{"product_id":"black-tight-killers","title":"Black Tight Killers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack Tight Killers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAfter wooing stewardess Yoriko (Chieko Matsubara, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTokyo Drifter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e), war photographer Hondo (Akira Kobayashi, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBattles Without Honor and Humanity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e) sees her kidnapped by a team of deadly female assassins who use vinyl records as weapons. Investigating her whereabouts, Hondo uncovers a conspiracy to steal a buried stash of WWII-era gold. Soon he must dodge go-go dancing ninjas and chewing-gum bullets to save Yoriko, whose family secret is tied to the hidden treasure. Every bit as stylish and inventive as the wildest works by his mentor Seijun Suzuki, Yasuharu Hasebe’s spy spoof is a gaudy 1960s pop delight that ranks with the likes of Joseph Losey’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eModesty Blaise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e and Mario Bava’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDanger: Diabolik!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHigh-Definition digital transfer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eUncompressed mono PCM audio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAudio commentary by Jasper Sharp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eArchival interview with director Yasuharu Hasebe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTrailer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOptional English subtitles \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear: 1966\u003cbr\u003eCert: 15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Blu-ray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegion: AB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRAD043BD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEAN: 5060974680818\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: 24\/03\/25\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePress \u0026amp; Awards:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003einsanely stylised... a hoot from start to finish\" - MidnightEye\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A delirious pop artifact on a par with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThe Tenth Victim \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1965) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eDanger: Diabolik\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1968)\" - TVGuide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eBlack Tight Killers \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis arguably the apotheosis of the Nikkatsu “borderless action” film. Tethered to reality by only the thinnest of cords, it is a swirl of color, sexual tease, heroic derring-do, bullet bras padded with explosives, comic-book female ninjas, and action, action, action, featuring Akira Kobayashi at peak grin, complete with wink, bare-chested muscles, and Elvis hair-do.\" - Japanonfilm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"While maverick director Seijun Suzuki has become a cult favourite example of Japanese cinema at its most excessive and stylized, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eBlack Tight Killers\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers an equally dazzling display of pop art compositions, groovy music, and outrageous plot twists\" - Mondo-Digital\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46583855677614,"sku":"RAD043BD","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/BLACK_TIGHT_KILLERS_STD_2D_FRONT.jpg?v=1749828250","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/black-tight-killers","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}