The Origins of J-Horror (Imprint Limited Edition Hardcase, Region Free)

Before Sadako crawled out of the well, before the Grudge took hold, before a missed call, sinister auditions, and leaking dark water something was stirring in Japan: horror fans devoured straight-to-video releases, late-night television, and low-budget genre films that almost no one outside the country had seen. This special collection gathers the films and documents that laid the groundwork for one of the most influential movements in cinema history.

A culmination of years of effort, the centrepiece of this collection is 2023 feature documentary The J-Horror Virus, the work of frequent Imprint collaborators and Japanese cinema experts Sarah Appleton and Jasper Sharp. Making its worldwide Blu-ray debut in this set, the film charts the origins of J-Horror and incorporates interviews with filmmakers and experts to create a truly definitive picture of this unique sub-genre.