Yokai Monsters Collection from Arrow

[Dragon78]

The version that is shown is clearly not a US version of the set, so where is it from?

[themp3000]

Originally Posted by Dragon78

The version that is shown is clearly not a US version of the set, so where is from?

It’s the UK set, the US set is pretty much the same thing minus ratings labels.

[A Tortured Duckling]

Originally Posted by Dragon78

The version that is shown is clearly not a US version of the set, so where is from?

Here's the US version. The one posted previously is the same set, but released in the UK.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by Yami

From James Flower:

"It is indeed just Spook Warfare that's from the new restorations, for tremendously frustrating reasons that defy explanation."

Odd. Wonder what the reason is.

[Telstar]

Super excited about this set finally seeing the light of day, but have to admit finding the extras disappointingly light. (And just to pile on a few more sour grapes, also not particularly happy with the box art or the situation with the new restorations.)

[chriszilla]

Other than the fact that it doesn't appear that the original 3 films are each getting their own disc (???), I'm super psyched for this release. The Daimajin trilogy and the original Yokai trilogy are among my favorite vintage genre films, and I didn't think it was likely that they would receive such lovingly-produced releases as these in North America. Thanks, Arrow!

[It sucks that they are not getting all of the new restorations from Kadokawa, but it's not Arrow's fault, and I'd much rather have this than no release at all!]

[starsteam]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Odd. Wonder what the reason is.

Saw a comment somewhere that Spook Warfare didn't have another HD transfer to use.

So in other words, if it wasn't for Kadokawa's 4K restoration, we might have been stuck with a SD transfer for it.

As for why they wouldn't just let them use all the 4K transfers... reasons that defy explanation I guess.

Originally Posted by A Tortured Duckling

Good decision, my friend. You'll find Jesse (DiabolikDVD's main man) to be an exceptionally reliable source for this type of stuff. Unless Arrow delays the release, you'll be getting your set one to two weeks before the official release date, and it'll be wrapped up and snuggled in a box as if it were a precious little baby.

By the way, I don't know if you saw my posts about the Daimajin set but it's back in stock at Arrow's official website and at Zavvi US. Now would be a good time to order it.

I know, but I've already paid for my Amazon order with gift card a few weeks ago and really do not want to take another hit on my bank so soon. Amazon likely received the largest allotment for these, and my pre-order does say it's coming Aug 3rd. I feel safe, just not sure. But this is the main reason I decided to go with Diabolik for Yokai. I don't want to keep pushing my luck.

[DukeTogo84]

I wonder what the next Tokusatsu will be that Arrow releases. It seems like they are going through nearly all of the ones Daei/Kadokawa has.

[Xephix]

Originally Posted by starsteam

Saw a comment somewhere that Spook Warfare didn't have another HD transfer to use.

So in other words, if it wasn't for Kadokawa's 4K restoration, we might have been stuck with a SD transfer for it.

As for why they wouldn't just let them use all the 4K transfers... reasons that defy explanation I guess.

My guess is that Kadokawa is like Toho in where they want their new transfers released by them first to prevent reverse importing or something. If Spook Warfare only had an SD transfer previously then Arrow probably did some pursuading so they could get all three films in true HD.

[Yami]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

I wonder what the next Tokusatsu will be that Arrow releases. It seems like they are going through nearly all of the ones Daei/Kadokawa has.

There's still some Daiei left - Whale God and The Demon of Mount Oe come to mind.

But now that Kadokawa are seemingly being more...difficult, they might as well start working with Toho.

[oddbox83]

Originally Posted by fred25_Ca

Looks beautiful but i'm disappointed they are including the Miike movie. I was really hoping this would be like the Daimajin set, just the original trilogy. They should have waited to pair that one next year with the latest movie that just came out for those who care.

Looking at the price compared to Daimajin, looks like the Miike film is essentially free though? So that's good in my books.

[darkness2918]

Never seen these but I’ll be blind buying this set

[starsteam]

Originally Posted by Yami

There's still some Daiei left - Whale God and The Demon of Mount Oe come to mind.

But now that Kadokawa are seemingly being more...difficult, they might as well start working with Toho.

I made a list of every remaining Daiei tokusatsu film in the Arrow thread

[Show spoiler]
Thus Blew the Divine Wind (1944)
The Rainbow Man (1949)
Icicle Beauty (1950)
Claws of Iron (1951)
Journey to the West (1952)
Brooba (1955)
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)
Invisible Demon (1960)
The Demon of Mount Oe (1960)
Buddha (1961)
The Whale God (1962)
The Great Wall (1962)
Wind Velocity 75 Meters (AKA Typhoon Reporter) (1963)
The Snow Woman (1968)
The Invisible Swordsman (1970)
Tokyo Blackout (AKA Disappearance of the Capital) (1987)
The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021)

Suzunosuke Akado Collection
Suzunosuke Akado - (1957)
Suzunosuke Akado: The Moonlight Monster - (1957)
Suzunosuke Akado: Defeat the Demon-Faced Gang - (1957)
Suzunosuke Akado: The Vacuum Slash of Asuka - (1957)
Suzunosuke Akado: The Demon of Shingetsu Tower - (1957)
Suzunosuke Akado: The One-Legged Demon - (1957)
Suzunosuke Akado: The Birdman with Three Eyes - (1958)
Suzunosuke Akado: The Thunder Man of Kurokumo Valley - (1958)
Suzunosuke Akado: Defeat the Skull Gang - (1958)

