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
Blow the Night! #夜をぶっとばせ
One of the most realistic films about Japanese yankiis of the 1980s
Directed by Chusei Sone (Angel Guts)
First ever release outside of Japan coming July 27 from #thirdwindowfilms
Order @Terracotta_Dist
https://shop.terracottadistribution.com/products/scars-of-the-sun-blow-the-night-blu-ray-limited-edition
Shaz and I were lucky and relieved to get a copy of this one. @thirdwindowfilms are one of the best labels in the UK. They carefully pick the titles they release and subsequently you can safely do blind buys and have confidence that you will get something great.
Need hot weather distraction? UK #bluray fans have a bunch of new releases for July: including Spanish horror allegories from @FilmsRadiance, juvenile delinquency from @thirdwindow and female led action from @ArrowFilmsVideo.
See what else makes our list.
Top 10 Blu-rays (UK) for July 2026
Another month, another packed release schedule in 1080p blu-ray land. Lets see which ones are worth picking up, shall we?
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@thirdwindow's "New Directors from Japan: Takashi Ono" (@1996ONOT) Blu-ray is still available - I got mine from @diabolikdvd. It's made with pure love of the game and independent filmmaking ⚾
https://diabolikdvd.com/product/takashi-onos-i-am-baseball-and-other-showa-inspired-stories-third-window-v1-new-directors-from-japan-blu-ray-region-b-preorder/
#bluray #takashiono #小野峻志 #diabolikdvd #baseball
Until recently, when a few people working on the release and some critics reviewed it, this film literally had 0 reviews @letterboxd.
Out for the first time ever outside of its native Japan.
Releasing films which nobody has seen is not easy though...
https://thirdwindowfilms.com/films/scars-of-the-sun-blow-the-night/
