  Wandering Ginza Butterfly (1971) (Dvd)Wandering Ginza Butterfly (1971) (Dvd)
UPC Number: 654930308691
Actors: Meiko Kaji, Tsunehiko Watase, Tat
Directors: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Restored, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: Japanese
Region: Region 1
Number of discs: 1
Studio: Synapse Films
Release date: May 19, 2009
Run time: 86 minutes
Product Description
Gang leader Nami (cult film legend Meiko Kaji) kills a member of a yakuza group and goes away to prison. Upon her release three years later, she s a shamed woman confined to living in the shadowy world of sex clubs and street gangs. She returns to the city to live with her uncle, a billiard-hall owner, and after befriending pimp and ne er-do-well Ryuji (Tsunehiko Watase), she gets a job working at a hostess club in the chic Ginza neighborhood, where the expensive shops and neon lights conceal a dark world of crime and sexual slavery. But when a rival gang attempts to muscle in on the club, Nami becomes enmeshed in a violent struggle that forces her to wield a skilled pool cue to defend her uncle s business, and eventually a short sword to wreak bloody vengeance upon her enemies. SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
New, fully restored, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) transfer mastered in high-definition from Toei s original vault elements
Japanese language with newly-translated, removable English subtitles
Audio commentary by Japanese film expert Chris D.
New, exclusive video interview with director Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Original Japanese theatrical trailers for both films
Reversible cover with original Japanese poster artwork
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