Blu-ray release: ‘The Inugami Family’

Radiance Films will release the 1976 Japanese mystery thriller ‘The Inugami Family’ (犬神家の一族) on Limited Edition Blu-ray in the UK on September 22, 2026.

Directed by Kon Ichikawa and based on the novel by Seishi Yokomizo, the film follows a detective as he investigates a series of murders linked to a wealthy family’s inheritance dispute. The cast includes Koji Ishizaka, Yoko Shimada, Teruhiko Aoi, Mieko Takamine, and Rentaro Mikuni.

Synopsis: When the wealthy patriarch of the Inugami family dies, his controversial will leaves the family’s fortune to Tamayo Nonomiya, a young woman from outside the bloodline. The inheritance comes with one condition: she must marry one of his grandsons. As tensions rise among the competing heirs and a series of grisly murders begins to unfold, detective Kosuke Kindaichi is called in to investigate, uncovering long-buried secrets hidden within the family’s troubled history.

Features:

4K restoration by Kadokawa Pictures
Original uncompressed mono audio
Newly filmed interview with Aaron Gerow on the film’s impact in Japan (2026)
Archival interview with Kon Ichikawa (44 mins)
Outtakes from Kon Ichikawa interview (8 mins)
Archival making-of documentary featuring interviews with director Kon Ichikawa, star Koji Ishizaka, and editor Chizuko Osada (30 mins)
Archival interview with Koji Ishizaka (16 mins)
Archival documentary on the 4K restoration process (12 mins)
Trailer
New and improved English subtitle translation
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Midori Suiren and Akihiko Ito
Limited edition of 3,000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
Region A/B Blu-ray