Shadow Of Fire (Aka Hokage) Blu-ray with Slipcover (Third Window Films/Region B)

Director: Shinyva Tsukamoto

Writer: Shinyva Tsukamoto

Cast: Hiroki Kono, Mirai Moriyama, Oga Tsukao, Shuri

Shinya Tsukamoto’s latest examines the desperate lives of Japanese citizens in the immediate post–World War II period through the story of a child dealing with unimaginable adversity.

Part of his war trilogy, which includes Fires On the Plain and Killing, Shinya Tsukamoto’s latest examines the lives of Japanese citizens in the immediate post–World War II period. Part chamber drama, part road movie, Shadow of Fire finds its throughline in the story of a small boy coming of age amid unimaginable hardship.

Features

• Tom Mes feature audio commentary
• “The Reality Of Violence” Video Essay by Robert Edwards
• Shinya Tsukamoto and author Kota Ishii talk event
• Director and cast cinema stage greetings
• Trailer
• Slipcover with artwork from Ian MacEwan