{"product_id":"punishment-room-pre-order-25-january-2027","title":"Punishment Room - pre-order-25-January-2027","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePunishment Room\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bored university student takes teenage rebellion to extremes, as he bullies classmates, scams his father out of his savings and rapes a college girl after spiking her drink. But as the number of targets grows, his victims band together and devise a plan for revenge, to be carried out in the titular punishment room. One of his darkest and most controversial films, \u003cem\u003ePunishment Room\u003c\/em\u003e saw director Kon Ichikawa (\u003cem\u003eTen Women in Black\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFires on the Plain\u003c\/em\u003e) courting scandal with his unflinching depiction of abuse and rape among amoral post-war Japanese youth. Based on the story by future Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara, this film was highly divisive upon its initial release, but perhaps more pertinent today than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-Definition digital transfer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal uncompressed mono audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewly filmed interview with film historian Tatsuya Masuto (2026, 21 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Complex Legacy of Shintaro Ishihara\u003c\/em\u003e - a visual essay by Steve Corbeil on author Shintaro Ishihara and the original novel (2026, 17 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBooklet featuring new writing by Hayley Scanlon and an archival discussion with Kon Ichikawa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ewa-rteLine\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67691677745326,"sku":"RAD218BDLE","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/PUNISHMENT_ROOM_2D_FRONT_OBI.jpg?v=1791972646","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/punishment-room-pre-order-25-january-2027","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}