Release date: January 20, 2026
Currently available for pre-order
A hilarious pink film by the director of The Cure
AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON BLU-RAY
Young Akiko leaves her rural hometown to attend a university in Tokyo where Minoru, the boy she's been in love with since high school, is enrolled. On campus, she encounters a gallery of strange characters: jaded intellectuals, sex-obsessed students, and a psychology professor searching for a theory on shame…
Bumpkin Soup is directed by the Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa , who would soon achieve international fame with Cure , Kairo , Tokyo Sonata or the recent Cloud . Often bordering on the absurd, his film is an explosive mix of influences, ranging from late 1960s Japanese cinema, particularly Seijun Suzuki and Nagisa Oshima, to the French and Czech New Waves. Available for the first time on Blu-ray™, Bumpkin Soup is a hilarious pink film that blends humor, coming-of-age story, and musical comedy. Available for the first time on Blu-ray™ in a new 2K restoration.
BUMPKIN SOUP by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
(1985 - Color - 93 min)
New 2K restoration
Original version with French subtitles
Blu-ray Edition
Never before released on Blu-ray
SUPPLEMENTS
INTERVIEW WITH YORIKO DOGUCHI
. JERRY WHITE VIDEO REVIEW
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BD 50 • HIGH DEFINITION MASTER • 1080/23.98p • AVC ENCODING
Original Version DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 • French Subtitles
1.85 aspect ratio preserved • Color • Film Length: 93 minutes
Release date: January 20, 2026
