Boxer Blu-ray

'The Boxer' Director: Shūji Terayama (1977) Radiance Limited Edition Blu-ray | HD transfer | Region A+B | Japanese w/ English subtitles

A former boxing champ on the skids finds an opportunity for redemption by training a young fighter everyone judges beyond hope.

Legendary director and playwright Shuji Terayama (Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets) made The Boxer for major studio Toei, at the request of lead actor Bunta Sugawara (The Man Who Stole the Sun). While the story has the studio's trademark gritty 1970s setting, Terayama imbues the film with his characteristic carnivalesque atmosphere and his unparalleled passion for sports, resulting in a boxing movie like no other and a unique entry in his own filmography.

Limited Edition contents:
- Reversible sleeve featuring artwork based on original posters
- Booklet featuring new writing by Maria Roberta Novielli
- Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Special features include:
- Interview with composer J.A. Seazer 
- Visual essay on Toei studio in the year 1977 by Tom Mes