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Now on Blu-ray: Takeshi Kitano's A SCENE AT THE SEA Remains A Minor Masterpiece
Third Window Films continues their collection of Takeshi Kitano Blu-rays with a revisit of his 1991 film, A Scene at the Sea. At the time Kitano was still seen largely as a comeic performer and his first two films started...
Exclusive: Watch the Trailer for the Toshiaki Toyoda Collection From Third Window Films
Third Window Films in the UK is gearing up for their next couple of releases for the autumn season with Takeshi Kitano's A Scene at the Sea this week and Kids Return next month, but that is far from the...
Rotterdam 2016 Interview: Uchida Eiji, Director Of LOWLIFE LOVE And GREATFUL DEAD
Last week at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Lowlife Love had its first screening outside of Japan. The film shows a very sordid look at the Japanese no-budget film industry, in which all people who are hopeful of a cinematic...
Now On Blu-ray: A SNAKE OF JUNE Is Still A Masterpiece
A bit of a spoiler alert up front, A Snake of June is my favorite Tsukamoto Shinya film. While I haven't seen all of them just yet, of the eight or so that I've managed to ingest, A Snake of...
Watch New Trailer For Tsukamoto Shinya's A SNAKE OF JUNE
In their continuing quest to deliver the finest offbeat East Asian cinema to the English speaking world, the UK's Third Window Films presents Tsukamoto Shinya's A Snake of June on Blu-ray, this September 28th. To celebrate the new release, they've...
Now On Blu-ray: Third Window Films Does HAN GONG-JU Right
Lee Su-jin's Han Gong-ju was a surprise critical hit when it premiered at the Busan International Film Festival back in 2013. In the intervening time, the film has managed to make the festival circuit and gather an impressive load of...
Now On Blu-ray: GREATFUL DEAD Is AMELIE For The Revenge Crowd
Uchida Eiji's Greatful Dead is another in the ridiculously long line of solid releases from the UK's Third Window Films. The film, which focuses on a woman named Nami who obsesses over the lives of solitary figures that she finds in...
Win Miike Takashi's LESSON OF EVIL On DVD Or Blu-ray!
Our good friends over at Third Window Films will be releasing Miike Takashi's wonderfully deranged Lesson Of Evil on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK on 29 September, and we have 3 copies of the film up for grabs -...
EXCLUSIVE: The Bloody UK Trailer For Miike's LESSON OF EVIL
After exploring more austere and epic projects, including 13 Assassins and Harakiri: Death Of A Samurai, Miike Takashi returned to his blood-soaked exploitation roots in fine style with Lesson Of Evil, the darkly comic story of a deranged high school...
EXCLUSIVE: Third Window Films Add LESSON OF EVIL And GREATFUL DEAD To 2014 Lineup
Third Window Films have acquired two pieces of cult cinema to be added to their 2014 lineup of Japanese and South Korean films that already includes comedies, dramas, mockumentaries, thrillers and more. The first acquisition is Miike Takashi's Lesson Of Evil,...
EXCLUSIVE: New Trailer For TOKYO FIST In High Definition!
Cult classic Tokyo Fist (1995) has recently been remastered by its director Tsukamoto Shinya, and the newly restored high definition version will have its World Premiere on October 12 at the Sci-Fi London Oktoberfest. It will be part of a...
Third Window Films Bring The Best Independent Japanese Cinema To Raindance 2013
The 21st Raindance Film Festival, one of the largest independent film festivals in the world, is starting in just a couple of days' time. This year's Festival will be having a special focus on Japanese independent cinema with a strand...
EXCLUSIVE: UK Trailer For Sono Sion's THE LAND OF HOPE
Sono Sion (Love Exposure, Cold Fish, Guilty Of Romance, Himizu) is one of Japan's most interesting directors, and The Land Of Hope is one of his most accomplished films. I had the pleasure of seeing it at the Sydney Film...
Third Window Films Goes Back To Korea With BOOMERANG FAMILY And HOW TO USE GUYS WITH SECRET TIPS In 2014
In our original profile of the UK's Third Window Films, I addressed the lack of Korean releases and asked founder Adam Torel why this happened. He responded:I moved away from the Korean film scene as I felt it was moving...
Third Window Films Gives ScreenAnarchy A Peek Into A Great 2013. Tsukamoto, Miike, Kurosawa, Nakamura, & More!
Our good friends at one of the world's finest DVD distribution labels, Third Window Films, have given us an early look at their 2013 schedule, and it looks awesome!Several of these titles are films we've already previewed for TWF in...
