Tale Of Sorrow And Sadness (Blu-ray)

An in-demand golfer and model is manipulated and controlled by the men in her life, following a hit and run accident she is blackmailed by a stalker.

The editor of a sports magazine grooms fashion model Reiko to become a pro golfer, while retaining exclusive rights to her likeness. Reiko's popularity soars after she wins her first tournament and she becomes a media sensation, but when she and her manager (Yoshio Harada, Zigeunerweisen) cause a hit-and-run accident, the victim begins to blackmail Reiko, intruding further and further into her personal life. This was Seijun Suzuki's comeback film after being blacklisted by the film industry for ten years. Though adapted from a popular manga, the bold visuals and absurdist plot twists are vintage Suzuki.

Bonus Materials

• High-Definition digital transfer
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Audio commentary by critic and author Samm Deighan (2025)
• New interview with editor Kunihiko Ukai (2025)
• Trailer
• Newly improved English subtitle translation
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sam Smith
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Jasper Sharp and an archival review of the film