{"product_id":"darkside-blues-dvd","title":"Darkside Blues DVD","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eIn a future where the Persona Century Corporation has purchased ninety percent of the Earth's land, the struggle for freedom has been pushed to the edges of reality. In the walled-off slum of Shinjuku, known as the \"Dark Side\" of Tokyo, a small resistance group called Messiah fights a losing battle against the corporate giants. The status quo is shattered when a mysterious stranger in a horse-drawn carriage emerges from another dimension, taking the name of the city as his own. As the corporate heirs of the Hozuki family descend to crush the rebellion, this enigmatic entity known as Darkside begins to perform \"renewals\"—a psychic process that forces individuals to confront their deepest traumas and hidden desires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDarkside Blues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a moody, surrealist masterpiece of gothic cyberpunk based on the story by Hideyuki Kikuchi, the visionary creator of Vampire Hunter D and Wicked City. The film is less a straightforward narrative and more an atmospheric descent into a world of beautiful desolation, where orbital laser cannons and high-tech cyborgs coexist with ancient mysticism and dreamlike logic. It captures the essence of \"mono no aware\" through its depiction of a decaying urban landscape and the quiet, desperate hope of its inhabitants. It is a landmark of mid-90s experimental anime, offering a slow-paced, haunting exploration of identity, the weight of memory, and the thin line between a nightmare and a revolutionary dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eThis DVD collection brings to life one of the most visually distinct and conceptually daring films of its era. It is a work that doesn't provide easy answers, instead inviting the viewer to lose themselves in its sepia-toned corridors and ethereal soundscape, proving that even in a world owned by a corporation, the human soul remains a territory that cannot be fully conquered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eNotable Staff \u0026amp; Voice Talent\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"29\"\u003eDirector:\u003c\/b\u003e Nobuyasu Furukawa \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"57\"\u003eScreenplay:\u003c\/b\u003e Mayori Sekijima (Gundam Wing, Soul Hunter) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"112\"\u003eStudio:\u003c\/b\u003e J.C. Staff \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"131\"\u003eMusic:\u003c\/b\u003e Kazuhiko Toyama\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"154\"\u003eCast:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e• Matthew Harrington as Darkside \u003cbr\u003e• Rachel Nanstad as Mai \u003cbr\u003e• Kathleen Kern as Selia \u003cbr\u003e• Scott Cargle as Kenzo \u003cbr\u003e• Stacia Crawford as Tamaki Hazuki\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDVD Features\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e• Original Japanese Trailers \u003cbr\u003e• Art Gallery \u003cbr\u003e• Cast \u0026amp; Crew Biographies \u003cbr\u003e• U.S. Manga Corps Previews\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSpoken Languages:\u003c\/b\u003e Japanese \u0026amp; English Audio, English Subtitles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEdition Details\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"16\"\u003eJapanese Title:\u003c\/b\u003e ダークサイド・ブルース (Dākusaido Burūsu) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"63\"\u003eRuntime:\u003c\/b\u003e ~83 Minutes \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"84\"\u003eDirector:\u003c\/b\u003e Nobuyasu Furukawa \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"112\"\u003eDVD Release Year:\u003c\/b\u003e 1999 (U.S. Release) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"150\"\u003eOriginal Air Date (Japan):\u003c\/b\u003e 1994 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"182\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Central Park Media \/ U.S. Manga Corps \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"231\"\u003eRating:\u003c\/b\u003e NR (Suggested 15+) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"258\"\u003eRegion:\u003c\/b\u003e Region 1 (U.S. \/ Canada) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"291\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/b\u003e Cyberpunk, Sci-Fi, Fantasy \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"325\"\u003eThemes:\u003c\/b\u003e Corporate Dystopia, Revolution, Memory, Surrealism\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pre-Owned","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42287264956501,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/7673\/7365\/files\/8FCACA7A-F1A8-4F57-BD6C-A7A7448B308F.jpg?v=1774664022","url":"https:\/\/hifilofi.shop\/products\/darkside-blues-dvd","provider":"HiFi LoFi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}