{"product_id":"a-true-story-of-the-private-ginza-police-limited-blu-ray-w-slipcover-bookletneon-eagle-video-pre-order","title":"A True Story of the Private Ginza Police (Limited Blu-ray w\/ Slipcover, booklet \u0026 poster)(Neon Eagle Video) Pre-order","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis item is a pre-order. Ships on or around December 8th, 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing Japan’s defeat in WW2, a group of restless former soldiers (Toei \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyakuza eiga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e veterans Noburu Ando, Tatsuo Umemiya, Hideo Murota, and   Tsunehiko Watase) band together to form a criminal gang in bombed out Tokyo out of sheer desperation, anger, and boredom. Once on top of the yakuza scene in the lawless Ginza district, things quickly fall apart and the former partners begin to turn on each other, leading to an explosive bloodbath finale and the utter degradation of any survivors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA TRUE STORY OF THE PRIVATE GINZA POLICE, directed by genre chameleon Junya Sato, is the nihilistic pinnacle of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ejitsuroku\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or ‘true account’ style of yakuza films from the early to mid-1970s - A wild tumult of blood, drugs, guns, and a shocking disregard for general human decency, captured with a constantly moving handheld camera and scored with a dissonant, improvised jazz-skronk soundtrack.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Neon Eagle Video Blu-ray release marks the US home video premiere and the worldwide disc debut of this undercelebrated classic of the Japanese gangster genre, taken from a 2K restoration straight from the vaults of Toei studio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3RekgM9oHRA?si=L8_YoMs24DDjlx_B\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2K restoration \/ 1080p presentation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJapanese language dual mono audio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOptional English subtitles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExtras\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrue Accounts and Private Tales: Interview with film critics Tatsuya Masuto \u0026amp; Masaaki Nomura\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA True Account of Junya Sato: Visual essay by Tom Mes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrailer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull color booklet with liner notes by Chris D. - limited edition only\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlipcover with new artwork by Tony Stella - limited edition only\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoster - folded\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReversible cover with original Japanese artwork\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited to 1500 copies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1973 \/ 94 min \/ Japan \/ Crime, Exploitation, Yakuza \/ Director - Junya Sato \/ Region A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDUE TO CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS WE CAN ONLY SHIP THIS ITEM TO THE US AND CANADA. ALL ITEMS ORDERED TOGETHER WILL BE CHARGED AT THE TIME OF THE ORDER AND SHIP TOGETHER WHEN EVERYTHING IS IN STOCK. PLEASE PLACE MULTIPLE ORDERS IF YOU WISH TO HAVE ITEMS SHIPPED AS THEY ARRIVE. ALL DETAILS, INCLUDING RELEASE DATE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. LIMIT 2 PER CUSTOMER.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Neon Eagle Video","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47616907870370,"sku":null,"price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0302\/4938\/6121\/files\/Ginza_police_Slip.jpg?v=1788454663","url":"https:\/\/www.cauldron-films.com\/products\/a-true-story-of-the-private-ginza-police-limited-blu-ray-w-slipcover-bookletneon-eagle-video-pre-order","provider":"Cauldron Films","version":"1.0","type":"link"}