A man wakes in an asylum with no memory. Dr Wakabayashi helps him to recall his past in which he killed his bride on their wedding day

A man (Yôji Matsuda, Kamen Rider) wakes in an asylum with no memory. Dr Wakabayashi (Hideo Murota, Kagemusha) helps him to recall his past in which he killed his bride on their wedding day. Part of his memory becomes linked to another doctor, Dr Masaki (Shijaku Katsura, Futarikko) , and a manuscript, Dogra Magra. As the two doctors treat him, reality and fantasy become blurred and the patient becomes unsure of his identity or his doctors' experiments.

The final feature film by Toshio Matsumoto (Funeral Parade of Roses) is an adaptation of the celebrated novel by Kyusaku Yumeno (The Spirit Drum), a period-set, gothic tale with a sense of dreamy dread that recalls Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Cure and the locked room mystery of Shutter Island. A stunningly shot phantasmagoria by Tatsuo Suzuki (Pastoral: To Die in the Country), Dogra Magra is presented on Blu-ray for the first time outside of Japan.

Media

Bonus Materials

• SPECIAL FEATURES:
• High-Definition digital transfer supervised by director of photography Tatsuo Suzuki and producer Shuji Shibata
• Audio commentary by director Toshio Matsumoto (2003
• Interview with Toshio Matsumoto (2003, 21 mins)
• A visual essay by programmer and curator Julian Ross (2024)
• Instructions on Ahodara Sutra (a popular Japanese chant delivered by Dr. Masaki in the film) by legendary street performer Hiroshi Sakano (16 mins)
• Trailer
• New and improved English subtitles

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Yoji Matsuda
•       Shijaku Katsura
•       Hideo Murota

Director: Toshio Matsumoto

Additional Details

Label: Radiance

Genre: Horror

Language: Japanese

Run Time: 109 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 06/23/26

UPC: 760137213123