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A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness

The editor of a sports magazine grooms fashion model Reiko (Yoko Shiraki) to become a pro golfer, while retaining exclusive rights to her likeness. Reiko’s popularity soars after she wins her first tournament and she becomes a media sensation, but when she and her manager (Yoshio Harada, Zigeunerweisen) cause a hit-and-run accident, the victim begins to blackmail Reiko, intruding further and further into her personal life. This was Seijun Suzuki’s comeback film after being blacklisted by the film industry for ten years. Though adapted from a popular manga, the bold visuals and absurdist plot twists are vintage Suzuki.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES

• High-Definition digital transfer

• Original uncompressed PCM mono audio

• Audio commentary by critic and author Samm Deighan (2025)

• New interview with editor Kunihiko Ukai (2025, 20 mins)

• Trailer

• Newly improved English subtitle translation

• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Smith

• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Jasper Sharp and an archival review of the film

• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Add four or more of our April releases (A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness, Girl with a Suitcase, Va savoir, River of Grass, and Killer Cop) to cart to receive 10% off. Discount automatically applied at cart. Ends February 5th.

Year: 1977
Country: Japan
Cert: 15
Format: Blu-ray
Region: AB
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EAN: 5060974682034
Release date: 28/04/25