Afraid To Die available on April 10 2016 from Amazon for 19.98
UPC bar code 695026702320 ξ1 registered February 02 2015
UPC bar code 695026702320 ξ2 registered April 10 2016
Product category is Video
Manufacturered by Fantoma
Product weight is 0.25 lbs.
Legendary/notorious Japanese novelist and cultural icon Yukio Mishima makes a rare screen appearance as Takeo, a young yakuza who reluctantly leaves prison to re-enter a dizzying world of kidnappings, attempted assassinations, attacks and retaliations. Torn by family duty, self-preservation and his desire for his new-found love Yoshie (Ayako Wakao), Takeo blasts and bluffs his way through this treacherous maze, until he finds he can no longer outrun destiny. Japanese New Wave master Yasuzo Masumura propels this delirious fast paced yakuza-satire with a jazzy score, eye-popping visuals, and a trademark sense of the absurd. Fantoma is proud to present AFRAID TO DIE for the first time in the US, uncut and in its original DaieiScope aspect ratio. New Digital Widescreen Transfer 2.35:1 Enhanced For 16X9 Widescreen TVs Photo Gallery Stills Gallery Theatrical Trailer Yasuzo Masumura Biography and Filmography An Essay On The Collaboration Between Mishima And Masumura On Afraid To Die
Clearly, the main draw here is Mishima Yukio. Famed author of books such as The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea and Spring Snow; Famed nationalist who saw himself as the last representative of the Samurai spirit, subject of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters and his own film Patriotism; Living forever in legend for his failed attempt to bravely die by hara-kiri, only to have his skill-less second botch...Read m..
