Thursday, February 23, 2006

Marebito on DVD March 14th


From Moviesonline, "Tartan Asia Extreme will be releasing the sick, twisted and ingenious creepfest (Paper Magazine) "Marebito" from acclaimed international director and master of horror Takashi Shimizu ("The Grudge"), which stars Shinya Tsukamoto,Kazuhiro Nakahara and Shun Sugata onto DVD. The film will be presented in 1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen, along with Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Surround tracks. English subtitles will also be provided. Extras are listed below. The disc will be available to own when it hits store shelves March 14, 2006.

Masuoka is a cameraman possessed by the craving to understand fear--what it is and where it ultimately leads. He wanders the Tokyo streets, a voyeur, hungrily looking for clues. Obsessing over the haunted expressions of the faces he has captured in his daily filming, in particular a man who committed a grisly suicide on the metro.

He returns to the scene to better comprehend the dead man’s reasoning.

Following his final gaze leads Masuoka to a door, an entry into a bizarre, cavernous underworld. Here among the ghosts and the subterranean robots called DEROs he finds a beautiful young girl chained to a rock. Saving her from her imprisonment he takes her home.

But watching her from his web-cam at work each day he begins to suspect there is something truly inhuman about this girl with sharp teeth and who walks on all fours. When he begins to uncover her horrifying secrets Masuoka realizes that he has found the key to gaining the terrible knowledge he so craves...

DVD Details:

1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Presentation
Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
DTS 5.1 Surround
English Subtitles
Interview with Director Takashi Shimizu
Interview with Actor Shinya Tsukamoto
Director’s Discussion of Ju-On, The Grudge and Marebito
Original Theatrical Trailer
Tartan Asia Extreme New Releases"

1 comment:

Octopunk said...

Woo hoo hoo! This looks good. Although you do realize the protagonist in this movie is slated for a sticky end -- the first shot of the movie (which I saw in that first 8 minutes that got posted) is a close-up on some terrified eyes. I have no doubt they're his, having finally attained the realization he sought.

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