Can't wait to watch these !! @thirdwindowfilms.com

Going through check discs of our upcoming Toshiaki Toyoda films:
Transcending Dimensions #次元を超える
Blood of Rebirth #蘇りの血
These are our first blurays with a brand new encoding which has been vastly upgraded from previous releases!
LE edition bluray set out May 25!
thirdwindowfilms.com/films/transc...

Transcending Dimensions - JFF When Monk Rosuke disappears, his girlfriend Nonoka hires hitman Shinno to investigate. Shinno’s search leads him to a mountain temple overseen by Rosuke’s mysterious, sinister teacher - Master Hanzo.…

Toshiaki Toyoda's TRANSCENDING DIMENSIONS 次元を超える will be playing in #Dublin Ireland on April 10 as part of the Japan Film Festival Ireland!
This film really is a big-screen experience, so if you're in the area, make sure to go and check it out!

Some very say news just in, but Shozin Fukui, director of Pinocchio 964 and Rubbers Lover, passed away on 2 April. As some might know, in the midst of a resurgence of interest in his work that culminated with a 2025 retrospective at K's Cinema in Shinjuku, he was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer.

Transcending Dimensions - JFF When Monk Rosuke disappears, his girlfriend Nonoka hires hitman Shinno to investigate. Shinno’s search leads him to a mountain temple overseen by Rosuke’s mysterious, sinister teacher - Master Hanzo.…

Toshiaki Toyoda's TRANSCENDING DIMENSIONS 次元を超える will be playing in #Dublin Ireland on April 10 as part of the Japan Film Festival Ireland!
This film really is a big-screen experience, so if you're in the area, make sure to go and check it out!

I Am Baseball (2023) by Takashi Ono Film Review ‘The fear that a female can destroy a man’s “symbol” at any moment.’ I Am Baseball (2023) by Takashi Ono Film Review

"Bold and not afraid to go its own way, switching from the everyday to the outrageous."
Takashi Ono's I AM BASEBALL 野球どアホウ未亡人 is reviewed @politic1983.bsky.social
Stream it in the US @filmmovement.bsky.social
Out on region free bluray April 20!

TONIGHT! Last tickets

Voyeurism and obsession in Takashi Ishii's: Angel Guts: Red Classroom (天使のはらわた 赤い教室, 1979) Takashi Ishii was actually "just" the writer for this movie, but I guess it's fair to say that he is the creator of this series of movies that basically started his career at Nikkatsu and gives a…

Voyeurism and obsession in Takashi Ishii's: Angel Guts: Red Classroom 天使のはらわた 赤い教室
A great review!
Limited Edition box set out now!

BLUE SPRING (6 Apr) | The Nickel A group of disaffected boys at a run‑down Tokyo high school drift through their final year with a sense of aimless frustration and growing restlessness. Power within the school’s unofficial social ord...

Double bill of Toshiaki Toyoda films happening in London TOMORROW April 6th @thenickelcinema.bsky.social
18:00 - Blue Spring thenickel.co.uk/screening/245
20:15 - Nine Souls thenickel.co.uk/screening/246
Evening hosted by @jbalmont.bsky.social

Shinya Tsukamoto’s TOKYO FIST
Quite possibly one of the most ‘in your face’ movies out there!
Out on bluray & digital from #thirdwindowfilms
thirdwindowfilms.com/films/tokyo-...

I’m introducing a rare Toshiaki Toyoda double bill at @thenickelcinema.bsky.social this Easter Monday w/ @thirdwindowfilms.com!

If you’re in London, join us for two of my fav Y2K Japanese films:

18:00 - Blue Spring thenickel.co.uk/screening/245

20:15 - Nine Souls thenickel.co.uk/screening/246

Competition: Win New Directors From Japan Blu-ray - Blueprint: Review Your chance to win a copy of Third Window Films' new Blu-ray collection of films from the director Takashi Ono.

#Competition to win a bluray of the New Directors From Japan: Takashi Ono limited edition set

If you want to know what this is about:
I reviewed Transcending Dimensions and the three short movies a few months ago (Spoiler: They are great!).
youtu.be/3Dk-7w2YzEQ?...

Technically not ‘free’, but you can sign up for a free trial on film movement’s platform and stream it!

I Am Baseball streaming: where to watch online? Find out how and where to watch "I Am Baseball" on Netflix and Prime Video today - including free options.

