{"product_id":"the-shape-of-night","title":"The Shape of Night","description":"\u003ch3 itemprop=\"description\"\u003eA young woman from the countryside falls in love with a handsome hoodlum who pushes her into a life of prostitution\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA young woman from the countryside (\u003cb\u003eMiyuki Kuwano\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof Oshima's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCruel Story of Youth\u003c\/i\u003e) falls in love with a handsome hoodlum (\u003cb\u003eMikijiro Hira\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSword of the Beast\u003c\/i\u003e), who pushes her into a life of prostitution. When his sleazy superiors catch sight of her, she finds herself trapped inside the gaudy maze of city nightlife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirected by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoburo Nakamura\u003c\/b\u003e, a veteran of the Shochiku studio's signature Golden Age family dramas,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Night\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas made as a reaction to the radical film styles of the Japanese New Wave. With its lush cinematography full of saturated colors, a lyrical tone and its story of love leading to inescapable tragedy, it has been compared to the films of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Sirk\u003c\/b\u003e, while also acting as a precursor to the work of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eWong Kar-wai\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBonus Materials\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-Definition digital transfer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUncompressed mono PCM audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with Yoshio Nakamura, son of director Noboru Nakamura (2024, 16 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor Changes - a visual essay on the artistic upheavals at Shochiku studios during the 1960s by Tom Mes (2024, 13 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEaster Egg (2024, 5 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew and improved English subtitle translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"item-imagecol\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MVD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45721595838508,"sku":"760137213147","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/the-shape-of-night-new-blu-ray-760137213147-1789264.jpg?v=1782621728","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/the-shape-of-night","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}