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Giants and Toys
- Blu-ray
- (1958)
- Rated 16+
- Genre: Comedy Video, Foreign-Japanese
- Release Date: 5/11/2021

Giants and Toys
- Blu-ray
- (1958)
- Rated 16+
- Genre: Comedy Video, Foreign-Japanese
- Release Date: 5/11/2021

Giants and Toys is a sharp and snappy corporate satire that revolves around the ruthless machinations of a group of admen working in the confectionary industry. Its absurdist and acidly cynical take on the excesses of the media and advertising worlds presents a garish vision of a bold new postwar Japan where traditional company values come head-to-head with American-style consumer capitalism. As a new recruit to the marketing department of World Caramel, fresh-faced graduate Nishi (Hiroshi Kawaguchi) is eager to impress his ambitious and hard-nosed boss Goda (Black Test Car's Hideo Takamatsu), even if it strains his relationships with his college friend Yokoyama (Koichi Fujiyama) and new love interest Masami (Michiko Ono), who work at the rival companies of Giant and Apollo. With World's lead over its competitors slipping badly, the two spot a chance to get back in the race in the shape of the pretty but unsophisticated 18-year-old, Kyoko (Hitomi Nozoe). The two get to work polishing this rough diamond as their new campaign girl, but as the three rival confectionary companies pitch themselves into an all-out advertising war that spills out onto the streets of Tokyo as it escalates to ludicrous extremes, Kyoko's newfound fame starts going to her head. With the pressure mounting within the hothouse environment of World's boardroom, it soon becomes clear to Nishi that the Goda has sold out more than just his family in the name of corporate advancement. Making its worldwide Blu-ray debut, this lurid and colorful adaptation of the award-winning 1957 novel by Ken Kaiko is considered a landmark in Japanese film history and a key work by Yasuzô Masumura (Blind Beast, Red Angel), one of the country's most acclaimed directors of his generation.
FEATURES:
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
- Original uncompressed Japanese mono audio
- Optional English subtitles
- Brand new audio commentary by Japanese cinema scholar Irene González-López
- Newly filmed introduction by Japanese cinema expert Tony Rayns
- In the Realm of the Publicists, a brand new visual essay by Asian cinema scholar Earl Jackson
- Original Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
- FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing by Michael Raine
GIANTS AND TOYS
Title: | Giants and Toys |
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Genre: | Comedy Video, Foreign-Japanese |
Director: | Yasuzo Masumura |
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Studio: | Arrow Video |
Release Date: | 5/11/2021 |
Original Year: | 1958 |
Product Type: | Blu-ray |
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Rated: | 16+ |
UPC: | 760137569886 |
Item #: | 2388054X |
Street Date: | 5/11/2021 |
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Original Language: | JPN |
Run Time: | 95 minutes |
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DirectorsYasuzo Masumura