The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost

When the daughter of an elite family takes a shine to poor samurai Iemon (Tomisaburo Wakayama, Lone Wolf and Cub), 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. 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 Wakayama (The Bounty Hunter Trilogy, Big Time Gambling Boss).

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES

• High-Definition digital transfer

• Uncompressed mono PCM audio

• Interview with Mari Asato (2025, 9 mins)

• Visual essay on tormented female ghosts by Lindsay Nelson (2025, 7 mins)
  

• Newly improved English subtitle translation

• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow

• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Tom Mes

• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
  

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Year: 1961
Country: Japan
Cert: 15
Format: Blu-ray
Region: AB
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EAN: 5060974682256
Release date: 23/06/25 [replacement release date est. August 2025]