Black Test Car | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)
RELEASE DATE: August 25, 2020
On August 25, 2020, Arrow Video will be releasing the Blu-ray for Black Test Car, which will be paired with The Black Report – both directed by Yasuzo Masumura (Blind Beast).
Read the official details below:
Japanese maverick director Yasuzo Masumura helms a bitingly satirical espionage thriller set in the heart of the Japanese auto industry in his 1962 landmark Black Test Car, which launched a series of similarly themed “Black” films.
In a bitter, take-no-prisoners corporate war between the Tiger Motorcar Company and their competitors, the Yamato Company, undercover spies have infiltrated both sides. As Tiger prepares to launch its newest “Pioneer” car and a prototype bursts into flames, Toru (Hideo Takamatsu, The Last Emperor) heads a secretive task force to root out Yamato’s spy, and find out what they can about the competitor’s familiar-looking new model.
Making its worldwide Blu-ray debut, Black Test Car is paired here with the English-language video premiere of its follow-up The Black Report, also directed by Masumura.
Special Edition Features
- High Definition Blu-ray™ (1080p) presentation of Black Test Car and The Black Report
- Original uncompressed Japanese mono audio on both films
- Optional newly translated English subtitles on both films
- Newly recorded critical appreciation by Jonathan Rosenbaum
- Theatrical trailers for both films
- Image galleries for both films
- Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
- First Pressing Only: Illustrated collector’s booklet with new writing on the films by Mark Downing Roberts
Stay tuned for pre-order information.
