Posted Mon Aug 15, 2016 at 08:00 AM PDT by Steven Cohen
Hideo Nakata's horror flick will flood Blu-ray in October.
In an early announcement to retailers, Arrow Video is preparing 'Dark Water' for Blu-ray on October 11.
After terrifying audiences worldwide with the blockbuster J-horror classic Ring and its sequel, director Hideo Nakata returned to the genre for Dark Water, another highly atmospheric, and critically acclaimed, tale of the supernatural which took the common theme of the dead wet girl to new heights of suspense and drama. Based upon on a short story by Ring author Koji Suzuki, Dark Water follows Yoshimi, a single mother struggling to win sole custody of her only child, Ikuko. When they move into a new home within a dilapidated and long-forgotten apartment complex, Yoshimi begins to experience startling visions and unexplainable sounds, calling her mental well-being into question, and endangering not only her custody of Ikuko, but perhaps their lives as well. Beautifully shot by the same cinematographer as Ring and Pulse, and featuring an especially unnerving sound design, Dark Water successfully merges spine-tingling tension with a family's heart-wrenching emotional struggle, creating one of the very finest and most unsettling contemporary Japanese horror films.
The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, a Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements will include: Brand new interview with director Hideo Nakata; Brand new interview with novelist Koji Suzuki; Brand new interview with cinematographer Junichiro Hayashi; Archive interview with actress Asami Mizukawa; Original Making of documentary; Trailer; and a Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain.
Suggested list price for the Blu-ray is $34.98.
You can find the latest specs for 'Dark Water' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under October 11.
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