{"product_id":"new-directors-from-japan-takashi-ono-blu-ray-limited-edition","title":"New Directors from Japan: Takashi Ono (blu ray) Limited Edition","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***Pre-order for release on 20th April 2026***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePayment taken at checkout. Your order will ship closer to release date and when all titles are available (we don't part ship)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Directors from Japan: Takashi Ono's I Am Baseball and other Showa-inspired stories \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew Directors From Japan is a series which focuses on new talent coming from Japan’s “jishu-eiga” (ultra-independent) scene of filmmaking, exploring films and talent emerging from the vibrant scene which lives through Japanese “mini-theatres” (independent cinemas) that have given rise to so much that is great in Japanese cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTakashi Ono’s \u003cem\u003eI Am Baseball\u003c\/em\u003e was released in Tokyo’s Cinema Rosa on August 19th, 2023. Cinema Rosa has been the current mecca for independent Japanese cinema and the birthplace of such successes as \u003cem\u003eOne Cut of the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Samurai in Time\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cem\u003e I Am Baseball\u003c\/em\u003e was a huge hit there, so much so that it continued to play in Japanese cinemas for more than one year, earning its tag of a “rongu-ran” film (Long Run - A film or play that is well-received and continues to be performed for a long period of time). Despite his very young age and lack of proper budgets, Takashi Ono’s style in\u003cem\u003e I Am Baseball \u003c\/em\u003eand his earlier student films recreate the late Showa Era (1950s-80s) in a fun and charming way, and are explored in this limited edition set of four films from the director:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI Am Baseball 野球どアホウ未亡人\u003c\/strong\u003e (2023 - 60 minutes) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePick it up and Throw it Away!  拾って捨てろ！\u003c\/strong\u003e(2019 - 45 minutes)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFashion Runner ファッションランナー \u003c\/strong\u003e(2018 - 9 minutes)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCheating Office Lady: Wet Galaxy 不倫OL 濡れ銀河 \u003c\/strong\u003e(2016 - 40 minutes) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"NL\" style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: NL; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eLimited Edition 1,000 copies only\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Third Window Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56089547637115,"sku":"TWFBD098","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/3926\/1492\/files\/TWFBD098---New-Directors-3D.jpg?v=1771921724","url":"https:\/\/shop.terracottadistribution.com\/en-de\/products\/new-directors-from-japan-takashi-ono-blu-ray-limited-edition","provider":"TerracottaDistribution","version":"1.0","type":"link"}