I'm involved in this release and can say these are very much worth seeking out. Blow the Night will change the way you look at Battle Royale and Blue Spring.
NEW RELEASE:
Chusei Sone Blu-ray Double-Bill of
SCARS OF THE SUN 太陽のきずあと
BLOW THE NIGHT 夜をぶっとばせ
First release of either film in any format outside of Japan!
Out July 27 - Order @Terracotta_Dist
https://t.co/0eIyu5Tv2p
This is indeed an amazing film, with Misumi strolling into Fukasaku territory the same year as Battles Without Honour and Humanity. Sadly, it's a Toho title, which greatly reduces chances of a release.
Holding out hope that @ArrowFilmsVideo or @FilmsRadiance will pickup and release Kenji Misumi’s Internal Sleuth someday 🤞🤞
If it’s Arrow, please use the gorgeous artwork that Tony created for the movie years ago. This piece was my gateway into discovering the movie for the first time, as was the case many, many times with Japanese cinema thanks to @studiotstella
UK/US: The nine mistresses of a TV Exec. conspire with his wife to have him killed in Kon Ichikawa’s dark satire TEN WOMEN IN BLACK, written by his own wife Natto Wada.
This release boasts a new 4K restoration by Kadokawa and includes a feature-length documentary on Ichikawa.
💿June Announcements💿
Arriving this summer are two works by acclaimed director Shohei Imamura from different ends of his career, a satirical post-68 crime drama and a furious debut around dehumanising psychiatric treatments. Plus, a new volume of our “dirty arthouse” zine!
Actor/director Hideo Sakaki, best known outside Japan for his co-starring role in Versus, was sentenced to 8 years in prison today, for sexual assault on two actresses
https://t.co/waKqMKEQp5
The civil suit ended with the court acknowledging as fact the director’s sexual assault on the late Milla Chiba and his asking actresses for sexual favours in return for roles in his films. (2/2)
It was hardly reported, but Sion Sono’s criminal complaint against actor Yuki Matsuzaki was dismissed by the police last December. Now Sono has also withdrawn his appeal to the outcome of his previous civil suit against the actor (1/2)
Le Festival de Rotterdam @IFFR se termine aujourd’hui. Parmi les différentes sections & nombreux films programmés, il y avait cette incroyable Rétro sur le V-Cinéma, ces films qui se produisaient directement pour la vidéo VHS puis Dvd au Japon fin des années 80 jusqu'à début 2010
What a pleasure to be part of the Angel Guts Collection. I did the audio commentary on Red Vertigo, Takashi Ishii's own directorial debut. My wife @lotus_nemu provides the booklet essay for this set. She previously wrote about Ishii and the figure of Nami for Kinema Junpo
The Angel Guts Collection
4 Tales of Nami
8 films from the late and great Takashi Ishii 石井隆 across 2 LE bluray box sets feat loads of great bonus features housed in lovely cases featuring some of Ishii’s beautiful drawings!
Order @Terracotta_Dist
https://t.co/dVLTnUJ179
“Japan’s not big enough for two dons.”
The Japanese Godfather Trilogy hits Blu-ray for the first time worldwide this February. Check out our new trailer for this release.
Releasing in the UK and US/CA. Secure your copy now.
At @IFFR last night, introducing Hideo Nakata's debut film Female Teacher: Forbidden Sex, a title that got one visiting Mexican journalist stopped at airport immigration
Just 3 weeks left until Takashi Ishii’s ANGEL GUTS COLLECTION is out!
5 film / 4 disc set with loads of new bonus features in a limited edition collectible case with booklet @lotus_nemu
Out Feb 23
Order @Terracotta_Dist
https://t.co/mz8S8i80b6
Kazuo Komizu's XX Beautiful Weapon went down a storm at @IFFR last night. What will happen when we show Miike's Fudoh in 4K at KINO 1 this Tuesday, I wonder...?
And these are out today from @FilmsRadiance, including Blood of Revenge for which we unearthed one of Tai Kato's wartime short films (plus there's a great visual essay by @moviefan55 on Junko Fuji and liner notes by Earl Jackson)
Our January releases are out now!
Featuring a labyrinthine conspiracy thriller, a moving tale of care and communication, and an honourable Yakuza story.
All films are shipping now from our site and are also available at retailers.
Eureka's double Blu-ray set of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Charisma and Cloud is out today. I contribute liner notes on both films and here's a taste of what you can expect
https://t.co/wkWVOGjdY5
Thanks Adam for asking me to do the commentary on this. Fascinating to see Takashi Ishii's style and preoccupations basically fully formed in his debut
Angel Guts: Red Vertigo 天使のはらわた 赤い眩暈
Takashi Ishii’s directorial debut gets its first bluray release outside of Japan in The Angel Guts Collection - Out Feb 23!
Order @Terracotta_Dist
https://t.co/C7y6k7TjWU
As part of the V-Cinema focus at International Film Festival Rotterdam, I will be hosting a stage talk with the program's two main guests, directors Toshimichi Okawa (Crime Hunter) and Norio Tsuruta (Scary True Stories) on February 5
https://t.co/c93sDvJnI6