The Tale of Oiwa’s Ghost Blu-ray 1961 Radiance Tai Kato Tomisaburo Wakayama

Samurai-infused folk horror with terrifying visuals!

Introducing Radiance Film's Limited Edition Blu-ray (Region A/B) for 1961’s The Tale of Oiwa’s Ghost. Crime film specialist Tai Kato (I, the Executioner) brings the famous "Ghost Story of Yotsuya" to the screen as a gritty tale of murder and greed, with an intense lead performance by Tomisaburo Wakayama (Lone Wolf and Cub, New Battles Without Honor and Humanity).

When the daughter of an elite family takes a shine to poor samurai Iemon (Wakayama), he sees an opportunity to climb the social ladder. He just needs to rid himself of his only obstacle: his loving wife Oiwa. He poisons her and dumps her corpse in a nearby swamp, but she returns as a horribly disfigured ghost to haunt Iemon on his wedding night.

Limited Edition Features: 

• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Tom Mes and an archival review of the film
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings

Features: 

• High-Definition digital transfer
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Interview with Mari Asato (2025)
• Visual essay on tormented female ghosts by Lindsay Nelson (2025)
• Trailer
• Newly improved English subtitle translation

Technical Specs:

• Year: 1961
• Region Code: AB
• Audio: Mono
• Picture: 2.39:1
• Runtime: 94
• Language: Japanese
• Subtitles: English