On November 16, 2026, Radiance Films is releasing the Limited Edition 6-Disc 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray collection for Radical Japan: Survival and Desire – Six Films by Shohei Imamura.
The second instalment in our series exploring Japan’s most groundbreaking films and filmmakers focuses on the country’s premier iconoclast, two-time Palme d’or winner Shohei Imamura.
This collection presents three classics in 4K: Pigs and Battleships vividly portrays life around a U.S. naval base; The Insect Woman establishes the characteristically resilient Imamura heroine, which broke every rule for portraying women in Japanese film; and Intentions of Murder continues and perfects this portrayal in epic form.
Also included are Imamura’s rarely-seen first three features: Stolen Desire follows the travails of a vivacious theatre troupe; Nishi Ginza Station is a tale of infidelity executed as a musical; and Endless Desire sees ex-soldiers digging for wartime loot.
Limited Edition Features:
- Reversible sleeves featuring original and new artwork
- 120-page book featuring archival writing by and interviews with Shohei Imamura, as well by Ian Buruma, Richard Phillips, Nelson Kim, Hiroshi Kitamura, Michael Raine, Adam Bingham and more
- Limited Edition of 5000 copies, presented with in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
Features:
- 4K restorations of Pigs and Battleships, The Insect Woman and Intentions of Murder
- High-Definition digital transfers of Stolen Desire, Nishi Ginza Station and Endless Desire
- 4K UHD and Blu-ray presentation of the features Pigs and Battleships, The Insect Woman and Intentions of Murder
- Blu-ray presentation of all features and extras
- Introduction to Pigs and Battleships by screenwriter and Imamura’s son Daisuke Tengan
- Visual essay by author Jasper Sharp on class in Imamura’s films
- Introduction to The Insect Woman by scholar Dolores Martinez
- Conversation between Shohei Imamura and Tadao Sato about The Insect Woman
Introduction to Intentions of Murder by programmer and Imamura biographer Bastian Meiresonne - Conversation between Shohei Imamura and Tadao Sato about Intentions of Murder
- Visual essay by Samm Deighan on desire in Imamura’s films
- Interview with scholar Jennifer Coates on Stolen Desire and Nishi Ginza Station
- Introduction to Endless Desire by filmmaker and stage director Kenta Fukasaku
- Optional English subtitles for each film
This title is available for pre-order at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!
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