Kaidan (2007) (DVD) (Standard Edition) (Japan Version) DVD Region 2

Horror master Nakata Hideo, the director of Ring and Dark Water, goes back to the source with his first period horror Kaidan. Based on a famous 19th-century story by Sanyutei Encho, this eerie and elegant Edo-period piece is stylistically a marked departure from his previous films, though every bit as chilling. A nod to the works of pioneering filmmaker Nakagawa Nobuo, Kaidan evokes the classical horrors of the 1950s and 1960s with its folk tale narration and kabuki romanticism, infusing modern production values with age-old scares. Another offering from prolific J-horror producer Ichise Takashige, the film both terrifies and enchants with its handsome photography, beautiful art direction, and haunting tale. Appropriately enough, kabuki star Onoe Kikunosuke (Inugamike no Ichizoku) embodies the film's tragic lead, crossing paths with a strong line-up of actresses that includes Kuroki Hitomi (Tokyo Tower), Seto Asako (Death Note), Aso Kumiko (Nada Sou Sou), and Inoue Mao (Gegege no Kitaro).

Years ago, a debt collector was slain by a samurai. Before falling to his death, the debt collector placed a curse on the samurai who went on to kill his wife and himself. Years later, the samurai's son Shinkichi (Onoe Kikunosuke) is now a tobacco seller, and as cruel fate would have it, he falls in love with the debt collector's daughter Toyoshiga (Kuroki Hitomi) who is years his senior. Toyoshiga's jealous nature, however, drives a wedge in their relationship, and he accidentally injures her during a quarrel, inflicting a wound similar to that which killed her father. After she dies, Shinkichi runs off with one of her students (Inoue Mao), hoping to start anew, but Shinkichi can't seem to escape Toyoshiga's resentful spirit and all the women who cycle relentlessly in and out of his life.

This edition comes with the following special features:

Behind the Scenes of Kaidan

Interview with Cast and Director

Rakugo Shinkei Kasane ga Fuchi: The Death of Toyoshiga (Rakugoka: Gokaidou Kumosuke)

Horror Talk Event (Nakata Hideo and Writers Higashi Masao, Hirayama Yumeaki, and Kyougoku Natsuhiko)

Premiere Gala

Trailer, Teaser, and TV Spot

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Product Title:	Kaidan (2007) (DVD) (Standard Edition) (Japan Version) 怪談 (2007) (DVD) (通常版) (日本版) 怪谈 (2007) (DVD) (通常版) (日本版) 怪談 （2007年度製作版） （通常版） Kaidan (2007) (DVD) (Standard Edition) (Japan Version)
Artist Name(s):	Seto Asaka | Kuroki Hitomi | Aso Kumiko | Inoue Mao | Kimura Tae | Onoe Kikunosuke 瀨戶朝香 | 黑木瞳 | 麻生久美子 | 井上真央 | 木村多江 | 尾上菊之助 濑户朝香 | 黑木瞳 | 麻生久美子 | 井上真央 | 木村多江 | 尾上菊之助 瀬戸朝香 | 黒木瞳 | 麻生久美子 | 井上真央 | 木村多江 | 尾上菊之助 Seto Asaka | Kuroki Hitomi | Aso Kumiko | Inoue Mao | Kimura Tae | Onoe Kikunosuke
Director:	Nakata Hideo 中田秀夫 中田秀夫 中田秀夫 Nakata Hideo
Release Date:	2008-02-22
Publisher Product Code:	ZMBJ-3881
Language:	Japanese
Country of Origin:	Japan
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, Greenland and the Middle East (including Egypt) What is it?
Publisher:	Media Factory
Other Information:	2DVDs
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1005129329

 

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