YBR PRESENTS

YBR PRESENTS

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YBR PRESENTS episodes

  • Kowai- Chapter 14: Onibaba (1964)

    Zach and Rashmi find themselves amid the haunted susuki grass as they settle in for an unnerving tale courtesy of Kaneto Shindō AS THEY UNPACK HIS 1964 opus, ONIBABA.


    Tune in to hear how Shindō and his independent filmmaking skills came to bring about a timeless horror classic.



    1 hr 52 min
  • Kowai- Chapter 13: House (1977)

    Zach and Rashmi get invited to a spinster aunt's abode where terrifying and darkly hilarious things lurk as they take a deep and crazy dive into Nobuhiko Obayashi's 1977 horror hit, HOUSE.


    Tune in to learn how a surreal story from the imagination of Nobuhiko's daughter became an adored and legendary tale of terror whose impact is still being felt to this day!

    2 hr 24 min
  • Kowai- Chapter 12: Jigoku (1960)

    Zach and Rashmi are on the highway to hell by way of Shintoho as they unravel the many layers and devilish sights of Nobuo Nakagawa's 1960 outing, JIGOKU


    Tune in to hear about the many ways this startling and stunning piece of horror cinema has captivated the worlds attention and how its impact is felt in cinema at large to this day.

    1 hr 49 min
  • Kowai- Chapter 11: Throne of Blood (1957)

    Zach & Rashmi get Shakesperean on Kowai as they tackle a fog laden land of Madness and Mifune with Akira Kurosawa's 1957 masterclass, THRONE OF BLOOD.


    Tune in as the two extrapolate how Kurosawa lends a horror layer onto the familiar story of MacBeth and how it manages to prove itself a worthy entry into the canon of Japanese Horror.


    PLUS: Zach demands a portrait of Toshiro Mifune gloriously riding an elephant.

    2 hr 23 min
  • Kowai- Chapter 10: Ugetsu (1953)

    Zach and Rashmi get entranced to an upper class home only to find the fantasy is the trance of a long gone soul as they take a closer look at Kenji Mizoguchi's ghostly 1953 tale, UGETSU.


    Join them as they unpack the meticulous methodology of Mizoguchi and how his subtle hand at terrifying moments blend beautifully into this tragic tale.

    2 hr 32 min
  • Kowai- Chapter 9: Tōkaidō Yotsuya Kaidan (1959)

    Zach and Rashmi sift through an oft told tale under delicate and dread fueled care as they unpack Nobuo Nakagawa's 1959 chiller, TŌKAIDŌ YOTSUYA KAIDAN!


    Settle in to discover how Nakagawa handles adapting a century plus old kabuki play into a spine tingling tale of cinematic terror whose influence has echoed down the decades to this very day.

    1 hr 59 min
  • Kowai- Chapter 8: The Living Skeleton (1968)

    Zach and Rashmi hop aboard a ghost ship and set sail for for the terrors found within Hiroshi Matsuno's 1968 pulp shocker, THE LIVING SKELETON.


    Come aboard and listen to the duo as they unpack the film's high marks amid a low budget, dig deeper into the religious threads intertwined throughout, marvel at the many Western tropes of scares brilliantly achieved, and assess how this B- Picture makes them walk away feeling A+ satisfaction.



    1 hr 45 min
  • Kowai- Chapter 7: Kuroneko (1968)

    Zach and Rashmi wind down a spooky path or revenge as they take a closer look at Kaneto Shindo's 1968 tale, KURONEKO.


    Tune in for a thrilling discussion that analyzes the haunting detail and the inspired visual flourish that brings this tragedy of trauma into the pantheon of horror film and how Shindo's use of silence creates a chill down your cinematic spine

    1 hr 57 min
  • Kowai- Chapter 6- Kwaidan

    Zach and Rashmi get caught up in a sweeping epic of the supernatural as they dive deeply into Masaki Kobayashi's 1964 supreme anthology, KWAIDAN!


    Tune in for a production tale filled with swirling misfortune and perseverance, deep appreciation for the gradeur Kobayashi's technician's bring to the table, and become unabashed fans of Biwa music.

    2 hr 30 min
  • Kowai- Chapter 5: The Face of Another (Tanín no Kao) (1966)

    Zach and Rashmi get under the skin and over the langer lines as they take a close look at Hiroshi Teshigahara's 1966 New Wave existenstial terror piece, THE FACE OF ANOTHER (Tanín no Kao).


    Tune in as we unravel the bandages and sift through the origins of Teshigahara, take a scalpel and dissect the plot and its many themes, and take extensive note of the Ikebana laden set design.


    PLUS: Yes.... Zach found a way to connect something to the Robert Langdon films.

    2 hr 36 min

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Special Presentations from Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue Focusing on Directors of the past who have shaped the way films are made today.