$29.97
- Cast: Eiji Funakoshi | Hideo Takamatsu | Jirô Tamiya | Junko Kanô | Ken Utsui
- Directors: Yasuzô Masumura
- Project Name Black Test Car | The Black Report
- Product Types: Movies & TV
- Lines: Cult Cinema Icons | Throwback Space
- Formats: Blu-ray
- Genres: Action | Crime | Cult Cinema
- Studios: Arrow
- Original Release Date: July 1, 1962
- Product Release Date: September 1, 2020
- Rating: NR
Japanese maverick director Yasuzo Masumura (Blind Beast) helms a bitingly satirical espionage thriller set in the heart of the Japanese auto industry in his 1962 landmark Black Test Car, which launched a series of similarly themed “Black” films. In a bitter, take-no-prisoners corporate war between the Tiger Motorcar Company and their competitors, the Yamato Company, undercover spies have infiltrated both sides. As Tiger prepares to launch its newest “Pioneer” car and a prototype bursts into flames, Toru (Hideo Takamatsu, The Last Emperor) heads a secretive task force to root out Yamato’s spy, and find out what they can about the competitor’s familiar-looking new model. Making its worldwide Blu-ray debut, Black Test Car is paired here with the English-language video premiere of its follow-up The Black Report, also directed by Masumura.
Special Features
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of Black Test Car and The Black Report
- Original uncompressed Japanese mono audio on both films
- Optional newly translated English subtitles on both films
- Newly recorded critical appreciation by Jonathan Rosenbaum
- Theatrical trailers for both films
- Image galleries for both films
- Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
- Illustrated collector’s booklet with new writing on the films by Mark Downing Roberts
Specifications
- Number of Discs: 1
- Region: A
- Audio: Dolby Audio Mono 1.0
- Language: Japanese
- Subtitles: English
- Runtime: 94 min
- People / Bands: Eiji Funakoshi | Hideo Takamatsu | Jirô Tamiya | Junko Kanô | Ken Utsui | Yasuzô Masumura
- Shows / Movies: Black Test Car | The Black Report
- Genres: Action | Crime | Cult Cinema
- Studios / Manufacturers: Arrow
- Product Types: Blu-ray | Movies & TV