[Special Price] Seijun Suzuki 100th Anniversary Series 3 Blu-ray Box Sets to be Released on August 26, 2026!
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of director Seijun Suzuki's birth, special limited budget editions of the three Blu-ray box sets originally released in 2024 will be available on August 26, 2026. Additionally, a book celebrating the 70th anniversary of his directorial debut will be published in August of the same year.
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From his directorial debut to 'Branded to Kill' (winner of Venice Classics), a special price version joins the Blu-ray box series that presents a supreme lineup establishing the foundation of the Seijun Aesthetic!
'Seijun and the Men,' 'Seijun and the Women,' 'Seijun and the Drifters'
★ Director Seijun Suzuki, whose avant-garde yet POP visual style is known as the 'Seijun Aesthetic,' is enthusiastically supported by world-renowned directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Jim Jarmusch, Damien Chazelle, Bong Joon-ho, and Wong Kar-wai. The Seijun Suzuki 100th Anniversary Series is presented in celebration of his 100th birthday!
★ 2026 marks the 70th anniversary of Seijun Suzuki's directorial debut! To commemorate this, the 3 box sets released in 2024—'Seijun and the Men,' 'Seijun and the Women,' and 'Seijun and the Drifters'—will be delivered as a limited quantity, special budget version with the exact same content!
★ The 'Seijun Suzuki 100th Anniversary Series' presents a supreme lineup from his debut to 'Branded to Kill,' laying the cornerstone of the Seijun Aesthetic! The first installment is the 'Seijun and the Men' Blu-ray BOX, gathering representative masterpieces of Nikkatsu actors like Jo Shishido, Akira Kobayashi, Hideki Takahashi, and Keiichiro Akagi, including 'Branded to Kill' [4K Digital Restoration Version], which won the Best Restored Film Award at the Venice International Film Festival! The second installment explores the sensual world of Seijun, featuring 'Carmen from Kawachi,' 'Gate of Flesh,' and more. It is the 'Seijun and the Women' Blu-ray BOX, starring fascinating actresses like Yumiko Nogawa, Ruriko Ito, Kayo Matsuo, Chieko Matsubara, Masako Izumi, and Mieko Takamine! A continuous release of numerous gorgeous entertainment films from Seijun's Nikkatsu era will follow.
★ The bonus disc (DVD) includes valuable footage such as an interview with director Seijun Suzuki. Furthermore, the precious scripts used by director Seijun have been restored into booklets. The detailed notes hide the secrets of Seijun film production! Haruhiko Ueshima, a leading expert in Seijun film research, deciphers the scripts, and his careful commentary reveals the trajectory and secrets of Seijun's filmmaking!
★ The Seijun Suzuki Directorial Debut 70th Anniversary Book 'Seijun Suzuki Nikkatsu Film Poster Collection (tentative)' will be published in August 2026!
From his directorial debut 'Victory is Ours' (1956) to his highly acclaimed masterpiece 'Branded to Kill' (1967), over 150 posters from all 40 works directed by Seijun Suzuki during his legendary 11 years at Nikkatsu, where the Seijun Aesthetic exploded most excitingly, are gathered together!
Including valuable materials such as stills and scripts from each work, it will be published by Kokusho Kankokai Inc. in August 2026 as the definitive graphic book of 'World's SEIJUN'!
Welcome to the gorgeous world of the Seijun Aesthetic!
▼ [Special Price] Seijun Suzuki 100th Anniversary Series Blu-ray BOX Part 1 'Seijun and the Men' Work Information
[Cast]
'Branded to Kill' [4K Digital Restoration Version]: Jo Shishido, Koji Nanbara, Annu Mari, Isao Tamagawa,
Mariko Ogawa, Hiroshi Minami, Jiku Yamatoya
'Fighting Elegy': Hideki Takahashi, Junko Asano, Yusuke Kawazu, Chigako Miyagi, Takeshi Kato, Asao Sano,
Kayo Matsuo
'Youth of the Beast': Jo Shishido, Misako Watanabe, Tamio Kawachi, Minako Katsuki, Daizaburo Hirata, Hideaki Esumi,
Eiji Go, Kinzo Shin, Shoji Kobayashi, Masao Shimizu, Nobuo Kaneko
'Our Blood Will Not Allow It': Akira Kobayashi, Hideki Takahashi, Hiroshi Midorikawa, Chikako Hosokawa, Kaku Takashina, Shobun Inoue,
Chieko Matsubara, Yuri Hase
