{"product_id":"when-horror-came-to-shochiku-eclipse-37-dvd","title":"When Horror Came to Shochiku (Eclipse #37, DVD)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"left\" data-sticky-column-left=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\" data-sticky-left-content-end=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__details_contain_a\" data-segment-analtyics-tracking=\"\" data-product-id=\"609\" data-product-sku=\"\" data-product-name=\"Wise Blood\" data-product-image-url=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/criterion-production\/films\/604f95c6bfb50dba8e5f1c7b2513a5ab\/H8hXQBgkkXPHZqc0aeBelkFeh3rrcU_large.jpg\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-summary\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing years of a certain radioactive beast’s domination at the box office, many Japanese studios tried to replicate the formula with their own brands of monster movies. One of the most fascinating, if short-lived, dives into that fiendish deep end was the one by Shochiku, a studio better known for elegant dramas by the likes of Kenji Mizoguchi and Yasujiro Ozu. In 1967 and 1968, the company created four certifiably batty, low-budget fantasies, tales haunted by watery ghosts, plagued by angry insects, and stalked by aliens—including one in the form of a giant chicken-lizard. Shochiku’s outrageous and oozy horror period shows a studio leaping into the unknown, even if only for one brief, bloody moment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2\"\u003eFILMS IN THIS SET\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-sets-contain\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"film-set\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"The X from Outer Space\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/criterion-production\/films\/6e47e2d7b2a66f7a2043525327831fc5\/LLDx25hCsoOaNthralrOuMuDnYnFMl_small.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-set-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"film-set-title\"\u003eThe X from Outer Space\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"film-set-year\"\u003e1967\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-set-descrip\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a crew of scientists returns from Mars with a sample of the space spores that contaminated their ship, they inadvertently bring about a nightmarish earth invasion. After one of the spores is analyzed in a lab, it escapes, eventually growing into an enormous, rampaging beaked beast. An intergalactic monster movie from longtime Shochiku stable director Kazui Nihonmatsu,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe X from Outer Space\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas the first in the studio’s short but memorable cycle of horror pictures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"film-set\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/criterion-production\/films\/1fe7e7c846218cc40c5acf31b552cc74\/zfYEDbrQvLRGmhuLwio3W2RkQWGtMd_small.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-set-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"film-set-title\"\u003eGoke, Body Snatcher from Hell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"film-set-year\"\u003e1968\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-set-descrip\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter an airplane is forced to crash-land in a remote area, its passengers find themselves face-to-face with an alien force that wants to possess them body and soul—and perhaps take over the entire human race. Filled with creatively repulsive effects—including a very invasive bloblike life-form—Hajime Sato’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoke, Body Snatcher from Hell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a pulpy, apocalyptic gross-out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"film-set\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"The Living Skeleton\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/criterion-production\/films\/d396e9e13861cd0f576ea2d3401e0b93\/Bd3iFvbscGyzzO7gErg8D3RKIJ9yIO_small.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-set-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"film-set-title\"\u003eThe Living Skeleton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"film-set-year\"\u003e1968\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-set-descrip\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this atmospheric tale of revenge from beyond the watery grave, a pirate-ransacked freighter’s violent past comes back to haunt a young woman living in a seaside town. Mixing elements of kaidan (ghost stories), doppelgänger thrillers, and mad-scientist movies, Hiroshi Matsuno’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Living Skeleton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a wild and eerie work, with beautiful widescreen, black-and-white cinematography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"film-set\"\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"Genocide\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/criterion-production\/films\/8713435a6ac1e59f34089b5edbf47a7c\/A1KDmB26HnZOpYKLrcSFG24hjlUsd0_small.jpg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-set-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"film-set-title\"\u003eGenocide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"film-set-year\"\u003e1968\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"film-set-descrip\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe insects are taking over in this nasty piece of disaster horror directed by Kazui Nihonmatsu. A group of military personnel transporting a hydrogen bomb are left to figure out how and why swarms of killer bugs took down their plane; the answer is more deliriously nihilistic—and convoluted—than you could imagine. Also known as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWar of the Insects, Genocide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eenacts a cracked doomsday scenario like no other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"product-features collapse\" data-sticky-left-end=\"\" data-sticky-left-content-end=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collapse-contain\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features-list\" data-special-features-field=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"right\" data-sticky-column-right=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content\" data-sticky-right-content-end=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__details_contain_b\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Criterion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42866381389868,"sku":"715515100519","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/files\/when-horror-came-to-shochiku-eclipse-37-dvd-new-dvd-715515100519-8155236.jpg?v=1755534933","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/when-horror-came-to-shochiku-eclipse-37-dvd","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}