Sep 1, 2020 · Nikkatsu Films provided Impulse Pictures with a brand-new high-definition master of this unexpected and seductive classic. Impulse Pictures is proud to present THE NIKKATSU …

Apr 20, 2024 · Incredibly, Nikkatsu is putting out a third blu ray boxset now, due out September 4th: "Seijun on Wanderers." The emphasis seems to be much more on color films than the …

Jul 7, 2008 · Immediately after the failure of that film, Nikkatsu takes Story of a Prostitute, which was intended to be a color film, and revokes the color film at the last minute. But Tattooed Life …

Sep 13, 2025 · Nikkatsu tries Suzuki out in different genres, until he starts rebelling against a system trying to fit him into a confining space––and in the process he'll find a full-throated …

Feb 12, 2005 · In an effort to attract youthful audiences growing increasingly accustomed to American and French big-screen imports, Nikkatsu began producing action potboilers …

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May 9, 2023 · Branded to Kill is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.39:1. This new 4K restoration was undertaken by Nikkatsu Corporation and the Japan Foundation from the 35 …

Jul 7, 2008 · Pure dreamlike melodrama, and emphasis on the roots of melodrama with the film set completely to the music of Frankie Sakai. Not surprised to see William Carrol doing a …

Dec 22, 2011 · Instead he gave them equal parts Russ Meyer, Samuel Fuller, and Nagisa Oshima. Criterion presents the DVD premiere of Tokyo Drifter in a lush color transfer from the …

Aug 26, 2024 · A variation on Stanley Kubrick’s The Killing from Nikkatsu’s Action line, Takumi Furukawa directs this yakuza tale with every bit of the deftness found in classic American noir …