Arrow Video USA plunges into DARK WATER (review)

Hideo Nakata's follow-up to RINGU and RINGU 2 adapts another Koji Suzuki story with DARK WATER.  Going through a custody battle, Yoshimi must settle for a rundown apartment for herself and daughter Ikuko.  A sinister spreading stain across the ceiling turns out to be the least of her problems when Ikuko starts talking to an imaginary friend who may be the ghost of a girl who disappeared in the building.

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video USA (US) Region A/B Blu-ray/Region 1/2 NTSC DVD (DVD Drive-in)

DARK WATER Blu-ray/DVD combo specs:

• Blu-ray:
• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 widescreen
• Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
• DVD:
• 16:9 anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen
• Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
• Optional English subtitles
• "Hideo Nakata: Ghosts, Rings, and Water"
• "Koji Suzuki: Family Terror"
• "Junichiro Hayashi: Visualizing Terror"
• Making-of Featurette
• Interview with actress Hitomi Kuroki
• Interview with actress Asami Mizuakawa
• Interview with composer Shikao Suga
• Theatrical Trailer
• Teaser
• TV Spots
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain
• First pressing only: an illustrated collector’s booklet containing new writing by David Kalat, author of J-Horror: The Definitive Guide to The Ring, The Grudge and Beyond, and an examination of the American remake by writer and editor Michael Gingold.