In the wasteland of postwar Tokyo during the Allied Occupation, a group of prostitutes band to together to build a dancehall called Paradise.

In the shell-shocked, rubble-strewn wasteland of postwar Tokyo during the Allied Occupation, a group of prostitutes band to together to form a makeshift guild with the aim of pooling their resources to build a dancehall called Paradise. As their independent existence becomes threatened by the hawkish parade of gangsters, black marketeers and would-be pimps all looking for a cut from their flesh-peddling, the discovery of an unexploded bomb in the cavernous burned-out building where they ply their trade throws their dreams into further jeopardy. Hideo Gosha (Violent Streets, Yakuza Wives) brings a fresh eye to this oft-filmed story by Taijiro Tamura, best known from its 1964 adaptation by Seijun Suzuki, resulting in a powerful and compelling drama making its home premiere for the very first time outside of Japan courtesy of 88 Films.

Bonus Materials

• HIGH DEFINITION BLU-RAY PRESENTATION IN 1.85:1 ASPECT RATIO
• ORIGINAL MONO 2.0 AUDIO WITH NEW ENGLISH SUBTITLES
• ORIGINAL AND NEWLY COMMISSIONED ARTWORK BY ILAN SHEADY
• STILLS GALLERY
• LIMITED EDITION BOOKLET
• LIMITED EDITION INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED OBI STRIP
• AUDIO COMMENTARY BY AMBER T. AND JASPER SHARP
• BRAND NEW FILMED INTRODUCTION BY EARL JACKSON
• EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH TOEI TATTOO ARTIST SEIJI MOURI
• TRAILER
• TEASER

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Reiko Kayama
•       Tokuko Watanabe
•       Miyako Yamaguchi
•        Izumi Shima
•       Junko Miyashita
•       Seiji Endô
•       Akira Hanagami
•       Maya Kudô
•       Rei Okamoto
•       Nagatoshi Sakamoto
•       Kenji Shiiya
•       Kenji Shimamura
•       Akira Takahashi
•       Nakajirô Tomita
•       Akira Ôizumi

Director:  Shôgorô Nishimura

Producer: Akira Miura

Additional Details

Label: 88 FILMS

Genre: Drama

Language: Japanese

Run Time: 119 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 05/27/25

UPC: 760137175919