Ju-On (The Grudge) <4K: V CINEMA Edition> [4K ULTRA HD + Blu-ray]

25 years since its birth - the origin of J-horror that made the entire world tremble, that "VHS horror" returns to life! Long-awaited 4K & 5.1ch surround UHD Blu-ray release! "Ju-on" - that is the curse of those who died harboring intense hatred. ...A chain of death overflowing from the cursed house, which no one can stop. Born as V-cinema alongside the stirrings of J-horror, "Ju-on" quietly continued to spread fear through word of mouth, becoming a legendary "VHS (horror)" spoken of and passed down both in Japan and overseas. The V-cinema versions "Ju-on" and "Ju-on 2", the starting point of explosive hits including the theatrical film and the Hollywood remake (which became a major No. 1 hit in the U.S.), games, and more, finally return after a quarter century. Under the complete supervision of director Takashi Shimizu, the latest technology "RS+" has been used to convert the footage from that time into high-resolution 4K. The audio has also evolved to 5.1ch, awakening a "new fear" on screen with a sense of presence and impact that was impossible in the VHS era. The ominousness and primal terror allowed precisely because it was V-cinema are reawakened by modern technology. Whether you have encountered this fear before or are experiencing it for the first time, witness the "origin of fear" you will never forget for the rest of your life. / "Ju-on <4K: V-cinema version>" (2000) - The birth of "Toshio-kun", the eternal icon of J-horror - Homeroom teacher Kobayashi visits the home of truant student Toshio Saeki. Toshio's mother, Kayako, was Kobayashi's classmate from his university days. When Kobayashi visits the Saeki home, only Toshio is there, but in the diary Kayako kept and which he sees there are written feelings toward Kobayashi that could be called abnormal. Amid the strange atmosphere of that house, Kobayashi's cellphone rings as he waits for Toshio's parents... Time passes - In the house where the Saeki parent and child once lived, the Murakami family now resides. Their eldest daughter, Kanna, had her cousin Yuki tutor her, but remembering an errand, she heads to her junior high school. Left alone, Yuki senses an uncanny presence in that house... / "Ju-on 2 <4K: V-cinema version>" (2000) - Now, "Kayako" will not stop - Real estate agent Tatsuya Suzuki asks his younger sister Kyoko, who has spiritual sensitivity, to take a look at a house that cannot find a buyer and has become a stigmatized property, but it is a place filled with an atmosphere beyond Kyoko's imagination. Yet as if nothing happened, the Kitada couple newly move in. Kyoko gathers ominous, fate-bound anecdotes connected to that house, but around the same time, strange changes begin to occur to Tatsuya's son, his nephew Nobuyuki. The room in the apartment complex that the divorced Tatsuya moved into with his son was once the room where elementary school teacher Kobayashi lived with his pregnant wife... Audio bonuses include an audio commentary (conversation: director Takashi Shimizu x director Keisuke Toyoshima). *The audio commentary is the same one that was included on the DVD released in 2009. Blu-ray video bonuses include: / "Ju! 25th Anniversary Toshio-kun Birthday Festival" stage greeting for "Ju-on <4K: V-cinema version>" / V-cinema version trailer / <4K: V-cinema version> trailer. *The main feature is a new 4K remaster created by upconverting from SD materials (D2). *The main feature audio is a 5.1ch conversion from the original audio (stereo).

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誕生から25年――。全世界が震えたJホラーの原点、あの＜VHS恐怖＞が、甦る! 待望の4K&5.1chサラウンドUHD Blu-ray発売! じゅおん【呪怨】──それは強い怨念を抱いて死んだモノの呪い。・・・誰も止めることのできない、呪われた家から溢れ出す、死の連鎖。Jホラーの胎動とともにVシネマとして誕生した「呪怨」は、口コミによって静かに恐怖を拡散し続け、国内外で語り継がれる伝説的＜VHS (恐怖)＞となった。劇場版やハリウッドリメイク (全米No.1の大ヒットを記録)、ゲームなど爆発的ヒットの起点であるVシネマ版「呪怨」「呪怨2」が四半世紀を経てついに甦る。監督・清水崇による完全監修のもと、最新技術「RS+」で当時の映像を4K高解像度化。音声も5.1chに進化し、VHS時代には成しえなかった臨場感と迫力で、スクリーンに"新たな恐怖"を呼び覚ました。Vシネマゆえに許された禍々しさと根源的な恐怖が、現代の技術によって再覚醒。かつてこの恐怖に触れた人も、初体験の人も、生涯忘れられない「恐怖の原点」を目撃する。■『呪怨〈4K: Vシネマ版〉』(2000年作品) ―Jホラー永遠のアイコン「俊雄くん」誕生― 不登校の生徒・佐伯俊雄の家庭訪問に訪れた担任の小林。俊雄の母、伽椰子は小林の大学時代の同級生であった。訪問した佐伯家には俊雄の姿しかなかったが、そこで目にした伽椰子の日記には、異常ともいえる小林への想いが綴られていた。その家の異様な空気の中、俊雄の両親を待つ小林の携帯に着信が入る・・・。時は移り――かつて佐伯親子が住んでいた家には、その後村上家が暮らしていた。長女の柑菜は従妹の由紀に家庭教師をしてもらっていたが、用事を思い出し、中学へ向かう。一人残された由紀は、その家でただならぬ気配を感じる・・・。 ■『呪怨2〈4K: Vシネマ版〉』(2000年作品) ―もう、「伽椰子」が止まらない― 不動産業者の鈴木達也は、霊感のある妹・響子に買い手のつかない事故物件となった家を見てもらうが、そこは響子の想像を超えた気配に満ちた場所だった。だが何事もなかったかのように新たに北田夫妻が入居する。響子はその家にまつわる因縁めいた逸話を集めるが、同じころ達也の息子である甥の信之にも異変が起こっていた。離婚した達也が息子とともに越した団地のその部屋は、かつて小学校の教師、小林が妊娠中の妻と共に暮らしていた部屋だった・・・。音声特典には、オーディオコメンタリー (対談: 清水崇監督×豊島圭介監督)を収録。※オーディオコメンタリーは、2009年発売のDVDに収録されていたものです。Blu-ray映像特典には、◆呪! 25周年 トシオくん生誕祭 『呪怨〈4K: Vシネマ版〉』舞台挨拶 ◆Vシネマ版予告編 ◆〈4K: Vシネマ版〉予告編を収録。※本編は、SD素材 (D2)を元にアップコンバートし最新の4Kリマスター化作業を行ったものです。※本編音声は、オリジナル音声 (ステレオ)から5.1ch化作業を行ったものです。