DAIEI GOTHIC VOLUME TWO brings us three more adaptations of popular Japanese ghost stories and legends. In THE DEMON OF MOUNT OE, Genji knights must infiltrate the mountain stronghold of bandits lead by a demonic entity. In THE HAUNTED CASTLE, a governor is bedeviled by a ghost cat that can assume human form. In THE GHOST OF KASANE SWAMP, the murder of a blind masseur is visited upon the next generation of both the killer's and the victim's family.
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DAIEI GOTHIC VOLUME 2 Blu-ray specs:
- Disc One - Demon of Mount Oe:
- 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
- Japanese LPCM 1.0 Mono
- Optional English Subtitles
- "Taichi Kasuga on THE DEMON OF MOUNT OE" film historian interview
- "Bride of the Demon-Slayer" visual essay by Japanese film expert Tom Mes
- Theatrical Trailer
- Disc Two - The Haunted Castle:
- 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
- Japanese LPCM 1.0 Mono
- Optional English Subtitles
- "Mari Asato on THE HAUNTED CASTLE filmmaker interview
- "The Strange Case of Ikuko Mori" visual essay by Japanese film expert Tom Mes
- Theatrical Trailer
- Disc Three - The Ghost of Kasane Swamp:
- 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
- Japanese LPCM 1.0 Mono
- Optional English Subtitles
- Select-Scene Audio Commentary by horror film scholar Lindsay Nelson
- "Norio Tsuruta on THE GHOST OF KASANE SWAMP" filmmaker interview
- "Legacy of Ghosts" visual essay by ghost story scholar Zack Davisson
- Theatrical Trailer
- 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, including an 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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