The Video:

As this appears to be BCI/Eclipse's first kick at the can in 1080P - we decided to give it (and their The Night of the Werewolf/Vengeance of the Zombies Blu-rays discs a spin). I'm afraid this venture is not particularly encouraging.  Both films are on one single-layered BRD (25 Gig) and although I'm quite positive the image quality improves upon their SD releases (I admit to not having seen) - the print has some dirt and marks in which some form of cleaning would have drastically benefited the presentation. Digital noise is still very prevalent throughout both films. In fact the only difference I could ascertain between the two transfers was that the second seems to have somewhat brighter colors. There is edge-enhancement halos noticeable but let's not be too negative. As they were made at the same time we can assume the prints had some obvious parity and image sharpness is not at the forefront. Neither escalate to the heights of the new formats so fans who are bent on venturing beyond their old SD editions - just beware that this is probably not a head-spinning improvement - although both should be visually (and aurally) superior to some degree. Bitrates fluctuated around the 15-17mbps and overall it wasn't all bad as after you accept the transfer deficiencies the presentation improves. With the lights down - it can be quite fun as the heroine (Etsuko Shihomi) has an appealing onscreen presence.