I, the Executioner Limited Edition Blu-ray
'I, the Executioner' Director: Tai Katō (1968) | Radiance Limited Edition Blu-ray of 3000 copies | Japanese w/ English subtitles
Police investigate the link between a serial killer’s machinations and a teenage boy who committed suicide.
Pitch black neo-noir directed by the former apprentice of Akira Kurosawa, better known for his yakuza films. Evokes both Hitchcock's Psycho and the films of Nagisa Ōshima, while prefiguring the Italian Giallo.
Limited Edition contents include:
- Visual essay on Japanese serial killer films
- Appreciation by writer of Battle Royale, Kenta Fukasuku
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork
- Limited Edition booklet featuring writing by Tony Rayns and a new translation of archival writing on the film