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Daiei Gothic - Japanese Ghost Stories
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The Ghost of Yotsuya | The Snow Woman | The Bride from Hades
Licensor Information
Kadokawa Herald Pictures
Featuring: Shigeru Amachi, Shiho Fujimara, Kojiro Hongo, Noriko Kitazawa, Akira Ishihama, Miyoko Akaza, Machiko Hasegawa, Mayumi Ogawa, Taketoshi Naito, Ko Nishimura, Mizuho Suzuki, Takashi Shimura, Fujio Suga
A collection of three of Japan's most famous ghost stories that have haunted people for centuries. Kenji Misumi (Lone Wolf and Cub) directs The Ghost of Yotsuya, 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, 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 by Satsuo Yamamoto (Shinobi) sees a handsome samurai so enchanted by a courtesan's beauty that he fails to realise she 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.
Details by Film
The Ghost of Yotsuya
Year: 1959
Time: 76
Aspect Ratios
2.35:1
Audio
Japanese DTS-HD MA Mono 2.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
The Snow Woman
Year: 1968
Time: 80
Aspect Ratios
2.35:1
Audio
Japanese DTS-HD MA Mono 2.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
The Bride from Hades
Year: 1968
Time: 89
Aspect Ratios
2.35:1
Audio
Japanese DTS-HD MA Mono 2.0
Streaming information not available for this title.
The Ghost of Yotsuya
Kenji Misumi (Lone Wolf and Cub) directs The Ghost of Yotsuya, in which a woman returns from the grave as a horribly disfigured phantom to torment her husband and his new bride.
The Bride from Hades
The Bride from Hades by Satsuo Yamamoto (Shinobi) sees a handsome samurai so enchanted by a courtesan's beauty that he fails to realise she is a ghost.
The Snow Woman
In The Snow Woman, directed by Tokuzo Tanaka (Zatoichi), a woodcutter must keep his oath to a vengeful female spirit or pay the ultimate price.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Discs:
BD-50 (3 Discs)
Total: 3 Discs
Regions:
A/B (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Audio Options:
Japanese DTS-HD MA Mono 2.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: , Booklet
- New interview with filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Audio commentary by author Jasper Sharp
- New interview with filmmaker Masayuki Ochiai
- Limited edition 80-page perfect bound book featuring new writing by authors Tom Mes, Zack Davisson and Paul Murray, newly translated archival reviews and ghost stories by Lafcadio Hearn
- A visual essay on the history and adaptations of the classic Ghost of Yotsuya story by author Kyoko Hirano
- New interview with filmmaker Hiroshi Takahashi
- A visual essay on writer Lafcadio Hearn by Paul Murray
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