New Title Announcement
Nobuhiko Obayashi: The Anti-War Trilogy
Out December 13
A digipack bluray set of 3 films from legendary director Nobuhiko Obayashi. Limited to just 2000 copies. Includes a booklet by historian Aaron Gerow.
Disc 1: Casting Blossoms to the Sky この空の花-長岡花火物語 (2011)
Endo Reiko is a journalist visiting Nagaoka to comment on the aftermath of the earthquake in Tohoku. From local residents, Endo learns about the city's fireworks traditions, and how the region was destroyed during the war.
Special Features: 45 minute Interview with Nobuhiko Obayashi
Disc 2: Seven Weeks 野のなななのか (2014)
Weaving the life of a 92-year-old doctor into the history of a small Hokkaido city, “Seven Weeks” addresses Japan's wartime responsibility, its present nuclear crisis and the heartaches of youth and love.
Special Features: 75 minute Making Of
Disc 3: Hanagatami 花筐 (2017)
In the spring of 1941, sixteen-year-old Toshihiko leaves Amsterdam to attend school in Karatsu, a small town on the western coast of Japan. Immersed in the seaside's nature and culture, Toshihiko soon befriends the town's other extraordinary adolescents as they all contend with the war's inescapable gravitational pull.
Special Features: 35 minute interview with Nobuhiko Obayashi, Making Of
Region B release
Toshiaki Toyoda: 2005-2021
Out October 18
A limited edition 3 disc digipack bluray set of 6 films from Japanese director Toshiaki Toyoda covering his work from 2005 to 2021. Limited to just 2000 copies.
Disc 1: Hanging Garden 空中庭園 (2005)
Special Features: Audio commentary by Toshiaki Toyoda / Making Of / Deleted Scenes
Disc 2:
Monsters Club モンスターズクラブ (2011) / Wolf's Calling 狼煙が呼ぶ (2019)
Day of Destruction 破壊の日 (2020) / Go Seppuku Yourselves 全員切腹 (2021)
Special Features: Making of Monsters Club / Monsters Club audio commentary by Jasper Sharp / New interview with Toshiaki Toyoda
Disc 3: I'm Flash (2012)
Special Features: Audio commentary by Tom Mes / New interview with Toshiaki Toyoda / Making Of featuring cast & staff interviews plus premiere stage greetings
Region B release
Pre-order now: http://thirdwindowfilms.com/films/toshiaki-toyoda-2005-2021/
Pornostar / 9 Souls
Out October 18
Two other Toshiaki Toyoda films get stand-alone bluray releases!
Pornostar Bonus features:
• Audio commentary by Tom Mes
• Interview with Toshiaki Toyoda
9 Souls Bonus features:
• Audio commentary by Jasper Sharp
• Making Of • Outtakes
Both are REGION FREE
Pre-order now: http://thirdwindowfilms.com/director/toshiaki-toyoda/
Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes
UK/Ireland Cinema Screenings
“One Cut of the Dead meets Tenet“
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, the latest Japanese sensation from Third Window Films, will be playing at the following locations in October & November:
UK
Nottingham – Mayhem Film Festival – Oct 17
Derby – Quad Cinema – Oct 29
Manchester – Home Cinema Film Fear – Oct 30
Aberystwyth, Wales – Abertoir Film Festival – Nov 2-7
Ireland
Galway – Palas Cinema – Oct 15
Cork – Triskel – Oct 19
Limerick – Belltable Arts Centre – Oct 21
Dublin – IFI Institute – Oct 23
Ireland (online) – IFI Horrorthon – Oct 22-25
Waterford – Garter Lane Arts Centre – Oct 27
The film which One Cut of the Dead director Shinichiro Ueda calls “A masterpiece of filmmaking, packed with joy” has already won countless awards at film festivals worldwide and received glowing reviews with many calling it the “One Cut of the Dead of 2021”!
The Third Window Films bluray and dvd release will be out in November, but like One Cut this is certainly a film which needs to be seen with an audience!
