Blu-ray release: ‘Of Flesh and Blood: The Cinema of Hirokazu Koreeda’

By   |  Nov 7, 2024

BFI are bringing four career-defining titles by Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda to UK Blu-ray on November 25, 2024.

In ‘Maborosi’ (幻の光), a young woman’s husband apparently commits suicide without warning or reason, leaving behind his wife and infant. ‘After Life’ (ワンダフルライフ) follows a group of counsellors who interview the recently deceased, record their personal details, and then, over a week, assist them in choosing a single memory to keep for eternity. ‘Nobody Knows’ (誰も知らない) sees a twelve-year-old forced to care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning. Finally, ‘Still Walking’ (歩いても 歩いても) revolves around a family that gathers together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear.

Features:
• Birthplace (2003, 29 mins): Makiko Esumi filming location tour
• Hirokazu Koreeda Screentalk (2013, 45 mins)
• Interview with ‘After Life’ actor Arata Iura (2003, 15 mins)
• ‘After Life’ Deleted scenes (1998, 17 mins)
• Behind the scenes on ‘Nobody Knows’ (2004, 7 mins)
• Making ‘Still Walking’ (2008, 29 mins)
• ‘Still Walking’ Q&A (2019, 33 mins)
• New audio commentary on ‘Maborosi’ by Jasper Sharp
• New audio commentary on ‘After Life’ by Tara Judah
• New audio commentary on ‘Nobody Knows’ by Kenta McGrath
• New audio commentary on ‘Still Walking’ by Alexander Jacob
• ‘Still Walking’ gallery
• Trailers

‘Of Flesh and Blood: The Cinema of Hirokazu Koreeda’ is available to pre-order now from Amazon.co.uk.

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