{"product_id":"punishment-room-limited-edition","title":"Punishment Room (Limited Edition)","description":"\u003ch3 itemprop=\"description\"\u003eA bored university student bullies classmates, scams his father and rapes a girl. His victims band together for revenge.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bored university student takes teenage rebellion to extremes, as he bullies classmates, scams his father out of his savings and rapes a college girl after spiking her drink. But as the number of targets grows, his victims band together and devise a plan for revenge, to be carried out in the titular punishment room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of his darkest and most controversial films, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePunishment Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e saw director \u003cb\u003eKon Ichikawa\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eTen Women in Black, Fires on the Plain\u003c\/i\u003e) courting scandal with his unflinching depiction of abuse and rape among amoral post-war Japanese youth. Based on the story by future Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara, this film was highly divisive upon its initial release, but perhaps more pertinent today than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBonus Materials\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-Definition digital transfer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal uncompressed mono audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewly filmed interview with film historian Tatsuya Masuto (2026, 21 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Complex Legacy of Shintaro Ishihara - a visual essay by Steve Corbeil on author Shintaro Ishihara and the original novel (2026, 17 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooklet featuring new writing by Hayley Scanlon and an archival discussion with Kon Ichikawa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"item-imagecol\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"item-imagecol\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"item-imagecol\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"item-imagecol\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MVD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46341467930668,"sku":"760137227328","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/punishment-room-limited-edition-new-blu-ray-760137227328-4319705.jpg?v=1791417310","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/punishment-room-limited-edition","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}