{"product_id":"daiei-gothic-vol-2-le","title":"Daiei Gothic Vol 2 - Japanese Ghost Stories (LE)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaiei Gothic Vol 2 - Japanese Ghost Stories\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJapan’s classic ghost stories are brought to the screen by masters of the genre, Tokuzo Tanaka (\u003cem\u003eThe Snow Woman\u003c\/em\u003e) and Kimiyoshi Yasuda (\u003cem\u003eYokai Monsters: Spook Warfare\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Demon of Mount Oe\u003c\/em\u003e, a group of mighty warriors is sent to eliminate a demon who steals women from the imperial capital of Kyoto. On the way, they face a satanic bull, a giant spider and a diabolical witch, but the closer they come to their goal, the more they realise that the demon they’ve been ordered to kill is far more human than they were led to believe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Haunted Castle\u003c\/em\u003e, a blind monk is killed in a cowardly manner by a samurai lord. When the monk’s sister is ordered to become the lord’s concubine, she commits suicide and transfers her grudge to their black cat, who assumes the human form of one of the lord’s ladies-in-waiting and begins to wreak havoc around the castle court. The lord’s Machiavellian right-hand man (Rokko Toura, \u003cem\u003eKuroneko\u003c\/em\u003e) and a young swordsman (Kojiro Hongo, \u003cem\u003eThe Bride from Hades\u003c\/em\u003e) combine forces to solve the mystery and stop the supernatural menace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Ghost of Kasane Swamp\u003c\/em\u003e a samurai’s wife tries to repay her husband’s debt with her body but is caught in bed with the money lender and they are both murdered by her husband who dumps their bodies in a nearby swamp. Shingoro and Oshiga, the money lender and samurai’s children, find a curse has been passed to them as they each try to recover the money. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNewly restored in 4K, three more stories from the Daiei studio represent the Japanese ghost film at its most lavish and chilling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLIMITED EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 4K restorations of each film by Radiance Films\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUncompressed mono PCM audio for each film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional English subtitles for all films\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewly designed box and booklet artwork by Time Tomorrow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited edition 80-page perfect bound book featuring new writing by Amber T, Jasper Sharp, and Tom Mes, plus archival writing by Daniel O’Neill and original ghost stories \u003cem\u003eThe Goblin of Oeyama\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Vampire Cat\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 4,000 copies presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases for each film and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE DEMON OF MOUNT OE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with period film historian Taichi Kasuga (2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade of the Demon Slayer: a visual essay by Tom Mes (2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE HAUNTED CASTLE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with J-horror filmmaker Mari Asato (2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA visual essay by ghost story scholar Zack Davisson (2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE GHOST OF KASANE SWAMP\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with J-horror filmmaker Norio Tsuruta (2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelect-scene audio commentary by horror film scholar Lindsay Nelson (2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYear: 1960, 1969, 1970\u003cbr\u003eCert: 15\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Blu-ray\u003cbr\u003eRegion: AB\u003cbr\u003eRAD132BDLE\u003cbr\u003eEAN:\u003cspan\u003e 5060974682614\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: 13\/10\/25\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46663027130542,"sku":"RAD132BDLE","price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/DAIEIGOTHICVOL2_3D_FRONT_OBI_571e483a-4de2-40ae-8655-34bb08c78817.png?v=1752140474","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/daiei-gothic-vol-2-le","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}