Source: Arrow Video US, MVD Entertainment Group press release Special Thanks to Clint Weiler
On December 6th, PULSE (??, Kairo, 2001) will be released in a Blu-ray + DVD set by Arrow Video US/MVD Entertainment Group. Award-winning filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa delivered one of the finest entries in the "J-Horror" cycle of films with this moody and spiritually terrifying film that delivers existential dread along with its frights. Setting his story in the burgeoning internet and social media scene in Japan, Kurosawa`s dark and apocalyptic film foretells how technology will only serve to isolate us as it grows more important to our lives. A group of young people in Tokyo begin to experience strange phenomena involving missing co-workers and friends, technological breakdown, and a mysterious website which asks the compelling question, "Do you want to meet a ghost?" After the unexpected suicides of several friends, three strangers set out to explore a city which is growing more empty by the day, and to solve the mystery of what lies within a forbidden room in an abandoned construction site, mysteriously sealed shut with red packing tape. Featuring haunting cinematography by Junichiro Hayashi (THE RING, DARK WATER), a dark and unsettling tone which lingers long after the movie is over, and an ahead-of-its-time story which anticipates 21st century disconnection and social media malaise, PULSE is one of the greatest and most terrifying achievements in modern Japanese horror, and a dark mirror for our contemporary digital world. Product Details Format: Blu-ray + DVD SKU: AV076 UPC: 760137960287 Street Date: 12/06/16 Run Time: 119 Minutes Number of Discs: 2 Audio: Stereo Territory: US Language: Japanese List Price: $39.95 Bonus Materials • High Definition digital transfer • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations • Original 5.1 audio (DTS-HD on the Blu-ray) • New optional English subtitle translation • New interview with writer/director Kiyoshi Kurosawa • New interview with cinematographer Junichiro Hayashi • The Horror of Isolation: a new video appreciation featuring Adam Wingard & Simon Barrett (BLAIR WITCH, YOU`RE NEXT) • Archive ‘Making of’ documentary, plus four archive behind-the-scenes featurettes • Premiere footage from the Cannes Film Festival • Cast and crew introductions from opening day screenings in Tokyo • Trailers and TV Spots • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tommy Pocket • FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Chuck Stephens
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MVD Entertainment Group is a full service music and movie distribution firm, exclusively representing thousands of audio and visual products for DVD, Bluray, CD, vinyl, and digital rights, worldwide. MVD also exclusively distributes a growing line of merchandise including limited edition collectibles, tee shirts, and more. “Serving Artists and Audiences” is MVD’s purpose statement; it represents a commitment to the interests of the musicians, filmmakers, record labels, producers, managers, and every link in the supply chain. The customers are the Audience, from wholesalers, sub-distributors, major retail chains, online retailers, specialists, and independent mom and pop stores, all the way to the consumer. MVD Entertainment Group was founded in 1986 by Tom Seaman, an industry veteran with prior experience with The Record Hunter, Sam Goody, CBS Retail, and JEM Distribution. Tom, along with his family Elinor, Eve and Ed, initially focused on music videotapes. At the turn of the century, with the advent of DVD, MVD built a large catalog of exclusively distributed audiovisual content on DVD’s, with special strength in music concert films, horror movies, documentaries, comedy, cult classics, and much more.