DVD: Takahisa Zeze’s SANCTUARY (MRS.)

Posted by The Gomorrahizer at 12:37pm.

Posted in DVD News , Exploitation, Drama, Asia, Random Festival News.

FOR TRAILER, SEE THE BOTTOM OF THIS ARTICLE

Legend Pictures K.K. (K.K. Rejendo Pikuchâzu) released Takahisa Zeze’s Sanctuary (Mrs.) - a.k.a. “Sankuchuari” - on DVD (ITCD-00002) in Japan on November 23rd; the DVD is available for order from CD Japan (Neo Wing K.K. / K.K. Neo Wingu). (Note: “Mrs.” was the original title of the movie in question; “Sanctuary” is its new title in English, and “Sankuchuari” is its new title in romanized Japanese.) The movie had its world première at the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) in Korea on May 1st. Argo Pictures K.K. (Arugo Pikuchâzu K.K.) released it at the Euro Space (Yûro Supêsu) in Tokyo on October 7th.

The screenplay for Sanctuary was written by Zeze. The movie stars (listed order corresponds to poster order) Asuka Kurosawa, Yôko Yamashita, Misaki (a.k.a. Misaki Mori), Shirô Shimomoto, Bunmei Tobayama, Nobuhiro Takeda, Ken Mitsuishi, and Isamu Nagato. It was scored by Gorô Yasukawa.

For more information on Sanctuary, see Twitch’s fourth, third, second, and first articles on it.

Those who are interested in Sanctuary may also wish to read the Twitch articles on Zeze’s upcoming Shisei: ochita jorôgumo and Masao Adachi’s upcoming Yûheisha - terorisuto - which Zeze is in.

Sanctuary trailer (downloadable 2.8 MB RealMedia file)
Sanctuary official website
Legend Pictures: Sanctuary promo file (downloadable 1.7 MB PDF file)
GOMORRAHY.com: Sanctuary poster (128 KB JPEG)

GOMORRAHY.com: Sanctuary still #1 (64 KB JPEG)
Legend Pictures: Sanctuary still #2 (660 KB JPEG)
Legend Pictures: Sanctuary still #3 (736 KB JPEG)

Legend Pictures: Sanctuary still #4 (352 KB JPEG)
Legend Pictures: Sanctuary still #5 (see above left - 60 KB JPEG version)
JIFF: Sanctuary (w/ 4 stills)
CD Japan: Sanctuary DVD