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Back in July I reviewed Sawako Decides ahead of its UK theatrical release.  Since I rewatched it and my opinion hasn't changed I'm reprinting that review and adding comments on Third Window's DVD edition at the bottom.  Spoiler alert: I...

It has been a busy summer for our friends at Third Window Films.  In addition to their theatrical and home video release of Cold Fish and the acquisition announcement a few weeks back regarding Underwater Love and Quirky Guys and...

Sawako has a shitty job.  She tolerates it because she really doesn't think she deserves any better.  She is abused by her boss and by children on a daily basis.  But she accepts it all as her lot in life....

Our friends at Third Window Films are happy to announce their latest acquisition: Sawako Decides.  The film played to very appreciative audiences this year at Camera Japan in Rotterdam, Fantasia in Montreal, and the New York Asian Film Festival.  It...

[Our thanks to Alexander Thebez for the following review.]SAWAKO DECIDES is probably one of the best chick flicks I have ever seen, ever.  This existential, nihilistic film is a lot of fun and also oddly comforting. The film follows Sawako...