[Susan Foreman]

'Yumeno Kyusaku's Girl Hell' (1977) - Coming as a Blu-Ray / DVD combo from 88Films

Release date: March 24

"Passions are inflamed in an elite school for girls in 1930s Japan in Yumeno Kyusaku's Girl Hell, as two of its students find solace away from the crowd in each other?s company. But can their love flourish amongst the corrupting influence of their parents and the school's sinister principal, whose actions transform their lives into a living hell on earth?

Directed by one of the most-regarded directors of Nikkatsu's Roman Porno erotic line, Masaru Konuma (Flower and Snake, Wife to be Sacrified), this Gothic-styled erotic nightmare adapted from a story by the "unfilmable" literary maestro Yumeno Kyusaku (Dogra Magra) is by turns sensual, surreal, horrific and otherworldly, and counts among the studio's boldest works."

Special Features:

• Blu-Ray (1080P) Presentation In 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio
• Standard Definition DVD also included
• Original Mono 2.0 Audio With New English Subtitles
• [New] Audio Commentary By Anne McKnight and Jasper Sharp
• [New] Planet Girl: Introduction by Kei Chiba
• [New] Life On Mars: Introduction By Ken Terawaki
• Stills Gallery
• Trailer
• INCLUDES OBI STRIP
• INCLUDES BOOKLET WITH ESSAY BY CAITLIN CASIELLO