JSA: Joint Security Area | Blu-ray (Arrow Films)
On January 19, 2021, Arrow Films will be releasing a Special Edition Blu-ray for Park Chan-wook’s 2000 South Korean thriller JSA: Joint Security Area.
Read the official details below:
Before Oldboy, before The Handmaiden, visionary filmmaker Park Chan-wook helmed this gripping tale of deceit, misunderstanding and the senselessness of war.
Gunfire breaks out in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, leaving two North Korean soldiers dead while a wounded South Korean soldier (Lee Byung-hun, The Good, the Bad, the Weird) flees to safety. With the tenuous peace between the two warring nations on a knife-edge, a neutral team of investigators, headed by Swiss Army Major Sophie Jean (Lee Young-ae, Lady Vengeance), is dispatched to question both sides to determine what really happened under cover of darkness out in no-man’s land.
The recipient of multiple accolades, including Best Film at South Korea’s 2001 Grand Bell Awards, JSA – Joint Security Area showcases Park’s iconic style in an embryonic form, and demonstrates that humanity and common purpose can be found in the most unlikely places.
Features and Specs:
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
- Original lossless Korean DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and PCM 2.0 stereo soundtracks
- Optional English subtitles
- New audio commentary by writer and critic Simon Ward
- Isolated music and effects track
- Newly recorded video interview with Asian cinema expert Jasper Sharp
- The JSA Story and Making the Film, two archival featurettes on the film’s production
- About JSA, a series of archival introductions to the film by members of the cast
- Behind the scenes montage
- Opening ceremony footage
- Two music videos: Letter from a Private and Take the Power Back
- Theatrical trailer
- TV spot
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch
- First pressing only: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Kieran Fisher
Pre-order JSA from Amazon.com today!
I’ll have to chose between this and the French Blu-Ray…
Just for information, Novembre 23 2000 UK Curzon Artificial Eye is putting out a double-feature releade containing Memories of murder and the underrated Bong Joon-ho’s first movie Barking dogs never bite. On one Blu-Ray per movie. Not sûre about the other wise visual for this double-releade, but as long as the Pictures and Co are OK…
https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=27622
That double-feature definitely looks appealing, other than the price. Do you know if Artificial Eye releases are region-free?
I don’t know. I have Ashes of time from them, it’s Region free. But Handmaiden is locked B. I give you this link, it’s up to you:
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?studioid=116