{"product_id":"elegant-beast-blu-ray","title":"Elegant Beast Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eElegant Beast\u003c\/strong\u003e' Director: Yūzō Kawashima (1962) Radiance Blu-ray| 4K restoration | \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1443b7;\"\u003eRegion A+B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e | \u003cem\u003eJapanese w\/ English subtitles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn their humble two-room apartment, the Maeda family seem ever so self-effacing - but their modest façade hides another truth. One by one those affected by their schemes of avarice and embezzlement show up at their door, but each of these visitors has their own duplicitous agendas..\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdapted by Kaneto Shindō (\u003cem\u003eOnibaba\u003c\/em\u003e) from his own stage play and directed by Yūzō Kawashima, mentor of Shōhei Imamura (\u003cem\u003eVengeance is Mine\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eElegant Beast\u003c\/em\u003e is a ferocious satire that was an influence on the Japanese New Wave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial features include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with film critic Toshiaki Sato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppreciation by filmmaker Toshiaki Toyoda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisual essay on post-war architecture in Japanese cinema \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Film Shop IFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49323511382155,"sku":"cfu1788776201728","price":17.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/5150\/1195\/files\/elegant-beast-blu-ray_1.webp?v=1788776205","url":"https:\/\/www.everydaynook.shop\/products\/elegant-beast-blu-ray","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}