{"product_id":"yokohama-bj-blues-blu-ray","title":"Yokohama BJ Blues Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eYokohama BJ Blues\u003c\/strong\u003e' Director: Eiichi Kudo (1981) Radiance \u003cem\u003eLimited Edition\u003c\/em\u003e Blu-ray | HD transfer | \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(27, 91, 186);\"\u003eRegion A + B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e | \u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(36, 32, 31);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(172, 34, 34); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(172, 34, 34); color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eStaff Pick \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e | \u003cem\u003eJapanese w\/ English subtitles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen his police detective best friend is killed, down-at-heel private eye and part-time blues singer BJ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egets the blame. He must start his own investigation to clear his name, but what he uncovers is a tangled web involving crooked cops, drug-dealing gangsters, the city’s underground gay and biker scenes, and even his own past. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA loose remake of Robert Altman’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Long Goodbye\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat also draws from Luchino Visconti’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this was Matsuda’s break with his action hero image. Samurai movie veteran Eiichi Kudo \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erelishes his chance at directing a neo-noir that captures urban Japan at the height of 1980s decadence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition contents include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003eReversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters\u003cbr\u003e- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Dimitri Ianni on Toei Central Film, a subsidiary of Toei studios famed for releasing Pink Films and independent productions such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYokohama BJ Blues\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand an archival review of the film\u003cbr\u003e- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial features include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Interview with star Mari Hemmi\u003cbr\u003e- Interview with screenwriter Shoichi Maruyama\u003cbr\u003e- Interview with writer and Yokohama expert Toru Sano on the film and a look at the locations\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Film Shop IFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49323556012171,"sku":"hoq1788777752088","price":22.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/5150\/1195\/files\/yokohama-bj-blues-blu-ray_1.webp?v=1788777769","url":"https:\/\/www.everydaynook.shop\/products\/yokohama-bj-blues-blu-ray","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}