THE FUNERAL (1984) Region B Criterion Blu-ray & Booklet

Description: The Funeral(1984) Region B Criterion Blu-ray + Booklet It’s death, Japanese style, in the rollicking and wistful first feature from maverick writer-director Juzo Itami. In the wake of her lascivious father’s sudden passing, a successful actor (Itami’s wife and frequent collaborator, Nobuko Miyamoto) and her husband (Tsutomu Yamazaki) leave Tokyo and return to their family house to oversee a traditional funeral. Over the course of three days of mourning that bring illicit escapades in the woods, a surprisingly materialistic priest (Yasujiro Ozu regular Chishu Ryu), and cinema’s most epic sandwich handoff, the tensions between public propriety and private hypocrisy are laid bare. Deftly weaving dark comedy with poignant family drama, The Funeral is a fearless satire of the clash between old and new in Japanese society in which nothing, not even the finality of death, is off-limits. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrackNew interviews with actors Nobuko Miyamoto and Manpei IkeuchiCreative Marriages: Juzo Itami & Nobuko Miyamoto, a short program produced by the Criterion ChannelCommercials for Ichiroku Tart by director Juzo ItamiTrailersNew English subtitle translationPLUS: An essay by author Pico Iyer, along with excerpts from Itami’s 1985 book “The Funeral” Diary and from a 2007 remembrance of Itami by actor Tsutomu YamazakiNew cover by Tatsuro Kiuchi **PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE DISCOUNTED CRITERION COLLECTION / JANUS CONTEMPORARIES BLU-RAYS & 4K UHD DISCS** * 5% discount for orders of 2+ Blu-rays* 10% discount for orders of 5+ Blu-rays* 15% discount for orders of 10+ Blu-rays* 20% DISCOUNT FOR ORDERS OF 20+ BLU-RAYS!! ALL PURCHASES ARE GUARANTEED AS DESCRIBED, OR YOUR MONEY BACK! PLEASE CHECK FEEDBACK FOR PEACE OF MIND ; )

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