2/DUO (1997)

Winner of the NETPAC Award at the 1997 Rotterdam International Film Festival

"One of the best films of 1997"- The New York Times

Kei a cash-strapped aspiring actor (Drive My Car’s Hidetoshi Nishijima) and Yu, a junior employee at a high-end clothing store (Eri Yu), are a young couple living a mannered, domestic life. But just beneath the surface of their relationship, a slow dance of high stakes affection and alienation is nearing the breaking point. An under-seen masterstroke of ‘90s Japanese cinema, Nobuhiro Suwa’s breakout film, 2/Duo has been newly remastered under the supervision of Suwa and cinematographer Masaki Tamura.

Special Features:

• Limited edition slipcase featuring die cut design
• Limited edition bonus item: "2"-shaped car air freshener
• New HD remaster supervised and by director Nobuhiro Suwa and cinematographer Masaki Tamura
• New video interview with director Nobuhiro Suwa
• Hanasareru Gang (1984) - Suwa's feature length student film
• Friends (1986) - Silent short film by Suwa
• A Letter from Hiroshima (2002) - Short film commissioned by the Jeonju International Film Festival
• Adventures of a Red Ball Workshop (2019) - Short introductory film about the Children Meet Cinema (Kodomo Eiga) initiative
• U.S. Theatrical Trailer (2022)
• Foreword by filmmaker Pedro Costa
• New essay "Two to Tangle" by Jonathan Rosenbaum
• 16-page booklet

*Limited edition run of 500