Eureka Entertainment: Kwaidan Exclusive Trailer and Blu-ray

Eureka Entertainment has provided us with an exclusive new trailer for its upcoming Blu-ray release of Masaki Kobayashi's film Kwaidan (1964), which will be available for purchase on April 27.

Label discretion: Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes, Kwaidan features four nightmarish tales adapted from Lafcadio Hearn's classic Japanese ghost stories about mortals caught up in forces beyond their comprehension when the supernatural world intervenes in their lives: "The Black Hair", "The Woman of the Snow", "Hoichi the Earless", and "In a Cup of Tea".

Breathtakingly photographed entirely on hand-painted sets, the film is an abstract wash of luminescent colours from another world. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the complete 183-minute original Japanese cut of Masaki Kobayashi's masterpiece on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
• Kim Newman on "Kwaidan" – a new interview with the film critic and writer
• Shadowings [35 mins] – a new video essay by David Cairns and Fiona Watson Original trailers
• Original monaural Japanese soundtrack
• Optional English subtitles
• PLUS 100-PAGE Perfect Bound Illustrated Collector's book featuring reprints of Lafcadio Hearn's original ghost stories; a survey of the life and career of Masaki Kobayashi by Linda Hoaglund; and a wide ranging interview with the film maker – the last he'd ever give
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