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Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski
Following their release of the first DAIEI GOTHIC: JAPANESE GHOST STORIES collection last year, Radiance Films presents a second limited edition Blu-ray set of three classic Japanese ghost stories by masters of the genre, Tokuzo Tanaka (THE SNOW WOMAN) and Kimiyoshi Yasuda (DAIMAJIN, YOKAI MONSTERS: SPOOK WARFARE). Newly restored in 4K, these stories from the Daiei studio represent the Japanese ghost film at its most lavish and chilling.
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In DEMON OF MOUNT OE (大江山酒天童子, Ōeyama Shuten Dōji, 1960), 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 realize that the demon they've been ordered to kill is far more human than they were led to believe.
In THE HAUNTED CASTLE (秘録怪猫伝, Hiroku Kaibyoden, 1969), 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, KURONEKO) and a young swordsman (Kojiro Hongo, THE BRIDE FROM HADES, Showa Gamera Series) combine forces to solve the mystery and stop the supernatural menace.
In GHOST OF KASANE SWAMP (怪談累が渕, Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi, 1970) 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.
DAIEI GOTHIC Vol. 2: JAPANESE GHOST STORIES is a limited 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.
DAIEI GOTHIC Vol. 2: JAPANESE GHOST STORIES Limited Edition Blu-ray
Running Time: 278 Minutes
Number of Discs: 3
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Audio: Stereo
US
Region Code: 0
SKU: RAD132BDLE
UPC: 760137192688
Sreet Date: 10/14/25
List Price: $79.95
UK
Region Code: A/B
Product Code: RAD132BDLE
UK Rating: 15
Street Date: 10/13/25
RRP: £37.49
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
- New 4K restorations of each film by Radiance Films
- Uncompressed mono PCM audio for each film
- Optional English subtitles for all films
- Newly designed box and booklet artwork by Time Tomorrow
- Limited 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 The Goblin of Oeyama and The Vampire Cat
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DISC ONE – DEMON OF MOUNT OE
- New interview with period film historian Taichi Kasuga (2025)
- Blade of the Demon Slayer: a visual essay by Tom Mes (2025)
- Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista
Photo courtesy of Radiance Films. ©KADOKAWA CORPORATION 1969
DISC TWO – THE HAUNTED CASTLE
- New interview with J-horror filmmaker Mari Asato (2025)
- A visual essay by ghost story scholar Zack Davisson (2025)
- Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista
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DISC THREE – GHOST OF KASANE SWAMP
- New interview with J-horror filmmaker Norio Tsuruta (2025)
- Select-scene audio commentary by horror film scholar Lindsay Nelson (2025)
- Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista
About Radiance Films
Radiance Films is founded on a passion for cinema. A series of films, books, merchandise and more curated from a variety of genres and modes of filmmaking, from arthouse provocateurs to genre classics. Each release is created from the best available materials and includes a wealth of supplementary features on disc and extensive booklets featuring new and archival writing, where applicable.
About MVD Entertainment Group
MVD Entertainment Group is a full service music and movie distribution firm, exclusively representing thousands of audio and visual products for DVD, Bluray, CD, vinyl, and digital rights, worldwide. MVD also exclusively distributes a growing line of merchandise including limited edition collectibles, tee shirts, and more. “Serving Artists and Audiences†is MVD's purpose statement; it represents a commitment to the interests of the musicians, filmmakers, record labels, producers, managers, and every link in the supply chain. The customers are the Audience, from wholesalers, sub-distributors, major retail chains, online retailers, specialists, and independent mom and pop stores, all the way to the consumer. MVD Entertainment Group was founded in 1986 by Tom Seaman, an industry veteran with prior experience with The Record Hunter, Sam Goody, CBS Retail, and JEM Distribution. Tom, along with his family Elinor, Eve and Ed, initially focused on music videotapes. At the turn of the century, with the advent of DVD, MVD built a large catalog of exclusively distributed audiovisual content on DVDs, with special strength in music concert films, horror movies, documentaries, comedy, cult classics, and much more.