A Fugitive from the Past Blu-ray

'A Fugitive from the Past' Director: Tomu Uchida (1965) Arrow Blu-ray |  Staff Pick  | Japanese w/ English subtitles

This gritty adaptation of Tsutomu Minakami's 1700-page novel is a landmark in master director Uchida's oeuvre. Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity, provoking a policeman’s interest.

Starring Rentarō Mikuni (Vengeance is Mine, Harakiri, Wolves Pigs and Men).

Special features include:
- Introduction by writer Jasper Sharp
- Scene-specific commentaries from leading Japanese film scholars
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork