{"product_id":"j-horror-rising-blu-ray","title":"J-Horror Rising | Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-4494419f-7fff-0bf5-0955-f427e8788823\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eKoji Shiraishi is, without question, the most original voice operating consistently within the micro-genre of found footage horror films. His works mix themes of investigative journalism, and multimedia collage with folk horror and urban legend to craft films that aren’t just creepy or unsettling, but are also fundamentally interesting mystery narratives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eShiraishi doesn’t so much use the idea of “found footage” as a gimmick so much as he understands the way we use media to create narratives and to unpack experiences in the world around us. Things like TV shows, interviews, and even home videos all filter different ideas of truth and trust down to viewers. We craft our concept of the ‘real’ out of the media we see and hear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eWhile the J-Horror rising box set includes a whole host of under-seen gems from Japan’s rich history of Horror film, Shiraishi’s Noroi: The Curse, is unquestionably the jewel in the crown here. The Blair Witch Project may have introduced the concept of found footage horror to the broader public, but with Noroi, Shiraishi perfected it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eSpecial Features (via arrowvideo.com)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eHigh Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all seven films\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eOriginal lossless 5.1 and lossless stereo sound options for Shikoku, Isola: Multiple Personality Girl, Inugami, St. John's Wort, Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman and Noroi: The Curse, and original lossless stereo audio for Persona\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eOptional English subtitles for each film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eReversible sleeves and slipcover featuring newly commissioned artwork by Dare Creative\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eDISC ONE - SHIKOKU \/ ISOLA: MULTIPLE PERSONALITY GIRL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eAudio commentary on Shikoku by Japanese cinema expert Tom Mes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eAudio commentary on Isola: Multiple Personality Girl by critics and Japanese cinema experts Jasper Sharp and Amber T.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThe Aftermath, Tom Mes discusses J-Horror at the turn of the millennium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eSomething in the Water, an interview with Shikoku director Shunichi Nagasaki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eArchive interviews with director Shunichi Nagasaki and actors Chiaki Kuriyama and Yui Natsukawa on Shikoku\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eArchive interview with actors Yoshino Kimura and Yu Kurosawa on Isola: Multiple Personality Girl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eOn-set footage of the filming of Shikoku\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eOriginal trailers and TV spots for both films\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eImage galleries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eDISC TWO - INUGAMI \/ ST. JOHN'S WORT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eAudio commentary on Inugami by Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Clements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eAudio commentary on St. John's Wort by Japanese cinema expert Amber T.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eDog Days, a video interview with Inugami director Masato Harada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThe Making of St. John's Wort, archival featurette\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eArchive interviews with St. John's Wort actors Megumi Okina, Koichiro Saito, Reiko Matsuo and Koji Okura\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eOn-set behind-the-scenes footage of the filming of St. John's Wort\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eOriginal trailers and TV spots for St. John's Wort\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eImage galleries for both films\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eDISC THREE - CARVED: THE SLIT-MOUTHED WOMAN \/ PERSONA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eAudio commentary on Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman by Japanese folklore expert Zack Davisson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eWhy So Serious?, an interview with Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman director Koji Shiraishi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eWeapon of Choice, a video essay on Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman by Japanese horror specialist Lindsay Nelson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eConfessions of a Mask, an interview with Persona director Takashi Komatsu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eImage galleries for both films\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eDISC FOUR - NOROI: THE CURSE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eAudio commentary by film critic Julian Singleton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eDirector's POV, a video interview with Noroi: The Curse director Koji Shiraishi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThe Man in the Shadows, an interview with Noroi: The Curse producer Takashige Ichise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eChanging Perspective, a video essay on Noroi: The Curse by Japanese horror specialist Lindsay Nelson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eEctoplasmic Worms, a video essay on Noroi: The Curse and Japanese cosmic horror by Japanese cinema expert Amber T.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eHow to Protect Yourself Against Curses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eUrgent report! Pursuing the Truth about Kagutaba!! TV Special\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eOver half an hour of deleted scenes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eTrailers and TV spots\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eImage gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Zane's Video","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48192360513726,"sku":"760137180067","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/1436\/2558\/files\/J-HorrorFront.jpg?v=1785442640","url":"https:\/\/zanesvideostore.com\/products\/j-horror-rising-blu-ray","provider":"Zane's Video","version":"1.0","type":"link"}