentially lucrative heist, leading to a series of betrayals and horrifically violent acts that will test the bonds of blood to their breaking point.
Blending the staple themes of the Japanese gangster film with narrative and aesthetic qualities borrowed from the French New Wave and American film noir, Wolves, Pigs and Men stands as one of the finest yakuza movies of the 1960s.
Watch the exclusive Trailer created for this release…
SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES:
Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) [First print run of 2000 copies only] | 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a restoration of the original film elements supplied by Toei | Original Japanese audio track (uncompressed LPCM mono) | Audio commentary track by Jasper Sharp | Interview with screenwriter Jun’ya Satô | Interview with producer Tatsu Yoshida | Interview with Kinji Fukasaku’s biographer, Sadao Yamane | Trailer | PLUS: A collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Japanese cinema expert Joe Hickinbottom
JAPAN |1964 |15 | 95 MINS | 1.85:1 OAR | CRIME/ACTION/THRILLER | JAPANESE | B&W
You can pick up or reserve you copy at the Eureka Store.
Wolves, Pigs And Men will be released by Eureka Entertainment as part of The Masters Of Cinema range from 19th August.
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