Source: Radiance Films, MVD Entertainment
Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski
Photo courtesy of Radiance Films. ©Toei
THE TALE OF OIWA'S GHOST (怪談 お岩の亡霊, Kaidan Oiwa no Bōrei, 1961) will be released for the first time on Blu-ray in a special edition from Radiance Films with newly created extras. Crime film specialist Tai Kato (I, THE EXECUTIONER) brings the famous Ghost Story of Yotsuya to the screen as a gritty tale of murder and greed, with an intense lead performance by Tomisaburo Wakayama (LONE WOLF AND CUB, THE BOUNTY HUNTER Trilogy, BIG TIME GAMBLING BOSS). For fans of DAIEI GOTHIC, KWAIDAN, DEMON POND, and YOKAI MONSTERS COLLECTION
When the daughter of an elite family takes a shine to poor samurai Iemon (Tomisaburo Wakayama), he sees an opportunity to climb the social ladder. He just needs to rid himself of his only obstacle: his loving wife Oiwa. He poisons her and dumps her corpse in a nearby swamp, but she returns as a horribly disfigured ghost to haunt Iemon on his wedding night.
Radiance Films' THE TALE OF OIWA'S GHOST is a limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
THE TALE OF OIWA'S GHOST Limited Edition Blu-ray
Running Time: 94 Minutes
Number of Discs: 1
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Audio: Stereo
US
Region Code: 0
SKU: RAD114BDLE
UPC: 760137181644
Sreet Date: 06/24/25
List Price: $39.95
UK
Region Code: A/B
Product Code: RAD114BDLE
UK Rating: TBC
Street Date: 06/23/25
RRP: £14.99
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- High-Definition digital transfer
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio
- Newly improved English subtitle translation
- Interview with Mari Asato (2025)
- Visual essay on tormented female ghosts by Lindsay Nelson (2025)
- Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Tom Mes and an archival review of the film
Photo courtesy of Radiance Films. ©Toei
About Radiance Films
Radiance Films is founded on a passion for cinema. A series of films, books, merchandise and more curated from a variety of genres and modes of filmmaking, from arthouse provocateurs to genre classics. Each release is created from the best available materials and includes a wealth of supplementary features on disc and extensive booklets featuring new and archival writing, where applicable.
About MVD Entertainment Group
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 DVDs, with special strength in music concert films, horror movies, documentaries, comedy, cult classics, and much more.