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Arrow Video Ju-On : the name given to a deadly curse spawned when someone dies in the grip of a violent rage. All who come into contact with it are doomed... Collected together for the first time, writer-director Takashi Shimizu's Ju-On: The Grudge series represents the flesh-crawling pinnacle of Japanese chillers that swept the globe at the turn of the millennium.The films introduce the anonymous family house in the suburbs of Tokyo where an unspeakable evil lingers alongside its residents, the ghastly mother-son pairing of Kayoko and Toshio Saeki. Shimizu's disconcerting approach to plotting, unnerving eye for the uncanny details in the dark corners of the frame and an innate talent for effective jump scares so impressed Evil Dead director Sam Raimi that he invited the director to helm two Hollywood remakes.The quintessential J-horror series make its Blu-ray debut with a brand new 4K restoration of Ju-On: The Grudge and a wealth of new and archival extras, including Shimizu's two The Curse straight-to-video precursors (previously unreleased outside Japan) and the White Ghost/Black Ghost diptych of tales unfolding within the same terrifying universe.Product FeaturesBrand new 4K restoration of Ju-On: The Grudge from the original camera negative by Arrow Films4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation of Ju-On: The Grudge in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all filmsHome video premiere outside Japan of Ju-On: The Curse and Ju-On: The Curse 2Original 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (except The Curse and The Curse 2) and 2.0 stereo audioOptional English subtitlesExclusive 60-page collector's booklet featuring writing by Grady Hendrix, James Marsh, Tom Mes, William Carroll and Lindsay Nelson [Limited Edition Exclusive]Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Oink CreativeTwenty-four double-sided, postcard-sized artcards [Limited Edition Exclusive]Reversible poster with new and original artwork [Limited Edition Exclusive]DISC 1 - JU-ON: THE CURSE AND JU-ON: THE CURSE 2 (BLU-RAY)Introduction to both films by writer-director Takashi ShimizuIntroduction to Ju-On: The Curse by actor Takako FujiDISC 2 & 3 - JU-ON: THE GRUDGE (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY / BLU-RAY)Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow FilmsIntroduction by writer-director Takashi ShimizuNew audio commentary by film historian David KalatAudio commentary by Sam Raimi and Scott SpiegelAlternate English dub track in 5.1 SurroundHaunting in Monochrome, a new interview with Takashi Shimizu on the Ju-On filmsBeing Kayako, a new interview with Takako Fuji on her role as KayakoThe Evolution of Ju-On, a brand new featurette with authors and Japan specialists Tom Mes and Zack Davisson discussing the cultural forces that shaped the seriesThrough a Glass Darkly, an archive interview with Takashi ShimizuWhispers in the Dark, an archive interview with actor Megumi Okina on her role as RikaFade to Black, an archive interview with actress Kayoko Shibata, who plays MarikoOn-set interviews with Takashi Shimizu, Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Misa Uehara and Yui IchikawaDeleted scenes with commentary by Takashi ShimizuAlmost an hour of behind-the-scenes footageJu-On True Stories, two ghostly true-life tales that inspired the films, narrated by Hiroyoshi KiharaOriginal trailersImage galleryDISC 4 - JU-ON: THE GRUDGE 2 (BLU-RAY)Introduction by writer-director Takashi ShimizuNew audio commentary with scholar Raechel Dumas and critic Jasper SharpAlternate English dub track in 5.1 SurroundInterview with Takashi Shimizu from the time of making Ju-On: The Grudge 2On-set interviews with Noriko Sakai, Chiharu Niiyama, Kei Horie, Yui Ichikawa, Emi Yamamoto and Shingo KatsurayamaDeleted scenes55 minutes of behind-the-scenes footageOn-set reports by cast members Noriko Sakai, Yui Ichikawa and Erika KuroishiPremieres and stage greetings footage from Japan, Taiwan and KoreaTrailers and TV spotsImage galleryDISC 5 - JU-ON: WHITE GHOST AND JU-ON: BLACK GHOST (BLU-RAY)Introduction to Ju-On: Black Ghost by writer-director Mari AsatoNew interview with Mari AsatoOriginal trailerImage galleries