Blu-ray release: ‘Gate Of Flesh’

By   |  Apr 30, 2025

88 Films are bringing the 1964 Japanese drama ‘Gate Of Flesh’ (肉体の門) to US and UK Blu-ray on June 23/24, 2025.

Directed by Seijun Suzuki, the film follows an injured thief on the run who finds sanctuary within a brothel of united, ruthless women. The cast includes Joe Shishido, Yumiko Nogawa, Koji Wada, Tomiko Ishii, and Kayo Matsuo.

Synopsis: In the shell-shocked, rubble-strewn wasteland of postwar Tokyo during the Allied Occupation, a group of prostitutes band together to form a makeshift guild with the aim of pooling their resources to build a dancehall called Paradise. As their independent existence becomes threatened by the hawkish parade of gangsters, black marketeers and would-be pimps all looking for a cut from their flesh-peddling, the discovery of an unexploded bomb in the cavernous burned-out building where they ply their trade throws their dreams into further jeopardy.

Features:
• High-definition Blu-ray
• Presentation in 1.85:1 aspect ratio
• Original mono audio with new English subtitles
• Audio commentary by Amber T. and Jasper Sharp
• Brand new filmed introduction by Earl Jackson
• Exclusive interview with Toei tattoo artist Seiji Mouri
• Stills gallery
• Trailer
• Teaser
• Booklet essays by Robin Gatto and Irene González-López
• Original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady
• Region: A/B

‘Gate Of Flesh’ is available to pre-order now from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.

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