Kaizo Hayashi's Maiku Hama Trilogy (Limited Edition, Region B)

 

 

A trilogy of films about Yokohama private eye Maiku Hama (played by Masatoshi Nagase) directed by Kaizo Hayashi. In THE MOST TERRIBLE TIME IN MY LIFE he gets embroiled in the disappearance of a Taiwanese immigrant’s brother, getting caught in the crosshairs of a gang war. In the 2nd film THE STAIRWAY TO THE DISTANT PAST he goes after a “Man in White” reigning over the embattled riverfront of Yokohama. The ominous final chapter THE TRAP straddles the line of psychological horror as a series of drug-fueled murders instill fear in Yokohama.

EXTRAS

Limited edition set (2000 copies)

4K Digital Restoration

Disc 1:

The Most Terrible Time in My LIFE (1994) 我が人生最悪の時

Special Features:

・Director Kaizo Hayashi interview

・Producer Shunsuke Koga interview

・Jasper Sharp feature audio commentary

・Trailer

Disc 2:

Stairway to a Distant Past (1995) 遙かな時代の階段を

・Matthew Carter Video Essay

・Edmund Yeo selected audio commentary

・Trailer

Disc 3:

The Trap (1996) 罠 THE TRAP

Special Features

・Samm Deighan feature audio commentary

・James Balmont video essay

・Trailer