With brilliant colors and a poetic tone, Noboru Nakamura's The Shape of Night tells the story of a young woman, played by the mesmerizingly beautiful Miyuki Kuwano, who falls for a handsome yakuza whose boses force her into a life of prostitution. Doomed lovers in a neon city, the pair become trapped in a spiral towards unescapable tragedy.
Filled with melancholy blues and violent reds, the gorgeous cinematography is a stark contrast to the brutal images on screen.
Like the work of Wong Kar-Wai (which this film has been compared), The Shape of Night is like a visual poem. A lyrical and tragic journey with an ending that hits hard. If you enjoy WKW's work, check this out.
The HD transfer on the Radiance Films disc is excellent.
Filled with melancholy blues and violent reds, the gorgeous cinematography is a stark contrast to the brutal images on screen.
Like the work of Wong Kar-Wai (which this film has been compared), The Shape of Night is like a visual poem. A lyrical and tragic journey with an ending that hits hard. If you enjoy WKW's work, check this out.
The HD transfer on the Radiance Films disc is excellent.