Snake Woman Trilogy
White Snake Woman (1958)
Snake of Obsession (1958)
Blue Snake Bath (1959)

Ghost-Cat Series
Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace (1953)
Terrible Ghost-Cat of Okazaki (1954)
The Ghost-Cat of Ouma Crossing (1954)
Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-tsugi (1956)
Ghost Cat of Yonaki Swamp (AKA Necromancy) (1957)
Ghost-Cat Wall of Hatred (1958)

Kaidan/Ghost Story Collection
Ghost Train (1949)
Tragic Ghost Story of Fukagawa (1952)
Ghost of Saga Mansion (1953)
The Ghost of Kasane Swamp (AKA The Depths) (1957)
The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959)
Ghost Story: Depth of Kasane (remake) (1960)
Ghost Story of Kakui Street (Ghost Story of Mosquito Eating Bird) (1961)
Ghost Story: Crying in the Night Lantern (1962)
Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp (1963)
Peony Lantern (AKA Bride of Hades) (1968)
The Ghostly Trap (1968)
The Oiwa Phantom (AKA Curse of the Ghost) (1969)
The Haunted Castle (1969)
The Masseur's Curse (1970)

Several of those were shown at the Yokai Film Festival this month so I think those would be pretty likely choices for Arrow. Hard to say what materials and transfers would be available for the others.
I'm still looking for non-Daiei toku/sci-fi films in Kadokawa's library. There's Time Slip.

I'd like Arrow to go after some Toei toku too. The Magic Serpent would be cool.

[starsteam]

Originally Posted by Xephix

My guess is that Kadokawa is like Toho in where they want their new transfers released by them first to prevent reverse importing or something. If Spook Warfare only had an SD transfer previously then Arrow probably did some pursuading so they could get all three films in true HD.

It would be a strange move considering they let Arrow do the world premier Blu-ray releases for Invisible Man Appears/Human Fly and Snake Girl and the Silver Haired Witch. But Kadokawa is releasing the new 4K transfers of Daimajin and Yokai Monsters themselves this Fall so I suppose that could be their reasoning for not wanting Arrow to have their hands on it first. If so then it's pretty annoying that we missed out just because of timing.

[Yami]

Originally Posted by starsteam

It would be a strange move considering they let Arrow do the world premier Blu-ray releases for Invisible Man Appears/Human Fly and Snake Girl and the Silver Haired Witch. But Kadokawa is releasing the new 4K transfers of Daimajin and Yokai Monsters themselves this Fall so I suppose that could be their reasoning for not wanting Arrow to have their hands on it first. If so then it's pretty annoying that we missed out just because of timing.

I would rather have waited 6 months, a year, heck, probably even two, if that was the compromise that had to be made. These are likely to be the final English-friendly home video releases of these films and it is indeed a shame that most of the transfers will be out of date at time of release.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by starsteam

I'm still looking for non-Daiei toku/sci-fi films in Kadokawa's library. There's Time Slip.

Well Virus is 100% Kadokawa , as I see you have it listed as a Daei title. There is Legend of the 8 Samurai which is fantasy film, but it does have a few monsters in it, and people with powers. The Little Girl who Conquered Time is another sci-fi film. You already have Time Slip (which I think is coming), but can't think of any major ones off the top of my head.

[starsteam]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

Well Virus is 100% Kadokawa , as I see you have it listed as a Daei title. There is Legend of the 8 Samurai which is fantasy film, but it does have a few monsters in it, and people with powers. The Little Girl who Conquered Time is another sci-fi film. You already have Time Slip (which I think is coming), but can't think of any major ones off the top of my head.

Oh yeah, I added Virus because I was going to include Kadokawa titles but gave up when I couldn't find a definitive list. I'll remove it.

I actually just added a few more Daiei titles. There was this magazine subscription in 2016 that included a DVD for Daiei tokusatsu movies. Some of them were incredible hard to find info for. I think my list should be pretty complete now though.

[RillIris]

Originally Posted by Yami

I would rather have waited 6 months, a year, heck, probably even two, if that was the compromise that had to be made. These are likely to be the final English-friendly home video releases of these films and it is indeed a shame that most of the transfers will be out of date at time of release.

Arrow of all companies does some rather limited releases though, and honestly getting true 4K releases of these would be great and it is a format they release on. Considering that limited edition sets for both Gamera and Daimajin are selling out, I could see them doing new limited edition sets for both series on 4K in the future. With when Daimajin and Yokai are debuting in Japan my suspicion is we’d be looking at Q4 2024 before we’d possibly see such a release though, at least with anime anyways I know 3 years is pretty standard between a new transfer in Japan seeing release elsewhere.

[Zillamon51]

Spook Warfare is easily my favorite. I'm glad it's the one getting a 4K transfer. But wouldn't it make more sense if that one got it's own disc? I know they're presented in release order (like it matters), but it seems like that one should be given room to breathe on its own disc for maximum awesomeness.

[starsteam]

Originally Posted by Zillamon51

Spook Warfare is easily my favorite. I'm glad it's the one getting a 4K transfer. But wouldn't it make more sense if that one got it's own disc? I know they're presented in release order (like it matters), but it seems like that one should be given room to breathe on its own disc for maximum awesomeness.

Disc 1 is 100 Monsters and a brand new documentary, plus some trailers. Disc 2 is Spook Warfare and Along with Ghosts, plus some trailers. I guess it would be wasteful to give two barebones movies their own disc each.

It looks like all of the extras from Tokyo Shock's 2-disc release of Great Yokai War are included. Only thing new seems to be the commentary.