Blu-ray release: ‘Door’ & ‘Door II: Tokyo Diary’

By   |  Aug 11, 2023

Third Window Films are bringing the 1988 Japanese horror movie ‘Door’ and its sequel ‘Door II: Tokyo Diary’ to UK Blu-ray on October 30, 2023.

Directed by Banmei Takahashi, the two long-lost, extreme Japanese films are presented as part of the ‘Directors Company Collection’ – a series of films from the legendary 1980s Japanese production company, all presented with brand new digital restorations and in collector packaging with inserts on the company by historian Jasper Sharp.

Door (1988)
Cast: Keiko Takahashi, Daijiro Tsutsumi, Shiro Shimomoto
Director: Banmei Takahashi
Synopsis: Yasuko lives in a high-rise apartment in the city with her husband and her son. Being nervous about prank calls and salesmen’s solicitations, she slams the door on a salesman’s finger when he tried to forcibly insert a pamphlet through her door chain. This leads him to start harassing her, starting off with obscene letters written on her door then steadily escalating to full on stalking, building up to an unbelievable last 20 minutes of chaos!

Door II: Tokyo Diary (1991)
Cast: Chikako Aoyama, Joe Yamanaka, Shingo Kazami
Director: Banmei Takahashi
Synopsis: Ai is a call girl whose job involved a lot of risk. Every time she goes through a door, she has no idea what type of man is on the other side. Some are sweet, some are violent and some are just full-on crazy! One day she meets Mr.Mamiya, a strange and captivating artist who gradually will initiate her into SM pleasures.

Features:
• New digital remasters on both films, from their original negatives
• ‘Door’ audio commentary by Jasper Sharp
• Interview with director Banmei Takahashi
• Trailers for both features
• Slipcase with artwork from Gokaiju
• Reversible sleeve featuring both Door and Door II artworks
• ‘Director’s Company’ edition featuring insert by Jasper Sharp [2000 copies only]
• Region: All

The ‘Door’ boxset is available to pre-order now from Amazon.co.uk.

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