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Taking a look at the packaging while reviewing and unboxing Nikkatsu Diamond Guys: Vol 1 on Blu-ray, released by Arrow Video. This Limited Edition 3-disc set also includes a DVD edition of the movies, an essay booklet and reversible artwork.

Nikkatsu, the oldest film studio in Japan, inaugurated a star system in the late 1950s, finding talent and contracting to their Diamond Line for a series of wild genre pictures. This collection celebrates these "Diamond Guys" with three classic films from directors Seijun Suzuki (Branded to Kill), Toshio Masuda (Rusty Knife) and Buichi Saito (Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril).

Voice Without a Shadow (1958)
"Kagenaki koe" (original title)

An old hand at tough guy action roles, Hideaki Nitani (Tokyo Drifter, Massacre Gun) stars in Suzuki's Voice Without a Shadow. Asako, a former telephone operator once heard the voice of a murder suspect which has continued to haunt her. Years later her husband invites his boss, Hamazaki, over for dinner and she realises his voice is suspiciously like that of the killer. Before she can investigate further, Hamazaki is found dead and her husband becomes the prime suspect.

Director: Seijun Suzuki

Starring: Hideaki Nitani, Yôko Minamida, Jô Shishido and Nobuo Kaneko

Red Pier (1958)
"Akai hatoba" (original title)

50's subculture icon Yujiro Ishihara (Crazed Fruit) stars in Masuda's Red Pier as "Jiro the Lefty", a killer with a natural talent. Shortly after arriving in Kobe, he witnesses a man die in a crane accident which turns out to be a cover-up for a murder. Jiro soon finds himself on the run, tailed by a determined cop.

Director: Toshio Masuda

Starring: Yûjirô Ishihara, Mie Kitahara, Masumi Okada, Sanae Nakahara and Shirô Ôsaka

The Rambling Guitarist (1959)
"Guitar o motta wataridori" (original title)

Mega star Akira Kobayashi (Battles Without Honour and Humanity) stars as wandering street musician Shinji, who falls in with mob boss Akitsu after saving one of his henchmen in a bar fight. Tasked by Akitsu with evicting an offshore fishery, Shinji finds himself in the middle of a very unusual domestic dispute.

Director: Takeichi Saitô

Starring: Akira Kobayashi, Ruriko Asaoka, Sanae Nakahara, Misako Watanabe, Nobuo Kaneko, Kyôji Aoyama and Jô Shishido