"Actor: Kazuo Hasegawa"

• Daiei Gothic Vol 2 - Japanese Ghost Stories (Limited Edition) | Unknown | (13/10/2025) from £44.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Japan's classic ghost stories are brought to the screen by masters of the genre, Tokuzo Tanaka (The Snow Woman) and Kimiyoshi Yasuda (Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare). In The Demon of Mount Oe, a group of mighty warriors is sent to eliminate a demon who steals women from the imperial capital of Kyoto. On the way, they face a satanic bull, a giant spider and a diabolical witch, but the closer they come to their goal, the more they realise that the demon they've been ordered to kill is far more human than they were led to believe. In The Haunted Castle, a blind monk is killed in a cowardly manner by a samurai lord. When the monk's sister is ordered to become the lord's concubine, she commits suicide and transfers her grudge to their black cat, who assumes the human form of one of the lord's ladies-in-waiting and begins to wreak havoc around the castle court. The lord's machiavellian right-hand man (Rokko Toura, Kuroneko) and a young swordsman (Kojiro Hongo, The Bride from Hades) combine forces to solve the mystery and stop the supernatural menace. In The Ghost of Kasane Swamp a samurai's wife tries to repay her husband's debt with her body but is caught in bed with the money lender and they are both murdered by her husband who dumps their bodies in a nearby swamp. Shingoro and Oshiga, the money lender and samurai's children, find a curse has been passed to them as they each try to recover the money. Newly restored in 4K, three more stories from the Daiei studio represent the japanese ghost film at its most lavish and chilling.LIMITED EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURESNew 4K restorations of each film by Radiance FilmsUncompressed mono PCM audio for each filmOptional English subtitles for all filmsNewly designed box and booklet artwork by Time TomorrowLimited edition 80-page perfect bound book featuring new writing by Amber T, Jasper Sharp, and Tom Mes, plus archival writing by Daniel O'Neill and original ghost stories The Goblin of Oeyama and The Vampire CatLimited Edition of 4,000 copies presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases for each film and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markingsTHE DEMON OF MOUNT OENew interview with period film historian Taichi Kasuga (2025)Blade of the Demon Slayer - a visualessay by Tom Mes (2025)TrailerReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di BattistaTHE HAUNTED CASTLENew interview with J-horror filmmaker Mari Asato (2025)A visual essay by ghost story scholar Zack Davisson (2025)TrailerReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di BattistaTHE GHOST OF KASANE SWAMPNew interview with J-horror filmmaker Norio Tsuruta (2025)Select-scene audio commentary by horror film scholar Lindsay Nelson (2025)TrailerReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista

• The Ghost of Yotsuya | Blu Ray | (23/06/2025) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Samurai Iemon (Kazuo Hasegawa, Gate of Hell) has grown distant from his wife Oiwa since she miscarried. Oume, the pretty young daughter of a wealthy family, falls madly in love with Iemon after he saves her from a group of drunk swordsmen. Oiwa learns about the blossoming affair and grows despondent. Without his knowledge, Iemon's associates conspire to clear the way for him to marry Oume by poisoning his wife. But Oiwa returns from the grave as a horribly disfigured ghost to haunt Iemon and her tormentors. Director Kenji Misumi (Lone Wolf and Cub) and writer Fuji Yahiro (Sansho the Bailiff, A Bloody Spear at Mt. Fuji) turn the quintessential Japanese ghost story into a profoundly resonant doomed romance, with chilling ghost scenes that would leave a deep mark on the creators of J-horror. SPECIAL FEATURES New 4K restoration Uncompressed mono PCM audio Appreciation by filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa Visual essay by Japanese film expert Kyoko Hirano Trailer Newly improved English subtitle translation

• Daiei Gothic - Japanese Ghost Stories | Blu Ray | (28/10/2024) from £46.35   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A collection of three of Japan's most famous ghost stories that have haunted people for centuries. Kenji Misumi (Lone Wolf and Cub) directs The Ghost of Yotsuya, in which a woman returns from the grave as a horribly disfigured phantom to torment her husband and his new bride. In The Snow Woman, directed by Tokuzo Tanaka (Zatoichi), a woodcutter must keep his oath to a vengeful female spirit or pay the ultimate price. The Bride from Hades by Satsuo Yamamoto (Shinobi) sees a handsome samurai so enchanted by a courtesan's beauty that he fails to realise that is a ghost. These three film versions from the Daiei studio form a pinnacle of atmospheric Japanese horror. Their elegant visuals and ominous shadows rival the best of Terence Fisher or Mario Bava, while their iconic female ghosts would greatly influence Asian genre cinema, from Hong Kong fantasy spectacles such as A Chinese Ghost Story to J-horror.LIMITED EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES New 4K restorations of The Bride from Hades and The Snow Woman High-Definition digital transfer of The Ghost of Yotsuya Uncompressed mono PCM audio for each film Optional English subtitles for all films Newly designed box and booklet artwork by Time Tomorrow Six postcards featuring original archive imagery from the films Limited edition 80-page perfect bound book featuring new writing by authors Tom Mes and Zack Davisson, newly translated archival reviews and ghost stories by Lafcadio Hearn Limited Edition of 4,000 copies presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases for each film and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings THE GHOST OF YOTSUYA New interview with filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa A visual essay on the history and adaptations of the classic Ghost of Yotsuya story by author Kyoko Hirano Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista THE BRIDE FROM HADES Audio commentary by author Jasper Sharp New interview with filmmaker Hiroshi Takahashi Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista THE SNOW WOMAN New interview with filmmaker Masayuki Ochiai A visual essay on writer Lafcadio Hearn Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Filippo Di Battista

• GATE OF HELL | Blu Ray | (03/12/2012) from £9.99   |  Saving you £10.00 (100.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  One of the key works of the early 1950s wave of Japanese films to first reach foreign markets, director Kinugasa's sumptuous period drama astonished audiences with its dramatic force and spectacular colour cinematography.During feudal unrest in the 12th century, samurai warrior Morit (Kazuo Hasegawa) manages to thwart a palace rebellion and save the life of the empress, using loyal subject Lady Kesa (Machiko Ky ) as a decoy. When Morit is offered anything he should desire as reward, he requests Kesa's hand in marriage. Informed that she is already married to a fellow samurai (Isao Yamagata), he refuses to withdraw his request, setting in motion a tragic chain of events.Three decades after the director's iconic A Page of Madness, Kinugasa's striking tale of feudal intrigue, political machinations, and erotic obsession won the Grand Prix at Cannes, two Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and Costume Design, and has since been named by Martin Scorsese as one of the ten greatest colour achievements in world cinema. Gate of Hell's blazing palette is proudly presented afresh by The Masters of Cinema Series in a magnificent new restoration.

• An Actor's Revenge (DVD + Blu-ray) | Blu Ray | (26/03/2018) from £14.92   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  This wildy melodramatic tale of a kabuki female impersonator who exacts a long-delayed revenge on the men who drove his parents to suicide is played out against a backdrop of comic rivalries between thieves in the Tokyo underworld. Kazuo Hasegawa (Gate of Hell) plays the dual role of the actor and the thief in a film which celebrates his 300th screen appearance. A heady mixture of swooning romanticism and stylised action, with a soundtrack that ranges from traditional Japanese music to lush Hollywood strings and cocktail jazz, An Actor's Revenge is a cinematic tour de force. Extras: New 4K restoration presented in High Definition and Standard Definition Fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the film and full film credits

• GATE OF HELL | DVD | (03/12/2012) from £22.93   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  One of the key works of the early 1950s wave of Japanese films to first reach foreign markets, director Kinugasa's sumptuous period drama astonished audiences with its dramatic force and spectacular colour cinematography.During feudal unrest in the 12th century, samurai warrior Morit (Kazuo Hasegawa) manages to thwart a palace rebellion and save the life of the empress, using loyal subject Lady Kesa (Machiko Ky) as a decoy. When Morit is offered anything he should desire as reward, he requests Kesa's hand in marriage. Informed that she is already married to a fellow samurai (Isao Yamagata), he refuses to withdraw his request, setting in motion a tragic chain of events.Three decades after the director's iconic A Page of Madness, Kinugasa's striking tale of feudal intrigue, political machinations, and erotic obsession won the Grand Prix at Cannes, two Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and Costume Design, and has since been named by Martin Scorsese as one of the ten greatest colour achievements in world cinema. Gate of Hell's blazing palette is proudly presented afresh by The Masters of Cinema Series in a magnificent new restoration.

• An Actor's Revenge | DVD | (27/01/2003) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-0.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This wildly melodramatic tale of a kabuki female impersonator who exacts a long-delayed revenge on the men who drove his parents to suicide is played out against a backdrop of comic rivalries between thieves in the Tokyo underworld. Kazuo Hasegawa plays the dual role of the actor and the thief in a film which celebrates his 300th screen appearance. A heady mixture of swooning romanticism and stylised action with a soundtrack that ranges from traditional Japanese music to lush Hollywo

• Chikamatsu Monogatari/ Uwasa no Onna | DVD | (25/02/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Based on a centuries old tale with roots in real events Chikamatsu Monogatari tells the hauntingly tragic story of a forbidden love affair between a merchant's wife Osan (Kyoko Kagawa) and her husband's employee Mohei (Kazuo Hasegawa) in an era when the punishment for adultery was crucifixion. When a series of innocent events lead to the false accusation of an affair between Osan and Mohei the accused pair are forced to flee an almost certain death sentence. On the run the outlaw couple grow closer together drawn inexorably towards the romantic crime of which they are accused. Released the same year Uwasa No Onna offers a contrasting portrait of attitudes concerning love and relationships. Set in a modern Kyoto geisha house the film revolves around Hatsuko (Kinuyo Tanaka) madame of her own geisha house. When Hatsuko ends up pursuing the same man as her daughter Yukiko (Yoshiko Kuga) both women are forced to confront their attitudes towards each other and the family business.