Later this year, Media Blasters will be releasing a 4K Ultra HD for Fudoh: The New Generation, a 1996 cult actioner from Takashi Miike (First Love, 13 Assassins).
The film stars Shosuke Tanihara (My Rainy Days), Kenji Takano (Sleepless Town), Marie Jinno (Zero Woman: Assassin Lovers), Tamaki Kenmochi (The Innocent Man in Love), Miho Nomoto (The Peeping Tom) and Riki Takeuchi (Dead or Alive).
Riki Fudoh is a young man whose appearance is darkly deceptive… On the surface, he’s a model high school student, but beneath that exterior, he’s seething with homicidal hatred and a ruthless thirst for revenge! As a child, Riki witnessed the murder of his brother at the hands of his sadistic Yakuza crime lord father. Ever since then, Riki has been patiently biding his time for the opportunity to avenge his brother’s death. Now, Riki devises a clever plan to recruit his fellow classmates and assemble his own highly trained criminal youth assassin squad! Their single goal is to brutally eradicate the old regime of Yakuza bosses and seize control for the New Generation!
Hailed by critics the world over, Fudoh: The New Generation is the film that brought director Takashi Miike to the attention of international cinema audiences. The film has won awards at numerous film festivals including the 1998 International Fantasy Film Special Award at the Portugal Fantasporto Film Festival.
Prepare yourself to experience the extreme and virtuoso filmmaking of Takashi Miike in this intense and violent gangster thriller that set the pace for his later classics like Audition and Ichi The Killer!
Features:
- Limited Edition- 1,000 units/ Exclusive Packaging
- Audio commentaries
- Video interviews with the director Takashi Miike and actor Shosuke Tanihara
Watch the film’s classic Trailer below:
That’s a shock that there’s no COF review for Ichi yet.
Yes there is! https://cityonfire.com/ichi-the-killer-2001-review-takashi-miike-tadanobu-asano/
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