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After terrifying audiences worldwide with the blockbuster J-horror classic Ring and its sequel, director Hideo Nakata returned to the genre for Dark Water, another highly atmospheric, and critically acclaimed, tale of the supernatural which took the common theme of the "dead wet girl" to new heights of suspense and drama. Based upon on a short story by Ring author Koji Suzuki, Dark Water follows Yoshimi, a single mother struggling to win sole custody of her only child, Ikuko. When they move into a new home within a dilapidated and long-forgotten apartment complex, Yoshimi begins to experience startling visions and unexplainable sounds, calling her mental well-being into question, and endangering not only her custody of Ikuko, but perhaps their lives as well. Beautifully shot by the same cinematographer as Ring and Pulse, and featuring an especially unnerving sound design, Dark Water successfully merges spine-tingling tension with a family's heart-wrenching emotional struggle, creating one of the very finest and most unsettling contemporary Japanese horror films.

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Bonus Materials

• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
• Optional English subtitles
• Ghosts, Rings and Water – interview with director Hideo Nakata
• Family Terrors – interview with author Koji Suzuki
• Visualizing Horror – interview with cinematographer Junichiro Hayashi
• Archive interviews with actresses Hitomi Kuroki and Asami Mizukawa, and theme song artist Shikao Suga
• Original ‘making-of’ documentary
• Trailers and TV spots
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Peter Strain
• Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring writing on the film by David Kalat and Michael Gingold

Sales Points

• From the creator of The Ring, an even more terrifying film
• The modern horror classic that inspired a hit American remake
• First 4K UHD release, remastered with tons of extras

Press Quotes

Nakata retains the dreaded sense of atmosphere he produced in 'Ringu', though here, it's more thoughtful... and through 'Dark Water', Nakata keeps up a repertoire that is securely his

     —Rory L. Aronsky, Film Threat

To date, the scariest movie I've ever seen

     —Luke Y. Thompson, LYT Rules

Just beneath [the horror on] its surface, this film conceals a deep reservoir of tragedy

     —Anton Bitel, Movie Gazette

A thoroughly creepy exercise in psychological terror.

     —Jamie Russell, BBC

DARK WATER is more than just a dip into the shallow end of the horror genre; it's a full-on plunge into the depths where fear and reality collide with a splash

     —Chris Jones, Overly Honest Reviews

Having owned previous versions of Dark Water on DVD and Blu-ray, Arrow Video’s new 4K UHD makes the other editions obsolete. The picture is striking and really brings out the grubby little details in the film without it ever looking too shiny, as is a risk with the higher definition formats.

     —PHIL BAILEY, Ink 19