'A Certain Killer / A Killer's Key' Director: Kazuo Mori (1967) Arrow Limited Edition Blu-ray | Japanese w/ English subtitles Anticipating the cool aesthetic of Seijun Suzuki's Branded to Kill and based on a crime novel by Shinji Fujiwara, the author of the original material for the same year's A Colt is My Passport, A Certain Killer and A Killer's Key are similarly stylish contemporary hitman thrillers directed by Daiei's top director of jidai-geki, Kazuo Mori (The Tale of Zatoichi Continues) and starring the studio's top actor Raizō Ichikawa (Conflagration, Shinobi Trilogy). Co-scripted by director Yasuzō Masumura (Red Angel, Irezumi) and featuring masterful scope cinematography with an expressionistic eye for colour by one of Japan's most esteemed cinematographers, Kazuo Miyagawa (Rashōmon, Ugetsu). Limited Edition contents include:- Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork for both films- Illustrated collectors booklet featuring new writing on the films by Jasper Sharp and Earl JacksonSpecial features include:- Brand new audio commentary for both films by critic and Asian cinema expert Tony Rayns- The Definite Murderer, a brand new 30-minute introduction to the films by Japanese film scholar Mark Roberts
