Erik the Red

Hello, I stumbled onto this board a few moments ago and have noticed a repeated interest in the Japanese release of the trilogy. My contribution may be moot at this point, but I created this account for the purpose of responding to that interest. 

I picked up the blu-ray box set of the trilogy in Tokyo. It's region free, by the way. All three films are presented in the highest quality I've ever seen or heard them. I'm not technically savvy but I know what was coming from my sound system was ferocious. Suspiria, in particular, was a new experience. A pretty terrifying one at that. I'd been mesmerized by it before many times, but I was hearing things in the soundtrack I'd never heard before. On top of that, each film looks breathtaking. Well, okay, Mother of Tears is often so natural to look at, so the lushness of the previous films remains absent.

I'm a cultist. I have the three-disc Anchor Bay of Suspiria, as well as other releases of Inferno. I can't recommend the Japanese set enough, but only is you are specifically hunting down prints of the film. Aside from a small booklet (essay in Japanese) and an attractive enough display case, it's a very basic, very expensive buy. I purchased it for $300 in 2013. However, if you can afford the monetary hit, get your hands on it. These are the only versions of the films I will watch now. 

By now, as I've come in quite late to the party, I hope you've discovered the Japanese for yourself and enjoy it as much as I do. I'm always interested in releases that might be similar to my own. If you can recommend a release even more effective, I'm all ears. Otherwise, I hope I've been of some help.