Independent British distributors Third Window Films have informed us that they will add two more titles to their Blu-ray catalog: Shuichi Okita's
The Story of Yonosuke (2013) and Shin Su-won's
Pluto (2012). The former will be available for purchase on April 14th, while the latter will arrive on the UK market on May 26th.
The Story of Yonosuke
It's 1987 and eighteen-year-old Yonosuke has moved to Tokyo where he finds himself out of step with his more worldly counterparts at university. Despite showing little talent, Yonosuke joins the samba club and takes to dancing with wild abandon. Soon after, he meets Shoko, an eccentric rich girl who shows interest in Yonosuke. But Yonosuke is infatuated with a mysterious older woman named Chiharu.
Juxtaposed against Yonosuke's life are his friends sixteen years later. However, missing is the affable Yonosuke, who is said to have become a cameraman after college. Little do they know of the selfless tragedy that has befallen their "ordinary" friend. Starring Kengo Kora, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Ayumi Ito, Sôsuke Ikematsu, and Gô Ayano.
Special Features:
- Original theatrical trailer
Pluto
Pluto is a story of the extremes elite high school seniors are prepared to go to guarantee entry into prestigious universities, and asks what could possibly turn an innocent boy into a monster.
June, a transfer student into an elite school, is driven to despair by the year's first examination results. One day he discovers that a mysterious clique of fellow students are sharing secret notebooks, which contain important exam information. In order to get his hands on the notebooks he begs the members of the secret circle to include him. They task him with a series of missions to earn them, turning June into a monster in the process. Starring Sung Joon, Lee Da-wit, and Kim Kkobbi.
Special Features:
- Director's Cut
- Video interview with director Shin Su-won
- Original theatrical trailer