Description
Akio Jissoji created a rich and diverse body of work during his five decades in Japan's film and television industries. For some, he is best-known for his science-fiction: the 1960s TV series Ultraman and 1998's box-office success Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis. For others, it is his 1990s adaptations of horror and mystery novelist Edogawa Rampo, such as Watcher in the Attic and Murder on D Street. And then there are his New Wave films for the Art Theatre Guild, three of which This Transient Life, Mandara and Poem, forming The Buddhist Trilogy are collected here.
Special Feature
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of This Transient Life, Mandara and Poem
- Original uncompressed LPCM mono 1.0 audio on all three films
- Newly translated optional English subtitles
- Introductions to all three films by David Desser, author of Eros Plus Massacre: An Introduction to the Japanese New Wave
- Scene-select commentaries on all three films by Desser
- Theatrical trailer for Mandara
- Theatrical trailer for Poem
- Limited edition packaging, fully illustrated by maarko phntm
- Illustrated 80-page perfect-bound collector s book featuring new writings on the film by Anton Bitel and Tom Mes