Various ways to stream I AM BASEBALL #野球どアホウ未亡人 for free in North America before its bluray release on April 20!

Today's post, and yes, I very much have a type, it is @thirdwindowfilms.com apparently

Havent seen Shark Skin Man, have wanted for years. Door has been recommended by a lot by people I trust. And guard from the underground, I am a big Kurosawa fan. The others, I have already seen and love.

🎬 "New Directors from Japan: Takashi Ono" LE Blu-ray from @thirdwindowfilms.com - April 20! 🇯🇵

Feature:
I Am Baseball (2023)

Shorts:
Cheating Office Lady: Wet Galaxy (2016)
Fashion Runner (2017)
Pick it Up and Throw it Away! (2019)

+ Ono interview 🎙️

Pre-Order!
bit.ly/4m2aP3h

#FilmSky

Shinya Tsukamoto Unveils Rodney Hicks, Geoffrey Rush Vietnam War Drama Shinya Tsukamoto Unveils Details & First Images For Vietnam War Drama ‘Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?’ With Rodney Hicks, Geoffrey Rush

The latest film from Shinya Tsukamoto (Tetsuo: The Iron Man) has a title ‘Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?’ and is set for a September release in Japan - which means the film will probably premiere in Venice, as have all of Tsukamoto's recent films.
deadline.com/2026/03/shin...

Eiji Uchida Retrospective: From Lowlife Love to The Specials A comprehensive look at the career of Eiji Uchida, one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Japanese cinema. Eiji Uchida Retrospective: From Lowlife Love to The Specials

Today, on his birthday, here’s an article looking at the career of Eiji Uchida over at Asian Movie Pulse!
Both his films Lowlife Love and Love & Other Cults were produced by us!

TWFBD099 Transcending Dimensions
#次元を超える
Limited edition bluray set out May 25!
Winner of the Best Director Award @sitgesfilmfestival.bsky.social!
2 features and 3 shorts from Toshiaki Toyoda
REGION FREE!
Order @terracottadist.bsky.social
shop.terracottadistribution.com/products/tra...

Blu-ray release: 'New Directors from Japan: Takashi Ono' | Far East Films Third Window Films will release a collection of four films directed by Takashi Ono on UK Blu-ray on April 20, 2026.

Blu-ray release: ‘New Directors from Japan: Takashi Ono’ #NewDirectorsFromJapan #TakashiOno #IAmBaseball #野球どアホウ未亡人 #JapaneseFilm #BluRay @thirdwindowfilms.com

Third Window Films has been working for 10 years to bring western viewers the tremendous filmography of Toyoda Toshiaki, one release after another, when no one else cares.

I can't express to Adam Torel how grateful I am for discovering these films from one of the finest japanese directors around.

Featuring a mind-blowing opening sequence @michaelarias.net

Hadn't planned the 100th as something *special* but it'll be another double disc set of films never released on bluray before.

I provided a video essay on the recurring elements in director Toshiaki Toyoda’s “Wolf Mountain” series for this release. I’m very proud to be included on this as Transcending Dimensions was one of the best films of 2025.

TWFBD099 Transcending Dimensions
#次元を超える
Limited edition bluray set out May 25!
Winner of the Best Director Award @sitgesfilmfestival.bsky.social!
2 features and 3 shorts from Toshiaki Toyoda
REGION FREE!
Order @terracottadist.bsky.social
shop.terracottadistribution.com/products/tra...

***ANNOUNCEMENT***

Coming soon on #4K in the UK from @thirdwindowfilms.com: #SurviveStyleFivePlus (2004)!

"Just finished interviewing Survive Style 5+ director Gen Sekiguchi.
Planning our first 4K UHD release with it!"

Just some of the amazing films of ours which are part of the 2 for £16 #sale going on now at Rarewaves!
www.rarewaves.com/third-window...

Watch I Am Baseball | Prime Video After her baseball-loving husband passes away, Natsuko finds out that he owed money to his amatuer team, the Tamagawa Mets. Shigeno, the manager of the Mets, recognizes Natsuko's raw pitching talent…

Watch I Am Baseball | Prime Video
Now streaming in the US and Canada!

Get ready to TRANSCEND!!
Big Toshiaki Toyoda bluray news coming March 24th!
Watch this space!!