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Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski
DAIEI GOTHIC: JAPANESE GHOST STORIES presents a collection of three of Japan's most famous ghost stories that have haunted people for centuries in a limited edition Blu-ray set from Radiance Films.
Photo courtesy of Radiance Films. ©KADOKAWA CORPORATION
Kenji Misumi (LONE WOLF AND CUB) directs THE GHOST OF YOTSUYA (四谷怪談,Yotsuya Kaidan, 1959), in which a woman returns from the grave as a horribly disfigured phantom to torment her husband and his new bride.
In THE SNOW WOMAN (怪談雪女郎, Kaidan Yukijorō, 1968), directed by Tokuzo Tanaka (ZATOICHI), a woodcutter must keep his oath to a vengeful female spirit or pay the ultimate price.
THE BRIDE FROM HADES (牡丹燈籠, Botan Tōrō, 1968) by Satsuo Yamamoto (SHINOBi) sees a handsome samurai so enchanted by a courtesan's beauty that he fails to realise that is a ghost.
These three film versions from the Daiei studio form a pinnacle of atmospheric Japanese horror. Their elegant visuals and ominous shadows rival the best of Terence Fisher or Mario Bava, while their iconic female ghosts would greatly influence Asian genre cinema, from Hong Kong fantasy spectacles such as A CHINESE GHOST STORY to J-horror.
DAIEI GOTHIC: JAPANESE GHOST STORIES is a limited eEdition of 4,000 copies presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases for each film and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
DAIEI GOTHIC: JAPANESE GHOST STORIES Limited Edition Blu-ray
Running Time: 261 Minutes
Number of Discs: 3
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Audio: Stereo
US
Region Code: 0
SKU: RAD074BDLE
UPC: 760137164609
Sreet Date: 10/29/24
List Price: $79.95
UK
Region Code: A/B
Product Code: RAD074BDLE
UK Rating: 15
Street Date: 10/28/24
RRP: £37.49
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- New 4K restorations of THE BRIDE FROM HADES and THE SNOW WOMAN
- High-Definition digital transfer of THE GHOST OF YOTSUYA
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio for each film
- Optional English subtitles for all films
- Newly designed box and booklet artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Six postcards featuring original archive imagery from the films
- Limited edition 80-page perfect bound book featuring new writing by authors Tom Mes and Zack Davisson, newly translated archival reviews and ghost stories by Lafcadio Hearn
Photo courtesy of Radiance Films. ©KADOKAWA CORPORATION 1959
DISC ONE – THE GHOST OF YOTSUYA
- New interview with filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- A visual essay on the history and adaptations of the classic Ghost of Yotsuya story by author Kyoko Hirano
- Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista
Photo courtesy of Radiance Films. ©KADOKAWA CORPORATION 1968
DISC TWO – THE SNOW WOMAN
- New interview with filmmaker Masayuki Ochiai
- A visual essay on writer Lafcadio Hearn
- Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista
Photo courtesy of Radiance Films. ©KADOKAWA CORPORATION 1968
DISC THREE – THE BRIDE FROM HADES
- Audio commentary by author Jasper Sharp
- New interview with filmmaker Hiroshi Takahashi
- Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista
Photo courtesy of Radiance Films. ©KADOKAWA CORPORATION
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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 DVDs, with special strength in music concert films, horror movies, documentaries, comedy, cult classics, and much more.