Survive Style 5+
Japan | 2004
Dir: Gen Sekiguchi
Cast: Kyoko Koizumi, Reika Hashimoto, Tadanobu Asano, Vinnie Jones
Scars of the Sun / Blow the Night
Japan | 1981-83
Dir: Chusei Sone
Cast: Ken Ogata, Kenichi Kaneda, Namie Takada
Transcending Dimensions
Japan | 2025
Dir: Toshiaki Toyoda
New Directors from Japan: Takashi Ono
Japan | 2016-2023
Dir: Takashi Ono
The Angel Guts Collection
Japan | 1979-1994
Dir: Chusei Sone, Noboru Tanaka, Takashi Ishii, Toshiharu Ikeda
Cast: Jun Izumi, Mayako Katsuragi, Naoto Takenaka, Yuki Mizuhara
Third Window Films present the Jishu-Eiga x Cinema Rosa series!
These 3 ultra-indie Japanese films started off their successes at an independent cinema in Ikebukuro named @Cinema_ROSA
The current mecca for indie filmmakers in Japan.
Check it out if you’re in Tokyo!
Third Window Films is releasing a Chusei Sone double-bill, Scars of the Sun (1981) and Blow the Night (1983), on a 2-disc Blu-ray set limited to 2000 copies. It arrives July 27, 2026 with new commentaries and video essays.
Transcending Dimensions (2025). Dir. Toshiaki Toyoda. An incredible journey and a beautiful film. Going to have to rewatch this one very soon. Picked up the recent Blu Ray from Third Window which also includes Toyoda's The Blood of Rebirth (2009) and some of his short films.
Very cool series
