Radiance Films will release Takashi Miike’s Visitor Q (2001) on Blu-ray on October 19, 2026. This is the UK Blu-ray premiere of the film and is limited to just 5,000 copies.
The release uses a new transfer from the original master beta tape and includes an audio commentary by Miike biographer Tom Mes along with a visual essay by Kat Ellinger. Miike’s transgressive family drama follows a struggling news reporter and his dysfunctional household after a mysterious stranger, Q, arrives.
Description
A struggling news reporter (Kenicho Endo, The Raid 2) keeps pushing boundaries to impress his superiors, finally winding up in a motel room with his estranged daughter. Back home, his bullied son takes his violent rages out on his mother, who turns to heroin to cope but must prostitute herself to afford the habit. Into this scene of severe family dysfunction steps Q, a mysterious stranger with a knack for knowing just what each member needs most, whether it’s a rock to the head, a sexual reawakening, or a bout of murder. From the mind of Takashi Miike comes his most transgressive film yet: unflinching yet darkly humorous, Visitor Q pushes the limits of filmic representation as far as they will go. Equal parts Pasolini, Ozu and John Waters, this may well be Miike’s finest film.
Special Features
- New transfer from the original master beta tape
- Audio commentary by Miike biographer Tom Mes (2026)
- Newly filmed interviews with director Takashi Miike, stars Kenichi Endo and Showko Nakahara (2026)
- Mother’s Milk: Visitor Q and the Feminine Principle – new visual essay by Kat Ellinger (2026)
- Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Ana Došen
- Newly improved English subtitle translation
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