'Victory is Ours': Ko Mishima, Shinsuke Maki, Sumiko Minami, Keiko Amaji, Koichi Aoki, Ichiro Sugai, Asao Sano, Shinsuke Ashida, Seizaburo Kawazu
'Naked Age': Keiichiro Akagi, Kyoko Hori, Bokuzen Hidari, Toshio Takahara, Mieko Hirooka, Saburo Fujimaki, Masayoshi Ozawa
'Love Letter' [4K Version]: Hisako Tsukuba, Kyosuke Machida, Keisuke Yukioka, Frank Nagai
[Staff]
'Branded to Kill' [4K Digital Restoration Version]: Director: Seijun Suzuki, Screenplay: Hachiro Guryu, Cinematography: Kazue Nagatsuka,
Art Direction: Shizo Kawahara, Music: Naozumi Yamamoto
'Fighting Elegy': Director: Seijun Suzuki, Original Story: Takashi Suzuki, Screenplay: Kaneto Shindo, Cinematography: Kenji Hagiwara,
Art Direction: Takeo Kimura, Music: Naozumi Yamamoto
'Youth of the Beast': Director: Seijun Suzuki, Original Story: Haruhiko Oyabu, Screenplay: Ichiro Ikeda / Tadaaki Yamazaki, Cinematography: Kazue Nagatsuka, Art Direction: Yoshirou Yokoo, Music: Hajime Okumura
'Our Blood Will Not Allow It': Director: Seijun Suzuki, Original Story: Kenro Matsuura, Screenplay: Ryoma Takemori / Michiko Ito,
Cinematography: Shigeyoshi Mine, Art Direction: Takeo Kimura, Music: Tadaoki Suzuki / Hiroshi Ikezawa
'Victory is Ours': Director: Seitaro Suzuki, Screenplay: Nobuo Nakagawa / Kirio Urayama,
Cinematography: Kumenobu Fujioka, Art Direction: Akiyoshi Satani, Music: Hideo Hirakawa
'Naked Age': Director: Seijun Suzuki, Screenplay: Nobuyoshi Terada / Seijun Suzuki, Cinematography: Kumenobu Fujioka, Art Direction: Takegen Sakaguchi, Music: Chumei Watanabe
'Love Letter' [4K Version]: Director: Seijun Suzuki, Original Story: Kenro Matsuura, Screenplay: Kiichi Ishii,
Cinematography: Isamu Kakita, Art Direction: Kazuo Yagyu, Music: Michio Mamiya
[Contents]
'Branded to Kill' [4K Digital Restoration Version]
'Seijun and the Men,' 'Seijun and the Women,' 'Seijun and the Drifters'
★ Director Seijun Suzuki, whose avant-garde yet POP visual style is known as the 'Seijun Aesthetic,' is enthusiastically supported by world-renowned directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Jim Jarmusch, Damien Chazelle, Bong Joon-ho, and Wong Kar-wai. The Seijun Suzuki 100th Anniversary Series is presented in celebration of his 100th birthday!
★ 2026 marks the 70th anniversary of Seijun Suzuki's directorial debut! To commemorate this, the 3 box sets released in 2024—'Seijun and the Men,' 'Seijun and the Women,' and 'Seijun and the Drifters'—will be delivered as a limited quantity, special budget version with the exact same content!
★ The 'Seijun Suzuki 100th Anniversary Series' presents a supreme lineup from his debut to 'Branded to Kill,' laying the cornerstone of the Seijun Aesthetic! The first installment is the 'Seijun and the Men' Blu-ray BOX, gathering representative masterpieces of Nikkatsu actors like Jo Shishido, Akira Kobayashi, Hideki Takahashi, and Keiichiro Akagi, including 'Branded to Kill' [4K Digital Restoration Version], which won the Best Restored Film Award at the Venice International Film Festival! The second installment explores the sensual world of Seijun, featuring 'Carmen from Kawachi,' 'Gate of Flesh,' and more. It is the 'Seijun and the Women' Blu-ray BOX, starring fascinating actresses like Yumiko Nogawa, Ruriko Ito, Kayo Matsuo, Chieko Matsubara, Masako Izumi, and Mieko Takamine! A continuous release of numerous gorgeous entertainment films from Seijun's Nikkatsu era will follow.
★ The bonus disc (DVD) includes valuable footage such as an interview with director Seijun Suzuki. Furthermore, the precious scripts used by director Seijun have been restored into booklets. The detailed notes hide the secrets of Seijun film production! Haruhiko Ueshima, a leading expert in Seijun film research, deciphers the scripts, and his careful commentary reveals the trajectory and secrets of Seijun's filmmaking!
★ The Seijun Suzuki Directorial Debut 70th Anniversary Book 'Seijun Suzuki Nikkatsu Film Poster Collection (tentative)' will be published in August 2026!
From his directorial debut 'Victory is Ours' (1956) to his highly acclaimed masterpiece 'Branded to Kill' (1967), over 150 posters from all 40 works directed by Seijun Suzuki during his legendary 11 years at Nikkatsu, where the Seijun Aesthetic exploded most excitingly, are gathered together!
