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Graveyard of Honor (2002) // dir. Takashi Miike

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Graveyard of Honor [新・仁義の墓場] (2002) Takashi Miike

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W A T C H I N G

映 画 を 見 て

[redsamuraiii]

Pretty Proofreader (Ep 5)

Etsuko Kono (Satomi Ishihara) works in the back office operations doing proofreading of book drafts before they get edited and published. 

It is a non-glamorous job considered to be mundane, repetitive and rigid that no one takes them seriously or take them for granted, thinking it’s useless.

But her manager, Naoto Takehara (Goro Kishitani) takes pride in his job and said often times, the most essential and necessary jobs are often thankless.

It’s not the type of job that you get credited for as it’s more of behind the scenes, working in the shadows to ensure the “performers” gets the spotlight.

No one knows what you do. No one but you. So take pride and know your own worth and value. Because no one else can respect you but yourself.

[yakuzachesha]

Movie majima can fucking get it and you can quote me on that

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NAI NAI ’91 そりゃなしだろ!! TBSラジオ岸谷五朗の東京RADIO CLUB 興陽館書店

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Graveyard of Honor will be released on Blu-ray on September 8 via Arrow Video. The two-disc set features both the original 1975 Japanese yakuza film and the 2002 remake of the same name, both based on the Fujita Goro novel.

The 1975 movie is directed by Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale), written by Tatsuhiko Kamoi, Hirô Matsuda, and Fumio Kônami, and stars Tetsuya Watari. The 2002 version is directed by Takashi Miike (Audition, Ichi the Killer), written by Shigenori Takechi (Izo), and stars Goro Kishitani.

Both films feature new artwork by Ian MacEwan with their original poster on the reverse side. They're housed inside a slipcase with more MacEwan art. A collector's booklet featuring writing on both films by Jasper Sharp is included.

The 1975 is presented in high definition with the original lossless Japanese PCM 1.0 mono audio and English subtitles. The 2002 film is presented in high definition with the original lossless Japanese PCM 2.0 stereo audio and English subtitles.

Special features are listed below.

Disc 1: Graveyard of Honor (1975):

Audio commentary by film critic Mark Schilling (new)

Like a Balloon: The Life of a Yakuza - Visual essay by Projection Booth podcast’s Mike White (new)

A Portrait of Rage - An appreciation of Kinji Fukasaku’s films with interviews with filmmakers, scholars, and friends of the director

On-set iterview with assistant director Kenichi Oguri

Theatrical trailer

Imagery gallery

Set during the turbulent post-war years, Kinji Fukasaku’s original 1975 film charts the rise and fall of real-life gangster Rikio Ishikawa (Tetsuya Watari). Shot through with the same stark realism and quasi-documentarian approach as Fukasaku’s earlier Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Fukasaku nonetheless breaks new ground through his portrayal of a gangster utterly without honor or ethics, surviving by any means necessary in a world of brutal criminality.

Disc 2: Graveyard of Honor (2002):

Audio commentary by Takashi Miike biographer Tom Mes (new)

Visual essay by film critic Kat Ellinger (new)

Interview special with director Takashi Miike and actors Goro Kishitani and Narimi Arimori

Premiere special with director Takashi Miike and actors Goro Kishitani and Narimi Arimori

Making-of featurette

Making-of teaser

EPK interviews with director Takashi Miike and actors Goro Kishitani and Narimi Arimori

Theatrical trailer

Image gallery

Takashi Miike’s 2002 retelling transplants the story to Tokyo at the turn of the millennium. Less a direct remake of Fukasku’s film than a radical reimagining of the same overarching premise, Miike’s film captures both the hedonism and nihilism of the modern Japanese crime scene in deliriously stylish fashion, resulting in a fascinating companion piece to the original that nonetheless stands as its own entity.