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Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

'Pinocchio 964' (1991) - Coming to Blu-ray on the Media Blasters label. Pre-order available from Diabolik - $19.99

Release date: August 9

"Be prepared! Shozin Fukui’s masterful direction provides the viewer with a totally unique experience along the lines of Tetsuo: The Iron Man. This subversive underground classic packed the theaters in Japan where it was hailed as an innovative masterpiece!

First time on blu-ray! Shozin Fukui’s Pinocchio 964 depicts the nightmarish journey of a discarded cybernetic sex android that is expelled from a brothel and left to fend forhimself. Aimlessly wandering around the city, Pinocchio meets Kyoto, an amnesiac homeless girl with a horrible secret of her own. Together, they try to piece together their past lives and survive in a cruel, brutal hellscape. At the same time, Pinocchio’s fiendish creators search desperately to find their lost prototype android before the public and authorities discover him! As agents pursue Pinocchio, his frantic escape morphs into a mind-warping hallucinogenic thrill ride! Be prepared! Shozin Fukui’s masterful direction provides the viewer with a totally unique experience along the lines of Tetsuo: The Iron Man. This subversive underground classic packed the theaters in Japan where it was hailed as an innovative masterpiece! (Live Action Feature Film/Blu-ray) “964 Pinocchio will… melt your brain. It;s a creative, unique, and downright insane film… Highly Recommended– but you were warned.” – DVD Talk

Specs:

• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (4 x 3)
• Audio: 2.0 PCM Stereo
• Languages: Japanese Language with English Subtitles
• Not Rated
• Approx. 97 minutes

Watched this a few weeks ago on YouTube. Not as "downright insane" as claimed here. Certainly worth one watch but that's about it. There's also a 30 odd minute interview with the director kicking about there too.