Including valuable materials such as stills and scripts from each work, it will be published by Kokusho Kankokai Inc. in August 2026 as the definitive graphic book of 'World's SEIJUN'!
Welcome to the gorgeous world of the Seijun Aesthetic!
▼ [Special Price] Seijun Suzuki 100th Anniversary Series Blu-ray BOX Part 1 'Seijun and the Men' Work Information
[Cast]
'Branded to Kill' [4K Digital Restoration Version]: Jo Shishido, Koji Nanbara, Annu Mari, Isao Tamagawa,
Mariko Ogawa, Hiroshi Minami, Jiku Yamatoya
'Fighting Elegy': Hideki Takahashi, Junko Asano, Yusuke Kawazu, Chigako Miyagi, Takeshi Kato, Asao Sano,
Kayo Matsuo
'Youth of the Beast': Jo Shishido, Misako Watanabe, Tamio Kawachi, Minako Katsuki, Daizaburo Hirata, Hideaki Esumi,
Eiji Go, Kinzo Shin, Shoji Kobayashi, Masao Shimizu, Nobuo Kaneko
'Our Blood Will Not Allow It': Akira Kobayashi, Hideki Takahashi, Hiroshi Midorikawa, Chikako Hosokawa, Kaku Takashina, Shobun Inoue,
Chieko Matsubara, Yuri Hase
'Victory is Ours': Ko Mishima, Shinsuke Maki, Sumiko Minami, Keiko Amaji, Koichi Aoki, Ichiro Sugai, Asao Sano, Shinsuke Ashida, Seizaburo Kawazu
'Naked Age': Keiichiro Akagi, Kyoko Hori, Bokuzen Hidari, Toshio Takahara, Mieko Hirooka, Saburo Fujimaki, Masayoshi Ozawa
'Love Letter' [4K Version]: Hisako Tsukuba, Kyosuke Machida, Keisuke Yukioka, Frank Nagai
[Staff]
'Branded to Kill' [4K Digital Restoration Version]: Director: Seijun Suzuki, Screenplay: Hachiro Guryu, Cinematography: Kazue Nagatsuka,
Art Direction: Shizo Kawahara, Music: Naozumi Yamamoto
'Fighting Elegy': Director: Seijun Suzuki, Original Story: Takashi Suzuki, Screenplay: Kaneto Shindo, Cinematography: Kenji Hagiwara,
Art Direction: Takeo Kimura, Music: Naozumi Yamamoto
'Youth of the Beast': Director: Seijun Suzuki, Original Story: Haruhiko Oyabu, Screenplay: Ichiro Ikeda / Tadaaki Yamazaki, Cinematography: Kazue Nagatsuka, Art Direction: Yoshirou Yokoo, Music: Hajime Okumura
'Our Blood Will Not Allow It': Director: Seijun Suzuki, Original Story: Kenro Matsuura, Screenplay: Ryoma Takemori / Michiko Ito,
Cinematography: Shigeyoshi Mine, Art Direction: Takeo Kimura, Music: Tadaoki Suzuki / Hiroshi Ikezawa
'Victory is Ours': Director: Seitaro Suzuki, Screenplay: Nobuo Nakagawa / Kirio Urayama,
Cinematography: Kumenobu Fujioka, Art Direction: Akiyoshi Satani, Music: Hideo Hirakawa
'Naked Age': Director: Seijun Suzuki, Screenplay: Nobuyoshi Terada / Seijun Suzuki, Cinematography: Kumenobu Fujioka, Art Direction: Takegen Sakaguchi, Music: Chumei Watanabe
'Love Letter' [4K Version]: Director: Seijun Suzuki, Original Story: Kenro Matsuura, Screenplay: Kiichi Ishii,
Cinematography: Isamu Kakita, Art Direction: Kazuo Yagyu, Music: Michio Mamiya
[Contents]
'Branded to Kill' [4K Digital Restoration Version]
FAQ
鈴木清順生誕100周年記念ブルーレイBOXの特別価格版はいつ発売されますか？
2026年8月26日（水）に発売されます。
発売されるブルーレイBOXの種類は何ですか？
「セイジュンと男たち」「セイジュンと女たち」「セイジュンと流れ者」の3BOXです。
鈴木清順監督のポスターコレクション書籍はいつ、どこから出版されますか？
2026年8月に株式会社国書刊行会より刊行される予定です。
「セイジュンと男たち」にはどのような作品が収録されていますか？
ヴェネツィア国際映画祭で最優秀復元映画賞を受賞した『殺しの烙印』［4Kデジタル復元版］を含む、宍戸錠、小林旭らが出演する日活男優の代表傑作が収録されています。
特典ディスクやブックレットには何が含まれていますか？
特典ディスクには監督インタビュー等の貴重な映像が収録され、ブックレットには清順映画研究の第一人者・上島春彦氏の解説付きで清順監督が使用した貴重な台本が復元されています。