I can’t tell you how long I have been waiting for a box set of the Ju-on films. Well, that box set has now been officially announced and it’s stacked. Squee!
Ju-on: The Grudge Collection (Limited Edition) drops in the UK (and for us multi-region player owners) on December 19th from Arrow Video.
- Brand new 4K restoration of Ju-On: The Grudge from the original camera negative by Arrow Films
- 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation of Ju-On: The Grudge in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of all films
- Home video premiere outside Japan of Ju-On: The Curse and Ju-On: The Curse 2
- Original 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (except The Curse and The Curse 2) and 2.0 stereo audio
- Optional English subtitles
- Exclusive 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 Creative
- Twenty-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 Shimizu
- Introduction to Ju-On: The Curse by actor Takako Fuji
DISC 2 & 3 – JU-ON: THE GRUDGE (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY / BLU-RAY)
- Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films
- Introduction by writer-director Takashi Shimizu
- New audio commentary by film historian David Kalat
- Audio commentary by Sam Raimi and Scott Spiegel
- Alternate English dub track in 5.1 Surround
- Haunting in Monochrome, a new interview with Takashi Shimizu on the Ju-On films
- Being Kayako, a new interview with Takako Fuji on her role as Kayako
- The 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 series
- Through a Glass Darkly, an archive interview with Takashi Shimizu
- Whispers in the Dark, an archive interview with actor Megumi Okina on her role as Rika
- Fade to Black, an archive interview with actress Kayoko Shibata, who plays Mariko
- On-set interviews with Takashi Shimizu, Megumi Okina, Misaki Ito, Misa Uehara and Yui Ichikawa
- Deleted scenes with commentary by Takashi Shimizu
- Almost an hour of behind-the-scenes footage
- Ju-On True Stories, two ghostly true-life tales that inspired the films, narrated by Hiroyoshi Kihara
- Original trailers
- Image gallery
DISC 4 – JU-ON: THE GRUDGE 2 (BLU-RAY)
- Introduction by writer-director Takashi Shimizu
- New audio commentary with scholar Raechel Dumas and critic Jasper Sharp
- Alternate English dub track in 5.1 Surround
- Interview with Takashi Shimizu from the time of making Ju-On: The Grudge 2
- On-set interviews with Noriko Sakai, Chiharu Niiyama, Kei Horie, Yui Ichikawa, Emi Yamamoto and Shingo Katsurayama
- Deleted scenes
- 55 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage
- On-set reports by cast members Noriko Sakai, Yui Ichikawa and Erika Kuroishi
- Premieres and stage greetings footage from Japan, Taiwan and Korea
- Trailers and TV spots
- Image gallery
DISC 5 – JU-ON: WHITE GHOST AND JU-ON: BLACK GHOST (BLU-RAY)
- Introduction to Ju-On: Black Ghost by writer-director Mari Asato
- New interview with Mari Asato
- Original trailer
- Image galleries