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May 26th 2003 releasesPosted: April 19th, 2003. 
Shinjuku Triad Society
MIIKE TAKASHI’S EXPLOSIVE TRIAD SOCIETY TRILOGY
In Tokyo’s seedy Shinjuku district, drugs, and gay prostitution thrive. But aKorean gang is muscling onto Yakuza turf. A lone cop predicts blood shed andembarks on a one-man crusade against crime. But when he discovers his brotheris the lover of one of the gang leaders, he has a difficult choice to make.
Following Audition and Dead or Alive, Miike Takashi is setto re-ignite the screens with his potent cocktail of perverse humour andtwisted action. Shinjuku Triad Society is the first of his power-packedtriad society trilogy, exploring the wildly violent faces of gangland. Theadventure continues in Rainy Dog and Ley Lines.
Released on video (retail, TVX 4425, £15.99 ) and DVD (TVD 3391, Anamorphic 1.78:1, £19.99)
DVD extras include: Miike Takashi interview, filmographies, scene selection
Other Triad Society trilogy releases:
- Rainy Dog – 30 June
- Ley Lines 28 July
Irreversible
THE MOST-TALKED ABOUT FILM OF THE YEAR!
UNCUT AND UNFORGETTABLE!
Having made headlines all over the world since its premiere in Cannes lastyear, IRREVERSIBLE has consequently received much critical acclaim and boxoffice success. Now it is about to be released uncut for its DVD and videorelease.
The tale of revenge and misguided retribution stars husband and wife teamVincent Cassel (La Haine; Elizabeth) and Monica Bellucci (Malena;Matrix Reloaded) but is told in reverse. Opening with scenes of brutal murderand rape, the film moves events backwards to examine the issues that led tothese horrendous acts.
IRREVERSIBLE is a landmark achievement in cinema which is as powerful anddisturbing as it is unforgettable, and is now considered one of the mostimportant films to have been made in the last 20 years.
Released on video (rental, TVT 1400; and retail, TVT 1399, £15.99)and DVD (TVD3421, anamorphic widescreen £19.99)
DVD extras include: ‘Making of’ documentary, special effects featurette,filmographies, scene selection and trailer.
News page content input by Dominic Robinson, 2003.
Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.