KATSUHITO ISHII Coming to Europe!
June 30-July 4
Katsuhito Ishii in-person retrospective at the
Neuchatel Intl Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF)
July 5
Double-bill of Shark Skin Man / Party 7 w/director Q&A
in London at the Prince Charles Cinema
July 7
Double-bill of Shark Skin Man / Party 7 w/director Q&A
in Derby at the QUAD Cinema
Katsuhito Ishii Collection
Out July 17
A limited edition 3 disc digipack bluray set of 6 films from Japanese director Katsuhito Ishii covering his work from his debut Promise of August in 1995 to his latest Norioka Workshop in 2022.
Featuring new, director approved masters (sourced from their original negatives) of Shark Skin Man, Party 7 and Promise of August.
Limited to just 2000 copies.
Disc 1:
Shark Skin Man & Peach Hip Girl 鮫肌男と桃尻女 (1998) *world bluray debut
Promise of August 8月の約束 (1995) *world physical release debut
Special Features: New interview with Katsuhito Ishii, Shark Skin Man director audio commentary, Video Essay by Robert Edwards
Disc 2:
PARTY 7 (2000) *world bluray debut
Special Features: Audio Commentary by Arne Venema and Mike Leeder, Storyboard version of the film, Making Of, Alternate Ending, Archival interview with Katsuhito Ishii, Original Trailer, Original Teaser
Disc 3:
Sorasoi そらそい (2008) *world physical release debut
Hello Junichi ハロー!純一 (2014) *world bluray debut
Norioka Workshop ノリオカワークショップ (2022) *world physical release debut
Region B
Out on July 17!
Pre-order at Terracotta Distribution
Terracotta Summer Sale
til June 18th!
Terracotta Distribution are having a 1 week Summer Price Drop across many titles in their shop! From Third Window to Eureka, loads of great Asian films are on sale, but just for a week!
Don't miss out!
https://shop.terracottadistribution.com/collections/summer-price-drop
Terracotta Streaming VOD
Stream Asian cinema on your Android TV
Search "Terracotta" under apps on your Android TV, or Google Chromecast device, and install the Terracotta Android TV app dedicated solely to Asian films.
Choose between subscription or pay-per-film options, or take advantage of their promo "annual subscription at 10 months cost". (note: not all films are available on the subscription tier).
The app comes with better navigation – browse by Genre, Country, Director and Detailed Genre (everyone knows that "horror" comes in different flavours!).
New films being added regularly.
If you don't have an Android TV, you can use the web browser version (same content, same prices) to watch the films on your laptop, desktop, mobile, tablet: https://stream.terracottadistribution.com
Available in UK and EIRE only
In Cinemas
One of our favourite Japanese films of 2022, SMALL SLOW BUT STEADY will be coming to UK cinemas and Curzon Home Cinema from June 30th from Blue Finch Films
Check out the Curzon Home Cinema site for more info
Arrow Films
Arrow Player
2 Shinya Tsukamoto films: GEMINI and HIRUKO THE GOBLIN will premiere on the player this month, and many more are coming over the next few months, so sign up to the Arrow Player at: https://www.arrow-player.com/
The Game Trilogy
Made at the end of the 1970s, Toru Murakawa's Game Trilogy launched actor Yusaku Matsuda as the Toei tough guy for a new generation. Matsuda was the definitive screen icon of 1980s until his career was tragically cut short by cancer at the age of 40, following his Hollywood debut in Ridley Scott’s Black Rain.
Released for the very first time outside Japan, with their cool blue cinematography by Nagisa Oshima collaborator Seizo Sengen and a sultry score by jazz legend Yuji Ohno, Murakawa’s masterful set of films raised the bar for the Japanese Action & Adventure movie to new heights.
Out June 19
https://www.arrowfilms.com/blu-ray/the-game-trilogy-limited-edition/14539095.html
