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A young woman from the countryside falls in love with a handsome hoodlum who pushes her into a life of prostitution
A young woman from the countryside (Miyuki Kuwano of Oshima's Cruel Story of Youth) falls in love with a handsome hoodlum (Mikijiro Hira, Sword of the Beast), who pushes her into a life of prostitution. When his sleazy superiors catch sight of her, she finds herself trapped inside the gaudy maze of city nightlife.
Directed by Noburo Nakamura, a veteran of the Shochiku studio's signature Golden Age family dramas, The Shape of Night was made as a reaction to the radical film styles of the Japanese New Wave. With its lush cinematography full of saturated colors, a lyrical tone and its story of love leading to inescapable tragedy, it has been compared to the films of Douglas Sirk, while also acting as a precursor to the work of Wong Kar-wai.
Media
Bonus Materials
- SPECIAL FEATURES:
- High-Definition digital transfer
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- New interview with Yoshio Nakamura, son of director Noboru Nakamura (2024, 16 mins)
- Major Changes - a visual essay on the artistic upheavals at Shochiku studios during the 1960s by Tom Mes (2024, 13 mins)
- Easter Egg (2024, 5 mins)
- New and improved English subtitle translation
Cast & Crew
Actors:- Miyuki Kuwano
- Mikijiro Hira
- Bunta Sugawara
- Keisuke Sonoi
- Masuyo Iwamoto
- Misako Tominaga
- Isao Kimura
- Yoshiko Hiromura
- Emiko Kure
- Akitake Kôno
- Kôji Matsubara
- Hideaki Nagai
- Miyoko Nakamura
- Yoshihide Satô
- Noriko Sengoku
- Hifumi Takaoka
- Shinji Tanaka
- Bonta Tokyo
Director: Noboru Nakamura
Additional Details
Label: Radiance
Genre: Cult
Language: Japanese
Run Time: 109 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 06/23/26
UPC: 760137213147
Description
A young woman from the countryside falls in love with a handsome hoodlum who pushes her into a life of prostitution
A young woman from the countryside (Miyuki Kuwano of Oshima's Cruel Story of Youth) falls in love with a handsome hoodlum (Mikijiro Hira, Sword of the Beast), who pushes her into a life of prostitution. When his sleazy superiors catch sight of her, she finds herself trapped inside the gaudy maze of city nightlife.
Directed by Noburo Nakamura, a veteran of the Shochiku studio's signature Golden Age family dramas, The Shape of Night was made as a reaction to the radical film styles of the Japanese New Wave. With its lush cinematography full of saturated colors, a lyrical tone and its story of love leading to inescapable tragedy, it has been compared to the films of Douglas Sirk, while also acting as a precursor to the work of Wong Kar-wai.
Media
Bonus Materials
- SPECIAL FEATURES:
- High-Definition digital transfer
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- New interview with Yoshio Nakamura, son of director Noboru Nakamura (2024, 16 mins)
- Major Changes - a visual essay on the artistic upheavals at Shochiku studios during the 1960s by Tom Mes (2024, 13 mins)
- Easter Egg (2024, 5 mins)
- New and improved English subtitle translation
Cast & Crew
Actors:- Miyuki Kuwano
- Mikijiro Hira
- Bunta Sugawara
- Keisuke Sonoi
- Masuyo Iwamoto
- Misako Tominaga
- Isao Kimura
- Yoshiko Hiromura
- Emiko Kure
- Akitake Kôno
- Kôji Matsubara
- Hideaki Nagai
- Miyoko Nakamura
- Yoshihide Satô
- Noriko Sengoku
- Hifumi Takaoka
- Shinji Tanaka
- Bonta Tokyo
Director: Noboru Nakamura
Additional Details
Label: Radiance
Genre: Cult
Language: Japanese
Run Time: 109 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 06/23/26
UPC: 760137213147












