CLOUD / CHARISMA: Two films by Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Masters

CLOUD / CHARISMA: Two films by Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Masters of Cinema) Limited Edition Two-disc Blu-ray

CLOUD / CHARISMA: Two films by Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Masters of Cinema) Limited Edition Two-disc Blu-ray

A revered auteur noted for his deliberate pacing and haunting, methodical style, Kiyoshi Kurosawa is the celebrated filmmaker behind a string of modern classics, including Cure, Pulse, Tokyo Sonata and Creepy. Collected here are two more great works by this master of psychological cinema: Charismaand Cloud.

Charisma follows Goro Yabuike (Koji Yakusho, Cure), an overworked police officer who leaves his job behind after he fails to resolve a hostage situation, resulting in the deaths of both a high-profile politician and his captor. Reeling from this incident, he seeks solitude in a mountain forest, where he finds himself at the centre of a conflict over an enigmatic tree that the locals have named “Charisma.” In Cloud, factory worker Ryosuke Yoshii (Masaki Suda, Wilderness) quits his job to pursue a new career as an unscrupulous online reseller, becoming increasingly ruthless as he turns a profit from desperate customers. Eventually, though, those customers have had enough of being ripped off by Yoshii – and go looking for him to exact their revenge.

Made 25 years apart, Charisma and Cloud illustrate the singular vision of one of Japan’s most talented working filmmakers. Following previous releases of Tokyo Sonata, Journey to the Shore, Cure and Creepy, the Masters of Cinema series is proud to present two more of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s films on Blu-ray, both making their debuts on UK home video.

LIMITED EDITION TWO-DISC BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:

  • Limited edition of 2,000 copies
  • Limited edition exclusive bonus disc
  • Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju)
  • Limited edition booklet featuring new writing on Charisma and Cloud by East Asian film expert and Midnight Eye co-founder Tom Mes
  • 1080p HD presentations of both films across two Blu-ray discs
  • Original Japanese audio (Uncompressed LPCM 2.0 for Charisma, DTS-HD MA 5.1 for Cloud)
  • Optional English subtitles, revised for this release
  • New audio commentaries on both Charisma and Cloud by Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Wroot
  • A Cerebral Cinema – new video essay exploring the work of Kiyoshi Kurosawa by Japanese cinema expert Joe Hickinbottom
  • Original theatrical trailers

All extras subject to change

Exclusive limited edition bonus disc contents

  • 1080p HD presentation of Cloud (strictly exclusive to this limited-edition release)

PRESS

“Charisma is a complex and highly metaphoric work, which can be read almost as a sequel to Cure” – BFI Features

“The ideas and questions posed within Charisma are compelling, and individual moments scattered throughout are genuinely thought-provoking… Appreciation for the film continues to grow long after the credits have rolled” – Asian Movie Pulse

“(Cloud) A cold thriller … shows the master filmmaker at his leanest and meanest” – The Film Stage

“(Cloud) A hyper lucid… fantastically kinetic… Brilliant action movie. Wildy satisfying” – Indiewire

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