Cloud / Charisma Blu-ray

'Cloud' / 'Charisma' Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa (2024 / 1999) Eureka Masters of Cinema Limited Edition 2-Disc Blu-ray | Japanese w/ English subtitles

Two great works by revered auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa, noted for his deliberate pacing and haunting, methodical style.

In Cloud, a factory worker quits his job to pursue a new career as an unscrupulous online reseller, becoming increasingly ruthless as he turns a profit from desperate customers. Eventually, though, those customers have had enough of being ripped off by him – and go looking for him to exact their revenge.

Charisma follow, an overworked police officer  (Koji Yakusho, Cure) who leaves his job behind after he fails to resolve a hostage situation, resulting in the deaths of both a high-profile politician and his captor. Reeling from this incident, he seeks solitude in a mountain forest, where he finds himself at the centre of a conflict over an enigmatic tree that the locals have named “Charisma.”

Limited Edition contents:
- O-card slipcase featuring new artwork
- Booklet featuring new notes on both films by East Asian film expert and Midnight Eye co-founder Tom Mes

Special features include: 
- Audio commentaries on both Charisma and Cloud by Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Wroot
- Video essay exploring the work of Kiyoshi Kurosawa by Japanese cinema expert Joe Hickinbottom
- Making of Charisma – archival documentary