Ju-On TV Movies Coming To Japanese Blu-ray

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According to a post here, they're coming out in Feb. 2021, but I wouldn't hold my breath for English subtitles.

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

Were these shot on film or video? I haven't seen them in so long.

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Arrow is releasing a UHD set in the UK in Dec.

Ju-on: The Grudge Collection - Limited Edition

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

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