8 Jikan no Kyofu

[Machine Translation] [A train is stranded due to flooding, and a group of passengers take a bus for a change of train. Then a bank robber on the run gets on the bus... A unique drama with thrills, suspense, and humanism, set on a bus in the middle of the night, where despair and danger strike. It is also a problematic work that comically depicts a serious subject. The cast includes old and new actors such as Nobuo Kaneko, Harue Tone, Sumiko Minami, Kenjiro Uemura, and Hideaki Nitani. This is an early masterpiece from when director Seijun Suzuki was still known as "Seitaro Suzuki. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Seijun Suzuki's birth, the masterpiece that laid the foundation of Seijun's aesthetics is now available on DVD! --A small station in the mountains. A train is stuck on the platform, which has been disrupted by flooding. In the waiting room at 2:00 a.m., stranded passengers, including an arrogant executive and his wife and Mr. Only, are huddled together. Tokieda ( Sumiko Minami ) stands quietly with a baby in her arms, while the detective and the murderer Mori ( Nobuo Kaneko ) stand handcuffed together. Just as they are about to leave, they receive bad news: "There are signs that the two gangsters who attacked the bank have made their rounds in this area. Amidst the turmoil, a battered bus carrying 14 passengers departs in the dark. As the night dawned with the fear of gangs and landslides, everyone was back in the light, except Tokieda and Mori, whose faces remained gloomy. After crossing over a broken bridge, Tokieda attempted to throw herself into the river. Only Mori, a former military doctor and murderer, could save the baby, who was already in a state of suspended animation. The bus proceeds amidst the frantic nursing of everyone, but suddenly a pair of men board the bus. The duo was carrying a large Boston bag...

Special Feature / Bonus Track: theatrical trailer(s) (subject to change), photo gallery,

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[鈴木清順生誕100周年記念シリーズ] 水害で列車が立往生し、振替バスに乗った訳ありの乗客たち。そこに逃走中の銀行強盗が乗り込んできて・・・。深夜のバスを舞台に絶望や危険が襲い来るスリルとサスペンス、さらにはヒューマニズムを盛り込んだ異色ドラマ。シリアスな題材をコミカルに描いた問題作でもある。キャストは金子信雄、利根はる恵、南寿美子、植村謙二郎、二谷英明ら新旧俳優陣が顔を揃える。鈴木清順監督がまだ「鈴木清太郎」名義だったころの初期の傑作である。鈴木清順生誕100周年を記念し、清順美学の礎を築いた名作をDVD化! ――山間の小駅。ホームには、水害で不通になった列車が立往生。午前二時の待合室では、傲慢そうな重役夫妻やオンリーさんなど足止めを喰らった乗客たちがたむろする。静かに佇む乳呑み児を抱いた時枝 (南寿美子) の側には、一本の手錠でつながれた刑事と殺人犯・森 (金子信雄) が立っていた。いよいよ出発の時、「銀行を襲撃した二人組のギャングがこの方面に立ち廻った形跡がある」という悪い知らせが。動揺の中、十四名の乗客たちを乗せたボロボロのバスが暗夜を出発する。ギャングと山崩れの恐怖に怯える夜が明けると、一同には明るさが戻ったが、時枝と森だけは暗い表情を崩さなかった。壊れそうな橋を渡り切った後、時枝が川に投身を図っていた。既に仮死状態に陥っていた赤子を助けられるのは、元軍医で殺人犯の森だけ。全員の必死の看病の中でバスは進むも、突如バスに乗り込んで来た男たち。その二人組は、大きなボストンバックを提げており・・・。

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