J Horror Rising Limited Edition Blu-Ray

Box set of J-Horror films.

Vengeful ghosts returning from the grave, young women with supernatural abilities, investigative stories, techno-horror, and an ominous aura of urban alienation and isolation characterize the wave of horror and mystery films that emerged in Japan at the turn of the millennium and are collectively known as "J-Horror." J-Horror Rising has been remastered from the best available material and is packed with a wealth of new and archived bonus material, presenting seven of the genre's most outstanding titles.

In Shikoku's ghostly pastoral horror, a young woman returns after many years to her rural birthplace, only to discover that her best friend from childhood died by drowning when she was just sixteen. The dead girl's mother, the local Shinto priestess, has set out on the region's famous pilgrimage - but why is she walking backwards? The aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Kobe in 1995 creates cracks in the already fragmented mind of a high school girl in Isola: Multiple Personality Girl, where an unwelcome intruder settles in her head and a volunteer with psychic powers must determine which of her personalities is the fake one. Shikoku also provides the mysterious backdrop for Inugami, in which a teacher from Tokyo is drawn to a local paper manufacturer, but becomes the target of hostility from her relatives, who have long ties to the region and are rumored to be descendants of the guardians of ancient evil dogs.Megumi Okina (Ju-On: The Grudge) plays the art designer for a horror-themed video game in the innovative St. John's Wort, who is forced to confront her childhood traumas when her colleagues ask her to collect visual material from the creepy Gothic mansion she inherited from her artist father. Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman features the titular predatory killer taken from urban legends, where it turns out that home is not the safest place for her potential child victims in this disturbing supernatural horror. A new craze involving ceramic masks sweeps through the students at a high school, unleashing a wave of anonymous youth crime among the literal fashion victims in Persona, which features early appearances from Battle Royale stars Tatsuya Fujiwara and Chiaki Kuriyama.Tatsuya Fujiwara and Chiaki Kuriyama. Last but not least, the terrifying Noroi: The Curse takes on a pseudo-documentary format as an investigative reporter on paranormal phenomena is forced to confront horrors beyond his wildest imagination after hearing about an ancient folkloric demon.

Extras LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all seven films

- Original lossless 5.1 and lossless stereo audio options for Shikoku, Isola: Multiple Personality Girl, Inugami, St. John's Wort, Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman, and Noroi: The Curse, as well as original lossless stereo audio for Persona

- Optional English subtitles for each film

- Illustrated collector's booklet with new essays by Eugene Thacker, Jasper Sharp, Anton Bitel, Amber T., Mark Player, Jim Harper, and Sarah Appleton

- Double-sided fold-out poster with new commissioned artwork by John Conlon

- Limited Edition packaging with new commissioned artwork by John Conlon

DISK ONE: SHIKOKU / ISOLA: GIRL WITH MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES

- Brand new audio commentary on Shikoku by Japanese film expert Tom Mes

- Brand new audio commentary on Isola: Multiple Personality Girl by critics and Japanese film experts Jasper Sharp and Amber T. - The Aftermath, Tom Mes discusses J-Horror at the turn of the millennium. - Something in the Water, a brand new interview with Shikoku director Shunichi Nagasaki.- Archive interviews with director Shunichi Nagasaki and actors Chiaki Kuriyama and Yui Natsukawa about Shikoku

- Archive interview with actors Yoshino Kimura and Yu Kurosawa about Isola: Multiple Personality Girl

- Stills from the filming of Shikoku

- Original trailers and TV spots for both films

- Photo galleries

DISK TV: INUGAMI / ST. JOHN'S WORT

- Brand new audio commentary on Inugami by Jonathan Clements, expert on Japanese cinema

- Brand new audio commentary on St John's Wort by Amber T., expert on Japanese cinema

- Dog Days, brand new video interview with Inugami director Masato Harada

- The Making of St. John's Wort, bonus material from the archives

- Archive interviews with St. John's Wort actors Megumi Okina, Koichiro Saito, Reiko Matsuo, and Koji Okura

- Behind-the-scenes photos from the filming of St. John's Wort

- Original trailers and TV spots for St. John's Wort

- Photo galleries for both films

DISC THREE: CARVED: THE SLIT-MOUTHED WOMAN / PERSONA

- Brand new audio commentary on Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman by Japanese folklore expert Zack Davisson

- Why So Serious?, a brand new interview with Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman director Koji Shiraishi

- Weapon of Choice, a brand new video essay on Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman by Japanese horror specialist Lindsay Nelson

- Confessions of a Mask, a brand new interview with Persona director Takashi Komatsu

- Image galleries for both films

DISC FOUR: NOROI: THE CURSE

- Brand new audio commentary by film critic Julian Singleton

- Director's POV, a brand new video interview with Noroi: The Curse director Koji Shiraishi

- The Man in the Shadows, a brand new interview with Noroi: The Curse producer Taka Ichise

- Changing Perspective, a brand new video essay on Noroi: The Curse by Japanese horror specialist Lindsay Nelson

- Ectoplasmic Worms, a brand new video essay on Noroi: The Curse and Japanese cosmic horror by Japanese film expert Amber T.

- How to protect yourself from curses

- Urgent report! The truth about Kagutaba!!! TV special

- Over half an hour of deleted scenes

- Trailers and TV commercials

- Image gallery

• Language Japanese
• Subtitles English