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  • Arrow Releasing Pulse

    NEW UK/US TITLE: Pulse Dual Format Blu-ray & DVD

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    One of the greatest and most terrifying achievements in modern Japanese horror


    Pre-order your UK Dual Format release here: http://bit.ly/2cIswlT


    North American Blu-ray pre-order link should be live soon!


    Award-winning filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa delivered one of the finest entries in the "J-Horror" cycle of films with this moody and spiritually terrifying film that delivers existential dread along with its frights. Setting his story in the burgeoning internet and social media scene in Japan, Kurosawa's dark and apocalyptic film foretells how technology will only serve to isolate us as it grows more important to our lives.


    A group of young people in Tokyo begin to experience strange phenomena involving missing co-workers and friends, technological breakdown, and a mysterious website which asks the compelling question, "Do you want to meet a ghost?" After the unexpected suicides of several friends, three strangers set out to explore a city which is growing more empty by the day, and to solve the mystery of what lies within a forbidden room in an abandoned construction site, mysteriously sealed shut with red packing tape.


    Featuring haunting cinematography by Junichiro Hayashi (Ring, Dark Water), a dark and unsettling tone which lingers long after the movie is over, and an ahead-of-its-time story which anticipates 21st century disconnection and social media malaise, Pulse is one of the greatest and most terrifying achievements in modern Japanese horror, and a dark mirror for our contemporary digital world.


    SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
    •High Definition digital transfer
    •High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations
    •Original 5.1 audio (DTS-HD on the Blu-ray)
    •New optional English subtitle translation
    •New interview with writer/director Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    •New interview with cinematographer Junichiro Hayashi
    •The Horror of Isolation: a new video appreciation featuring Adam Wingard & Simon Barrett (Blair Witch, You're Next)
    •Archive 'Making of' documentary, plus four archive behind-the-scenes featurettes
    •Premiere footage from the Cannes Film Festival
    •Cast and crew introductions from opening day screenings in Tokyo
    •Trailers and TV Spots
    •Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket


    FIRST PRESSING ONLY:Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Chuck Stephens
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  • #2
    This is a really good film. Best announcement for today for me.

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    • #3
      This is now slated for July in the US and the UK.
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      • #4
        Watched this last night, full review with screen caps soon but those unimpressed with Arrow's Dark Waters transfer are going to be suitably unimpressed with their transfer on Pulse.
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        • #5
          Bummer. I guess mediocre should be the default expectation for Arrow's Japanese releases.

          If not to secure a better master, why this was delayed for 7 months?

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          • #6
            I guess to be fair, Pulse is a pretty drab looking film by nature, so it's never going to 'pop' the way some movies do, but it's still pretty flat looking. It's better than the DVD at least, but that's not saying much as the DVD looked pretty terrible.
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            • #7
              Yeah. I'm still going to pick it up as I never bought the DVD and Amazon has it for $16.xx. Hopefully the film holds up.

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              • #8
                Thoughtful AND Creepy. Two words not used in tandem to describe many recent domestic Horror films. One of the key secrets to the Asian Horror boom is that the films and the filmmakers take their subject seriously. Japanese Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa here delves into the very meaning of life and death.

                The early section is slow and somewhat meandering is setting up the situation. Still, once the situation is set up and the events go into motion it's a very creepy ride, fueled in large measure by the serious tone and even thoughtful discussion of WHY the ghosts are here, and what the meaning our lives today are. These ghosts are clearly symbolic. They force the "living" to examine their own lives. A world in which it is easier to communicate via a computer than it is with a co-worker in the same living, breathing workspace. As the film progresses it becomes more and more ambitious. AI and social media have only deepened the subtext of this fine chiller with sci-fi overtones.

                Not surprisingly, an American Remake came and went (it has an 11% RT score)

                The original PULSE is currently available to stream on Prime Video, Hoopla, Tubi and for rental.


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                • #9
                  Umbrella are releasing this 12/4/24 on UHD/Blu-ray.

                  https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/coll...ectors-edition

                  A worldwide first in 4K HDR from the Umbrella webstore, the Pulse 4K Collector's Edition includes:

                  New HDR 4K feature film
                  A 150+ page hardback book with behind-the-scenes, experiences and art
                  Classic poster artwork rigid case
                  Classic poster artwork slipcase
                  8 artcards
                  A3 reversible poster
                  Limited Edition Numbered release
                  Often referred to as one of the scariest films ever made, PULSE (Kairo) directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, Tokyo Sonata), sees technology and supernatural terror intertwine in a chilling narrative.

                  With its innovative approach and unsettling atmosphere, PULSE explores the dark side of technology and the human psyche, making it a haunting and thought-provoking experience.

                  Prepare for a suspenseful journey that will leave you questioning the boundaries between reality and the unknown.

                  Set in a Tokyo grappling with a mysterious and eerie phenomenon, Pulse follows a group of friends and acquaintances as they encounter an unsettling presence emerging from their computers and other electronic devices. Is their friend trying to contact them from beyond the grave, or is there something much more sinister afoot? Soon, there are more strange deaths and disappearances within the group, terrifying rooms sealed in red tape, and the appearance of more ghosts as the city of Tokyo—and the world—is slowly drained of life.

                  Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa

                  Cast: Haruhiko Katô; Kumiko Asô; Kurume Arisaka

                  Extras:
                  Only available from the Umbrella webstore, the Pulse 4K Collector's Edition includes:

                  Worldwide first new HDR 4K feature film
                  A 150+ page hardback book with behind-the-scenes, experiences and art
                  Classic poster artwork rigid case
                  Classic poster artwork slipcase
                  8 artcards
                  A3 reversible poster
                  Limited Edition Numbered release
                  NEW! Ghost in the Machine: An Interview with Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa
                  NEW! Audio Commentary with critic and writer Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
                  NEW! Apocalypse of Alienation: Gazing into the Abyss in Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Pulse – an Audio essay by Anton Bitel
                  Archival Making of Featurette
                  Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Broken Circuits - Interview
                  Cinematographer Junichiro Hiyashi: Creepy Images - Interview
                  Trailer

                  Disc type: 4K and Blu-ray
                  No. of discs: 2
                  Running time: 119
                  Audio format: 5.1 & 2.0
                  Format: 2160P
                  Colour: COLOUR
                  Languages: Japanese
                  Aspect ratio: 16:9
                  Image ratio: 1.85:1
                  Subtitles: English
                  Year of Production: 2001
                  Release Date: 04 December 2024



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