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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 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 LIMITED EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES: 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 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 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 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

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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 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 LIMITED EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES: 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 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 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 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

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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 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 LIMITED EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES: 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 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 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 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

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Set during Japan’s "Warring States" era, the Daimajin movies told the story of Majin, a giant statue of an angry god that would come to life in times of desperation to punish evildoers. But when Majin’s rage was unleashed, it could be directed at both the wicked and innocent, alike. Top Similar From the Brand Reviews The Daimajin Trilogy [Blu-Ray]

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Based on the best-selling manga series, the six intensely kinetic Lone Wolf and Cub films elevated chanbara to bloody, new heights. The shogun s executioner, Itto Ogami (Tomisaburo Wakayama), takes to wandering the countryside as an assassin along with his infant son Daigoro (Akihiro Tomikawa) and an infinitely weaponized perambulator helping those he encounters while seeking vengeance for his murdered wife. Delivering stylish thrills and a body count that defies belief, Lone Wolf and Cub is beloved for its brilliantly choreographed and unbelievably violent action sequences as well as for its tender depiction of the bonds between parent and child. SPECIAL EDITION THREE-BLU-RAY BOX SET FEATURES - New 2K digital restorations of all six films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks - High-definition presentation of Shogun Assassin, the 1980 English-dubbed reedit of the first two Lone Wolf and Cub films - New interview with Kazuo Koike, writer of the Lone Wolf and Cub manga series and screenwriter on five of the films - Lame d un père, l âme d un sabre, a 2005 documentary about the making of the series - New interview in which Sensei Yoshimitsu Katsuse discusses and demonstrates the real Suio-ryu sword techniques that inspired those in the manga and films - New interview with biographer Kazuma Nozawa about filmmaker Kenji Misumi, director of four of the six Lone Wolf and Cub films - Silent documentary from 1937 about the making of samurai swords, with an optional new ambient score by Ryan Francis - Trailers - New English subtitle translations - PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay and film synopses by Japanese pop culture writer Patrick Macias.

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Based on the best-selling manga series, the six intensely kinetic Lone Wolf and Cub films elevated chanbara to bloody, new heights. The shogun s executioner, Itto Ogami (Tomisaburo Wakayama), takes to wandering the countryside as an assassin along with his infant son Daigoro (Akihiro Tomikawa) and an infinitely weaponized perambulator helping those he encounters while seeking vengeance for his murdered wife. Delivering stylish thrills and a body count that defies belief, Lone Wolf and Cub is beloved for its brilliantly choreographed and unbelievably violent action sequences as well as for its tender depiction of the bonds between parent and child. SPECIAL EDITION THREE-BLU-RAY BOX SET FEATURES - New 2K digital restorations of all six films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks - High-definition presentation of Shogun Assassin, the 1980 English-dubbed reedit of the first two Lone Wolf and Cub films - New interview with Kazuo Koike, writer of the Lone Wolf and Cub manga series and screenwriter on five of the films - Lame d un père, l âme d un sabre, a 2005 documentary about the making of the series - New interview in which Sensei Yoshimitsu Katsuse discusses and demonstrates the real Suio-ryu sword techniques that inspired those in the manga and films - New interview with biographer Kazuma Nozawa about filmmaker Kenji Misumi, director of four of the six Lone Wolf and Cub films - Silent documentary from 1937 about the making of samurai swords, with an optional new ambient score by Ryan Francis - Trailers - New English subtitle translations - PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay and film synopses by Japanese pop culture writer Patrick Macias.

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Based on the best-selling manga series, the six intensely kinetic Lone Wolf and Cub films elevated chanbara to bloody, new heights. The shogun s executioner, Itto Ogami (Tomisaburo Wakayama), takes to wandering the countryside as an assassin along with his infant son Daigoro (Akihiro Tomikawa) and an infinitely weaponized perambulator helping those he encounters while seeking vengeance for his murdered wife. Delivering stylish thrills and a body count that defies belief, Lone Wolf and Cub is beloved for its brilliantly choreographed and unbelievably violent action sequences as well as for its tender depiction of the bonds between parent and child. SPECIAL EDITION THREE-BLU-RAY BOX SET FEATURES - New 2K digital restorations of all six films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks - High-definition presentation of Shogun Assassin, the 1980 English-dubbed reedit of the first two Lone Wolf and Cub films - New interview with Kazuo Koike, writer of the Lone Wolf and Cub manga series and screenwriter on five of the films - Lame d un père, l âme d un sabre, a 2005 documentary about the making of the series - New interview in which Sensei Yoshimitsu Katsuse discusses and demonstrates the real Suio-ryu sword techniques that inspired those in the manga and films - New interview with biographer Kazuma Nozawa about filmmaker Kenji Misumi, director of four of the six Lone Wolf and Cub films - Silent documentary from 1937 about the making of samurai swords, with an optional new ambient score by Ryan Francis - Trailers - New English subtitle translations - PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay and film synopses by Japanese pop culture writer Patrick Macias.

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After conquering a village, an evil warlord sets his sights on another by the lakeside. He kidnaps village local Katsushige Nakoshi (Kôichi Uenoyama) and offers an ultimatum to the villagers to hand over one of their protectors, Lord Juro, in exchange for the release of Katsushige. But, Lord Juro and the brave people defy the evil doers and decide to fight for their freedom and their homeland themselves. When their sacrifices seem in vain, they pray to their stone god to awaken and fight for them.