Bandai Entertainment Inc. (BEI) is scheduled to release the 13-episode horror-comedy TV series The Great Horror Family (Kaiki daikazoku) in a 3-disc DVD set (22870; Japanese w/ English subtitles) in the U.S. on October 10th; the set is now available for pre-order from ScreenAnarchy affiliate Amazon.com Inc. for only $29.99 U.S.. The series was originally broadcast in Japan by TV Tokyo K.K. (K.K. Terebi Tôkyô) every Sunday from October 3rd to December 26th of 2004.
The Great Horror Family was directed by Takashi Shimizu (episodes 11-13), Keisuke Toyoshima (episodes 1, 2, 7, & 8), Yûdai Yamaguchi (episodes 3, 4, 9, & 10), and Kenji Murakami (episodes 5 & 6). It starred Issei Takahashi, Asuka Shibuya, Moro Morooka, Shigeru Muroi, Shunji Fujimura, and Tomiko Ishii. It featured appearances by Yoshiyuki Morishita (episodes 1 & 2), Nao Oikawa (episodes 2-4 & 6-13), Kyôko Tôyama (episodes 4 & 7), Kanji Tsuda (episodes 5 & 10-13), Takamasa Suga (episodes 5 & 10-13), Miho Ôhashi (episode 6), Yutaka Matsushige (episode 8), Ayano Yamamoto (episode 9), Itsuji Itao (episode 9), and Tak Sakaguchi (Sakaguchi Taku - episode 9).
Here's a synopsis for The Great Horror Family from BEI: "Kiyoshi Imawano and his family have just found a new home; however, what they fail to realize is that the old residents have not moved out just yet. Soon enough the entire family, minus the occult-obsessed father, has somehow gained the power to see the ghost and spirits within the house. But that's just the beginning of things - an undead monk, secret government agents, even UFOs start showing up. It's up to Kiyoshi to find out why the house is troubled by all these strange occurrences, and save his family - and possibly the world - from inter-dimensional terrors."
Amazon.com: The Great Horror Family DVD set
The Great Horror Family episode #02 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #03 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #04 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #05 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #06 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #07 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #08 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #09 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #10 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #11 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #12 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family episode #13 trailer (streaming RealMedia)
The Great Horror Family official subsite