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Cult Favorites - Karaoke Terror, The Complete Japanese Showa Songbook (DVD)

Karaoke Terror, The Complete Japanese Showa Songbook (DVD)

From the mind of writer Ryu Murakami (Audition) comes the satirical tale of two groups of outsiders who make war on each other, set to a soundtrack of retro karaoke hits. A gang of young slacker guys (the Gakis) idle away their time just hanging out, their sole passion in life being elaborate karaoke recreations of their favorite Showa-era songs (oldies from the 40s to the 80s).

Across town, a group of thirty-something divorced women calling themselves the Midoris do much the same thing, until one of the Gakis kills a Midori after he's rejected trying to pick her up. The Midoris retaliate, and the absurdist battle of revenge is on, with weapons escalating from knives to guns and eventually to rocket launchers and beyond. A pitch-black comedy of violence filled with rage at the status quo and a seething impatience for the ordinary, Karaoke Terror captures the angst and spiritual restlessness of two very different generations, both abandoned by society and seeking payback with apocalyptic results.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
• "Making of" featurette including interviews with director Tetsuo Shinoharra, orignal novelist Ryan Murakami, and the cast
• Original theatrical trailer and tv spot
• Liner notes by Midnight Eye writer Nicholas Rucka and a written guide to karaoke and Enka (Japanese Popular Music) by film scholar Christine Yano

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ProductID	SYNV77DVD
Number of Discs	1.00 Disc(s)
Format	DVD
REGION CODE	1
Studio	SYNAPSE VIDEO
Release Date	4/29/2008
Actors	Yoshio Harada, Kanako Higuchi, Kayoko Kishimoto, Masanobu Ando, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
Director	Tetsuo Shinohara
Video	Enchanced Widescreen Letterbox for 16x9 TV, COLOR
Audio	Dolby Digital Stereo
Language	Japanese
Subtitles	English
Availability	in stock
Price:	$16.65

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