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‘Kwaidan’ [Eureka! Masters of Cinema] on Blu-ray April 27, 2020!

Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, Kwaidan features four nightmarish tales adapted from Lafcadio Hearn’s classic Japanese ghost stories about mortals caught up in forces beyond their comprehension when the supernatural world intervenes in their lives: “The Black Hair”, “The Woman of the Snow”, “Hoichi the Earless”, and “In a Cup of Tea”.  Breathtakingly photographed entirely on hand-painted sets, the film is an abstract wash of luminescent colours from another world. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the complete 183-minute original Japanese cut of Masaki Kobayashi s masterpiece on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.

 

Masaki Kobayashi’s striking collection of Japanese ghost tales, on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK, in a Limited Edition Set

 

 

Eureka Entertainment to release KWAIDAN, Masaki Kobayashi’s ambitious anthology of Japanese ghost tales, on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK, presented from a 2K digital restoration. Available from 27 April 2020 as part of The Masters of Cinema Series in a Limited Edition Set of only 3000 copies, featuring a Hardbound Case and 100-page Collector’s Book.

 

BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• Hardbound Slipcase
• PLUS: A 100-PAGE Perfect Bound Illustrated Collector s book featuring reprints of Lafcadio Hearn’s original ghost stories; a survey of the life and career of Masaki Kobayashi by Linda Hoaglund; and a wide-ranging interview with the film maker the last he’d ever give
• 1080p presentation on Blu-ray from Criterion s 2K digital restoration of Kobayashi s original director s cut
• Original monaural Japanese soundtrack
• Optional English subtitles
• Kim Newman on “Kwaidan” a new interview with the film critic and writer
• Shadowings [35 mins] a new video essay by David Cairns and Fiona Watson
• Original trailers

 

 

 

DETAILS:

 

Label: Eureka!

 

Title| KWAIDAN (Masters of Cinema) Limited Edition Blu-ray

Starring| RENTARŌ MIKUNI | TATSUYA NAKADAI | KATSUO NAKAMURA | HARUKO SUGIMURA

Director| MASAKI KOBAYASHI

Blu-ray Cat. No.| EKA70380

Blu-ray Barcode| 5060000703801

Blu-ray RRP| £25.99

 

Release Date| 27 April 2020

Certificate| 15

Run Time| 183 minutes

OAR| 2.40:1

Picture| Colour

Genre| Fantasy / Horror

Year| 1964

Country| JAPAN

Language| JAPANESE

Subtitles| English (Optional)

 

Kwaidan is released April 27, 2020 in the UK!

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