{"product_id":"frankenstein-legend-of-terror-blu-ray","title":"Frankenstein, Legend of Terror (BLU-RAY) Coming to Our Shelves January 2027","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gEGjOgI0yi0?si=1M9JxxOlepNAie1L\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “Don’t tell me you believe in monsters?,” asks the balding police inspector investigating a series of grisly supernatural murders, in this surprisingly adult Gothic Japanese animated feature based on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, published in 1818. Produced by Toei Animation and directed by Yugo Serikawa (THE LITTLE PRINCE \u0026amp;amp; THE EIGHT-HEADED DRAGON, CYBORG 009), the film opens on images of a ruined graveyard and a castle lab with gruesome animal heads and bone saws – and never lets up from there, as Dr. Frankenstein (voiced by Nachi Nozawa), his wife and daughter are followed by the tormented creature (voiced by Hosei Komatsu), who is barely able to mutter his own name (he’s known as just “Franken” in the film.) The hulking, shambling “Franken” ultimately emerges as a pitiable and despairing figure on par with Boris Karloff’s incarnation from the 1930s (and watch for the scene where he staggers into a church and compares the wound on his hand to the stigmata on the crucified Jesus!). Newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative by Deaf Crocodile and Toei Animation, this excellent and too-long overlooked Gothic gem takes its place as one of the finest Japanese animated horror and sci-fi films from the 1980s. In Japanese w\/ English\u003cbr\u003esubtitles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eNew restoration from the original 35mm negative based on a new 5K scan by Toei Animation. Digital restoration for Deaf Crocodile by Craig Rogers and Michael Coronado. Restoration color grade by Tyler Fagerstrom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e48-page illustrated booklet featuring:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew essay by film critic Walter Chaw\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew essay by animator \u0026amp; filmmaker Dorian Saisse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRare original production art from the film from the archives of Toei Animation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew audio commentary by film historian Arne Venema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew visual essay by Ryan Verrill and Dr. Will Dodson of Someone’s Favorite Prod\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew roundtable with Eisner Hall of Fame comics artist, film historian and author Stephen R. Bissette, acclaimed comics artist Kelley Jones and podcaster Erik Hanson (Cradle to the Grave), discussing the long, rich history of Frankenstein adaptations in film and comics from the Silent Era up to today - moderated by Dennis Bartok.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew graphic design and cover art by Beth Morris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew subtitles by Jason Franzman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlu-ray authoring by Vital Passenger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Deaf Crocodile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45234419859656,"sku":"DC-067CD","price":29.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/frankensteinlegendofterrorbd1.jpg?v=1792194914","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/es\/products\/frankenstein-legend-of-terror-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}