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Special edition contents: limited edition Blu-ray collection (3000 copies) -- high definition digital transfers of all three films from original film elements by Nikkatsu Corporation -- high definition Blu-ray (1080p) and standard definition DVD presentation -- original uncompressed mono audio -- newly translated English subtitles -- specially recorded video discussions with Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp on Diamond Guys Hideaki Nitani and Yujiro Ishihara -- original trailers for all three films and trailer preview for Diamond Guys Vol. 2-- extensive promotional image galleries for all three films -- reversible sleeve featuring brand new artwork by Graham Humphreys -- booklet featuring new essays on all three films and director profiles by Stuart Galbraith IV, Tom Mes, and Mark Schilling.

Voice without a shadow: Seijun Suzuki, director; Kaneo Iwa, producer; Seicho Matsumoto, story; Ryuta Akimoto, Susumi Saji, writers; Kazue Nagakatsu, cinematographer; Hikaru Hayashi, music.

Red pier: Toshio Masuda, director, writer; Shinsaku Himeda, cinematographer.

Rambling guitarist: Buichi Saito, director; Gan Yamazaki, writer; Kurataro Takamura, cinematographer; Taichiro Kosugi, music.

In Japanese with optional English subtitles.

"Nikkatsu, the oldest films studio in Japan, inaugurated a star system in the late 1950s, finding talent and contracting them to a series of wild genre pictures. This collection celebrates these "Diamond Guys" with three classic films from directors Seijun Suzuki, Toshio Masuda, and Buichi Saito"--Container.

Voice without a shadow (1958, 92 minutes): When former telephone operator Asako's husband invites his boss Hamazaki over for dinner, she realizes his voice is suspiciously like that of a killer she heard years ago. Before she can investigate further, Hamazaki is found dead and her husband becomes the prime suspect. Determined to prove his innocence, Asako enlists a driven journalist to investigate.

Red pier (1958, 99 minutes): Shortly after arriving in Kobe, Jiro the Lefty, a killer with natural talent, witnesses a man die in a crane accident which turns out to be a cover-up for a murder. Jiro soon finds himself on the run, tailed by a determined cop.

Rambling guitarist (1959, 78 minutes): Mega star Akira Kobayashi stars as wandering street musician Shinji, who falls in with mob boss Akitsu after saving one of this henchmen in a bar fight. Tasked by Akitsu with evicting an offshore fishery, Shinji finds himself in the middle of a very unusual domestic dispute.

Kagenaki koe (Motion picture)

Akai hatoba (Motion picture)

Gitā o motta wataridori (Motion picture)

Voice without a shadow.

Red pier.

Rambling guitarist.

Voice without a shadow: Seijun Suzuki, director; Kaneo Iwa, producer; Seicho Matsumoto, story; Ryuta Akimoto, Susumi Saji, writers; Kazue Nagakatsu, cinematographer; Hikaru Hayashi, music.

Red pier: Toshio Masuda, director, writer; Shinsaku Himeda, cinematographer.

Rambling guitarist: Buichi Saito, director; Gan Yamazaki, writer; Kurataro Takamura, cinematographer; Taichiro Kosugi, music.

Voice without a shadow: Hideaki Nitani, Yoko Minamida, Jo Shishido, Nobuo Kaneko.

Red pier: Yujiro Ishihara, Mie Kitahara, Masumi Okada, Shiro Osaka, Sanae Nakahara.

Rambling guitarist: Akira Kobayashi, Ruriko Asaoka, Sanae Nakahara, Misako Watanabe, Jo Shishido.

Blu-ray; all regions; LPCM 1.0.

DVD; NTSC; all regions; Dolby digital 1.0.

Voice without a shadow [Kagenaki koe] / Seijun Suzuki (1958, 92 min.)

Red pier [ Akai hatoba] / Toshio Masuda (1958, 99 min.)

Rambling guitarist [Guitar o motta wataridori / Takeichi Saito (1959, 78 min.).

Murder > Investigation > Drama.

Organized crime > Japan > Drama.

Yakuza > Japan > Drama.

Murder > Investigation.

Detective and mystery films.

Crime films.

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Motion pictures - Japan.

Crime films.

Detective and mystery films.

Drama.

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Motion pictures - Japan.