A classic Japanese true crime story, Village of Doom is a chilling reenactment of the infamous Tsuyama Massacre, a revenge killing spree that occurred on the night of 21 May 1938 in the rural village of Kamo near Tsuyama in Okayama Prefecture. Mutsuo Toi, an emotionally distraught 21-year-old man who had been ostracized by his fellow villagers, went on a violent killing spree that took the lives of 30 people, including his own grandmother. Before finally killing himself, Toi visited his revenge upon the village using a shotgun, Japanese sword and axe. It remains the deadliest mass murder spree in Japanese history.
- Audio commentary by Asian film experts Arne Venema and Mike Leeder
- Dark Asia with Megan: Case #57 Japan's Darkest Night, Tsuyama Massacre
- Promotional Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer
- CATALOG #UN-1170 / UC 17
- ASPECT RATIO 1.85:1
- COLOR Color
- AUDIO 2.0 LPCM Mono
- YEAR 1983
- RUNNING TIME 106 Minutes
- SPOKEN LANGUAGE Japanese
- SUBTITLES English
- NUMBER OF DISCS 1
- REGION A
- RELEASE DATE October 22, 2024
A classic Japanese true crime story, Village of Doom is a chilling reenactment of the infamous Tsuyama Massacre, a revenge killing spree that occurred on the night of 21 May 1938 in the rural village of Kamo near Tsuyama in Okayama Prefecture. Mutsuo Toi, an emotionally distraught 21-year-old man who had been ostracized by his fellow villagers, went on a violent killing spree that took the lives of 30 people, including his own grandmother. Before finally killing himself, Toi visited his revenge upon the village using a shotgun, Japanese sword and axe. It remains the deadliest mass murder spree in Japanese history.
- Audio commentary by Asian film experts Arne Venema and Mike Leeder
- Promotional Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer
- CATALOG # UN-1170 / UC 17
- ASPECT RATIO 1.85:1
- COLOR Color
- AUDIO 1.0 Mono
- YEAR 1983
- RUNNING TIME 106 Minutes
- SPOKEN LANGUAGE Japanese
- SUBTITLES English
- NUMBER OF DISCS 1
- REGION 1
- RELEASE DATE October 22, 2024