★ Muto Keiji starring ★ Shining Woman [New Master Restoration Version]

"People long to be loved, but lose love..." Muto Keiji of pro wrestler, winner of the 1st Tokyo International Film Festival Young Cinema '85 Grand Prize, stars in the lead role, and the diverse and unique cast includes musicians Michiru Akiyoshi (Monday Michiru), Narumi Yasuda, Kei Suma, Rie Shibata, and Kyozo Nagatsuka. The original work is the novel of the same name by Hiroshi Kohiyama, winner of the 11th Kyoka Izumi Prize. The music is composed by composer Nariaki Saegusa, who is active in many fields. The bonus disc includes 31 previously unreleased scenes (46 minutes) that were unavoidably cut due to running time constraints, newly digitalized and recorded in HD. It also includes over 95 minutes of footage, including a 48-minute making-of depicting the daily struggles between Muto Keiji and director Shinji Somai, following Muto Keiji as the lead from filming start to finish. As a bonus, a luxurious 48-page (planned) commentary book is included, including a newly written manuscript written by film journalist Yuka Kanahara. [Story] From the depths of the mountains of Hokkaido, a bear-like giant man named Sensaku Matsunami arrives in Tokyo. He came to bring back his childhood friend Kuriko, who had promised to marry but hadn't returned. Guided by his singing, Sensaku met a man and woman named Yoshino and Shiriuchi. Yoshino is a singer from the suspicious club 'Gioconda,' who performs arias while performing life-threatening battles. Shiriuchi is the manager of 'Gioconda' and also Yoshino's sponsor, a middle-aged man. Sensaku decides to stage a fierce battle himself to learn Kuriko's whereabouts from Shiriuchi, but...