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Summary:

A snake of June, a young woman, Rinko, endures a passionless marriage to Shigehiko, a physically unattractive, hygiene-obssessed workaholic. Vital, medical student Hiroshi awakens surviving a car crash, suffering from amnesia. In Haze, Tsukamoto's ultra-low-budget tale of a man trapped in a cramped concrete maze under mysterious circumstances.

Contributors:

Tsukamoto, Shin'ya, 1960- , actor, director of photography, editor of moving image work, film director, film producer, screenwriter

Kurosawa, Asuka, 1971- , actor

Kohtari, Yuji , actor

Asano, Tadanobu , actor

Tsukamoto, Nami , actor

Murase, Takahiro , actor

Kandaka, Takahiro , actor

Ishikawa, Chū, 1966- , composer

Ohara, Zenya , editor of moving image work

Arrow Video (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Kaijū Shiatā , presenter, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pre

Languages:

Japanese
English

Language Notes:

Japanese dialogue; English subtitles.

Included Works:

Snake of June (Motion picture)

Vital (Motion picture)

Haze (Motion picture)

Subjects:

Marriage — Drama

Workaholics — Drama

Medical students — Drama

Amnesia — Drama

Labyrinths — Drama

Amnesia

Labyrinths

Marriage

Medical students

Workaholics

Genres:

Motion pictures

Drama

Feature films

Fiction films

System Details:

Blu-ray, region A; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Audio 2.0.

Performers:

Cast: A snake of June: Asuka Kurosawa, Yuji Kohtari, Shin'ya Tsukamoto.
Cast: Vital: Tadanobu Asano, Nami Tsukamoto, Kiki.
Cast: Haze: Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Takahiro Murase, Takahiro Kandaka.

Production Credits:

A snake of June: Music by Chu Ishikawa; cinematography by Shin'ya Tsukamoto; editing by Zenya Ohara, Shin'ya Tsukamoto.
Vital: Music by Chu Ishikawa; cinematography by Shin'ya Tsukamoto; editing by Shin'ya Tsukamoto.
Haze: Music by Chu Ishikawa; cinematography by Shin'ya Tsukamoto; editing by Shin'ya Tsukamoto.

General Notes:

Title from disc label.
A snake of June was released in 2002; Vital was released in 2004; Haze was released in 2006.
Full screen (1.37:1).
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Wide screen (1.78:1).
Special features: audio commentaries by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes on all three films, including brand new commentaries on A snake of June and Haze; three archival interviews with Shinya Tsukamoto, covering all three films; Shooting A snake of June, an archival behind-the-scenes featurette on the film's production; Vital world premiere, an archival featurette on the film's world premiere at the Venice Film Festival; Vital special effects, an archival featurette on the film's special effets, featuring long-term Tsukamoto collaborator Hisashi Oda; The making of Haze, an archival fly-on-the-wall look at the film's production, featuring Shinya Tsukamoto and multiple cast and crew members; Kaori Fuji at Locarno, an archival featurette on Haze's lead actress at the Locarno Film Festival; A snake of June UK trailer; Vital and Haze original Japanese trailers; image galleries.

Audience:

Not rated.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (212 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; surround; stereo; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1; Dolby Audio 2.0; sound

Film Characteristics:

1.37:1; 1.85:1; 1.78:1; full screen; wide screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; region A

Call Numbers:

SNA 2002 BLU

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 760137354680
Publisher Number, Arrow Video: AV268-3 (disc)

OCLC Numbers:

1159470372