Crazy Thunder Road (bluray) standard

The first video release (in any format) outside of Japan of Sogo Ishii's punk classic, featuring a new restoration supervised by the director alongside many new and exclusive extras!

STREAM - Crazy Thunder Road on Terravision. UK & Eire residents only.

Hailed as Japan's Mad Max, Sogo Ishii's high-octane, loud-and-proud breakthrough hit was one of that country's great success stories, a graduation project from a film school punk rocker bought by Toei Studios and released nationwide.

The plot involves Ken, a gang leader dreaming of a quiet life with his girlfriend Noriko, and Jin, Ken's maverick successor, who isn't about to let yakuza kingpins or right-wing nutjobs tell him what to do or whom to kill.

Jin's violent individualism in a world where even outlaws follow the bosses' orders references the doomed anti-establishment heroes of Kinji Fukasaku, but Crazy Thunder Road points toward a new style of genre filmmaking-fast-paced, quick-witted and brilliantly stylized.

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BLU-RAY CONTENTS

• New master approved by the director
• New interview with Gakuryu (Sogo) Ishii
• Audio commentary by Tom Mes
• Video Essay: Jasper Sharp on Jishu Eiga

Director: Sogo Ishii

Cast: Yamada Tatsuo, Ebisudani Hiroshi, Ooike Masamitsu, Nakajina Yosuke

Language: Japanese with English subtitles

Genre: Action, Punk

Year: 1980

Certification: 15

Runtime: 97 minutes + Bonus

Region: B