J-Horror Rising - BLU-RAY

Four-disc set includes Shikoku (1999)Eerie chiller from Japan centers on Hinako, a young woman who returns to the rural village where she grew up to find her friend Sayori has mysteriously died. After a series of bizarre occurrences, including a ghostly visit from Sayori, Hinako discovers that the girl's mother, a local priestess who's since lost her mind, has been conducting rituals designed to revive the dead. Yui Natsukawa, Michitaka Tsutsui, Chiaki Kuriyama star. 101 min. In Japanese with English subtitles. C/Rtg NR Isola Multiple Personality Girl (Isola Tajuu Jinkaku Shôjo) (2000)In the aftermath of the 1995 Kobe, Japan, earthquake, a young woman with psychic abilities aiding in the search for survivors encounters a troubled orphan girl with multiple personalities and soon discovers that one of the girl's selves is a merciless killer. Chilling Japanese shocker stars Yoshino Kimura, Yu Kurosawa. 93 min. In Japanese with English subtitles. C/Rtg NR Persona (Kamen Gakuen) (2000)Weary of being bullied, a teenager shows up for school in a featureless mask. As he gains anonymity and self-assurance, classmates start doing the same as a trend... and as anarchy breaks out, young Yuki (Maya Kurosu) tries to uncover the true face behind the cultish behavior. Unsettling opus from Japan co-stars Tatsuya Fujiwara, Chiaki Kuriyama. 90 min. In Japanese with English subtitles. C/Rtg NR Inugami (2001)After moving to a small village, Tokyo schoolteacher Akira falls in love with Miki, a papermaker from a family believed to carry an ancient curse. When the town is plagued by a succession of grisly, inexplicable deaths, Akira begins to suspect that Miki might be to blame. Taut Japanese thriller stars Atsuro Watabe, Yuki Amami, Eugene Harada. 105 min. In Japanese with English subtitles. C/Rtg NR St. John's Wort (Otogirisou) (2001)When game programmer Nami (Megumi Okina) inherite