THE CRAZY FAMILY (1984)
Directed by Sogo Ishii
Sogo Ishii's cult classic celebrates its 40th anniversary with its first ever bluray release outside of Japan!
Bonus Features
- Director approved remaster from the original negatives
- Feature length audio commentary by Tom Mes
- Director Gakuryu (exSogo) Ishii interview
- “The Crazy Family: Sogo Ishii’s Wild Child” Video essay by James Balmont
- Slipcase with artwork from Gokaiju
- ‘Directors Company’ edition featuring insert by Jasper Sharp – limited to 2000 copies
Region FREE
OUT JUNE 17 ON BLURAY & VOD!
Buy the bluray here
Rent/Buy digitally on Amazon UK
Part of the Directors Company Series
A pioneering 1980s independent production outfit led by Kazuhiko Hasegawa (The Man Who Stole The Sun) and made up of a collective of nine filmmakers from studio, pinku and jishu eiga roots (Shinji Somai, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, and Sogo Ishii among them), Directors Company (1982-1992), eschewed traditional modes of production to free itself from the constraints of major studios and promote artistic growth and creative expression.
ALL FILMS AVAILABLE TO ORDER AT TERRACOTTA
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YOUR LOVELY SMILE
Out Aug 12th
A bittersweet, hilarious, enlightening and inspirational road trip through Japanese arthouse cinemas with independent filmmaker Hirobumi Watanabe, who also struggles to release his own movies in real life.
World physical media debut!
Bonus Features
• Interview with director Lim Kah Wai (29 minutes)
• Interview with film festival programmer Yoshi Yatabe (20 minutes)
• Deleted and Extended Scenes (24 minutes)
• Trailer
REGION FREE
On bluray August 12th
Watch the Trailer
Buy the bluray here
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Standard Editions
Standard editions of the films from our Nobuhiko Obayashi sets are now out / coming soon!
If you missed out on the box sets, pickup these editions now at:
https://shop.terracottadistribution.com/collections/nobuhiko-obayashi
Streaming for free on Amazon Prime in the UK too!
Arrow Films
Shawscope Volume 3
Shawscope Volume Three boxset from Arrow Video. Back with all-new exclusive restorations and hours of insightful bonus material, if you thought the previous two Shawscope sets showed the Shaw Brothers studio at its strongest, you ain’t seen nothing yet!
14 films across 9 discs in this beautifully boxed collector set
Out November 25th
Pre-order at Arrow Films
https://www.arrowfilms.com/blu-ray/shawscope-vol.-3-limited-edition-blu-ray/15407476.html
Japan Film Festival Online
JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE 2024
June 5 noon – July 3 noon, 2024 (JST)
The Japanese Film Festival Online 2024 – the third edition of the event and the largest one ever – will be held for a month by the Japan Foundation.
It will feature 23 films and two TV dramas series with subtitles in available up to 16 languages, available in up to 27 countries/regions – for free
More info at: https://jff.jpf.go.jp/watch/jffonline2024/
