Wolves Pigs And Men Limited Edition Blu-Ray

Wolves, Pigs and Men is a unique yakuza film directed by the master of the genre, Kinji Fukasaku (Battles Without Honour and Humanity), and is an uncompromising treatise on brutality and brotherhood featuring Rentar? Mikuni (Harakiri), Kin'ya Kita?ji (Battles Without Honour and Humanity: Final Episode) and the incomparable Ken Takakura (Abashiri Prison) in the leading roles.

Kuroki (Mikuni), Jir? (Takakura), and Sabu (Kita?ji) are three brothers born into poverty. Kuroki, the eldest, finds a way out of his miserable start in life by turning to organized crime—and soon both Jir? and Sabu have followed him into the yakuza lifestyle. But none of the brothers get along, each showing more loyalty to their criminal comrades than to their siblings. After a prison sentence, Jir? convinces Sabu to help him carry out a potentially lucrative coup, leading to a series of betrayals and horrific acts of violence that will test the bonds of blood to breaking point.

Wolves, Pigs and Men, which blends the basic themes of Japanese gangster films with narrative and aesthetic qualities borrowed from the French New Wave and American film noir, is one of the finest yakuza films of the 1960s. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK from a new restoration of the original film elements by Toei.

SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS:

Limited edition O-card slipcase with new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) [First edition limited to 2000 copies] | 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a restoration of the original film elements by Toei | Original Japanese audio track (uncompressed LPCM mono) | Audio commentary by Jasper Sharp | Interview with screenwriter Jun'ya Sat? | Interview with producer Tatsu Yoshida | Interview with Kinji Fukasaku's biographer, Sadao Yamane | Trailer | PLUS: A booklet with new texts by Joe Hickinbottom, expert on Japanese cinema

PRESS

”One of the best films Kinji Fukasaku has made, a film with genuine suspense, drama, and emotional power. - Japan on Film

"A violent, dynamic yakuza thriller" - Los Angeles Times

"Fukasaku's sixth film, Wolves, Pigs and Men, broke the mold by taking the best elements from his previous films and adding a biting commentary on the social problems endemic to Japan's transition from a defeated postwar nation to an economic powerhouse."Critics' summary