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A man (Yji 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 byToshio Matsumoto(Funeral Parade of Roses) is an adaptation of the celebrated novel byKyusaku Yumeno(The Spirit Drum), a period-set, gothic tale with a sense of dreamy dread that recallsKiyoshi Kurosawa‘sCureand the locked room mystery ofShutter Island. A stunningly shot phantasmagoria byTatsuo Suzuki(Pastoral: To Die in the Country),Dogra Magrais presented on Blu-ray for the first time outside of Japan.

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