Yokohama BJ Blues [Blu-ray]

When his police detective best friend is killed, down-at-heel private eye and part-time blues singer BJ (Yusaku Matsuda) gets the blame. He must launch his own investigation to clear his name, uncovering a tangled web involving crooked cops, drug-dealing gangsters, the city’s underground gay and biker scenes, and even his own past. Directed by samurai movie veteran Eiichi Kudo, this neo-noir captures urban Japan at the height of 1980s decadence and served as Yusaku Matsuda's break from his action hero image. This film is a loose remake of Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye that also draws inspiration from Visconti’s Death in Venice.

Key Features/Benefits

• World premiere on Blu-ray
• High-Definition digital transfer
• Newly translated English subtitles
• Features interviews with star Mari Hemmi, screenwriter Shoichi Maruyama, and writer/Yokohama expert Toru Sano

Contents

• Blu-ray Disc
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio track

Specifications

• Format: Blu-ray (Region A)
• Director: Eiichi Kudo
• Starring: Yusaku Matsuda, Hyoe Enoki, Mari Hemmi
• Run Time: 1 hour and 52 minutes
• Language: Japanese (with English subtitles)
• Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Release Date: 20 July 2026

Experience this pivotal neo-noir from director Eiichi Kudo, starring Yusaku Matsuda, presented in high definition for the first time on Blu-ray.