Radical Japan: Survival and Desire - Six Films by Shohei Imamura 4K UHD + Blu-ray Limited Edition Box Set (Radiance Films UK/Region Free/B) [Preorder]

Preorder scheduled for release on November 16, 2026

The second instalment in our series exploring Japan’s most groundbreaking films and filmmakers focuses on the country’s premier iconoclast, two-time Palme d’or winner Shohei Imamura.

This collection presents three classics in 4K: Pigs and Battleships vividly portrays life around a U.S. naval base; The Insect Woman establishes the characteristically resilient Imamura heroine, which broke every rule for portraying women in Japanese film; and Intentions of Murder continues and perfects this portrayal in epic form. Also included are Imamura’s rarely-seen first three features: Stolen Desire follows the travails of a vivacious theatre troupe; Nishi Ginza Station is a tale of infidelity executed as a musical; and Endless Desire sees ex-soldiers digging for wartime loot.

4K UHD & BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES

• 4K restorations of Pigs and Battleships, The Insect Woman and Intentions of Murder
• High-Definition digital transfers of Stolen Desire, Nishi Ginza Station and Endless Desire
• 4K UHD and Blu-ray presentation of the features Pigs and Battleships, The Insect Woman and Intentions of Murder
• Blu-ray presentation of all features and extras
• Introduction to Pigs and Battleships by screenwriter and Imamura’s son Daisuke Tengan
• Visual essay by author Jasper Sharp on class in Imamura’s films
• Introduction to The Insect Woman by scholar Dolores Martinez
• Conversation between Shohei Imamura and Tadao Sato about The Insect Woman
  Introduction to Intentions of Murder by programmer and Imamura biographer Bastian Meiresonne
• Conversation between Shohei Imamura and Tadao Sato about Intentions of Murder
• Visual essay by Samm Deighan on desire in Imamura’s films
• Interview with scholar Jennifer Coates on Stolen Desire and Nishi Ginza Station
• Introduction to Endless Desire by filmmaker and stage director Kenta Fukasaku
• Optional English subtitles for each film
• Reversible sleeves featuring original and new artwork
• 120-page book featuring archival writing by and interviews with Shohei Imamura, as well by Ian Buruma, Richard Phillips, Nelson Kim, Hiroshi Kitamura, Michael Raine, Adam Bingham and more
• Limited Edition of 5000 copies, presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

This is a UK Import. The 4K UHD disc is Region Free. The Blu-ray is Region B and will require a multi-region capable player.

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