NIKKATSU DIAMOND GUYS VOL 1 DUAL FORMAT BLU-RAY + DVD

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• Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
• Plot: Nikkatsu, the oldest film studio in Japan, inaugurated a star system in the late 1950s, finding talent and contracting them to a series of wild genre pictures. This collection celebrates these 'Diamond Guys' with three classic films from directors Seijun Suzuki (Branded to Kill), Toshio Masuda (Rusty Knife) and Buichi Saito (Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril).; ; An old hand at tough guy action roles, Hideaki Nitani (Tokyo Drifter, Massacre Gun) stars in Suzuki's Voice Without a Shadow. When former telephone operator Asako's husband invites his boss Hamazaki over for dinner, she realizes his voice is suspiciously like that of a killer she heard years ago. Before she can investigate further, Hamazaki is found dead and her husband becomes the prime suspect. Determined to prove his innocence, Asako enlists a driven journalist to investigate...; ; Next, 50s subculture icon Yujiro Ishihara (Crazed Fruit) stars in Masuda's Red Pier as 'Jiro the Lefty', a killer with a natural talent. Shortly after arriving in Kobe, he witnesses a man die in a crane accident which turns out to be a cover-up for a murder. Jiro soon finds himself on the run, tailed by a determined cop...; ; Finally, in Saito's The Rambling Guitarist, mega star Akira Kobayashi (Battles Without Honour and Humanity) stars as wandering street musician Shinji, who falls in with mob boss Akitsu after saving one of his henchmen in a bar fight. Tasked by Akitsu with evicting an offshore fishery, Shinji finds himself in the middle of a very unusual domestic dispute...; ; Presented on Blu-ray and DVD for the first time in the West, these thrilling genre films feature Nikkatsu's leading talent at their best.;
• Runtime: 4:29
• Media Format: Movie