Shirō Sano, Koji Otake, Fujiko Fukamizu, Moe Kamura, Yoshio Yoshida. Originally released as a motion picture in 1986. Full screen 1.37:1. Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by David Downton in container. Accompanied by booklet (27 pages) containing Kaizō Hayashi's director's statement and an essay by Aaron Gerow. Special edition contents: Brand new audio commentary by Japanese film experts Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp; Audio commentary with director Kaizo Hayashi and lead actor Shiro Sano recorded in 2000; How many eggs? actor Shiro Sano talks, a brand new interview with the film's lead actor; Talking silents Benshi Midori Sawato talks, a brand new interview on early Japanese film culture and the art of the benshi silent film commentator; Midori Sawato performs 'The eternal mystery', an exclusive benshi performance to the film within the film; The restoration of To sleep so as to dream featurette; Fragments from Japan's lost silent heyday, a selection of scenes from silent jidai-geki films from the Kyoto Toy Museum archives; Original theatrical trailer and English-language restored re-release trailers; Image gallery.
Summary:
Two private detectives hired by an aging former actress to find her kidnapped daughter find themselves in a bizarre situation when their investigations lead them to the studios of the mysterious M. Pathe company.
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