Cinema, Events, Japanese Directors, Third Window Films - April 19, 2023

Katsuhito Ishii is coming to UK! In-person Q&A and double-bill screening.

Japanese director, Katsuhito Ishii, we be showcasing a double Bill of SHARK SKIN MAN & PEACH HIP GIRL + PARTY 7 with a live Q&A in-between features at London's Prince Charles Theatre, 5th June.

Punk Samurai in the Telegraph

Legendary punk director Gakuryu Ishii (ex Sogo Ishii) adapts the famously “unfilmable” Ko Machida novel Punk Samurai Slash Down, telling the story of Junoshin Kake (Go Ayano), a ronin with ambitions to be a part of the Kuroae clan.

Koji Wakamatsu Japan’s erotic cinema rebel

A look at one of Japan’s greatest filmmakers, and sadly, one of their most underappreciated.

Ask Junichi Yamamoto 山本淳 Anything

The Japanese director of cult-classic Meatball Machine, Junichi Yamamoto answers your questions in our open "ask me anything" session: 1. How did you come up with the story of the Meatball Machine? Why did you decide to make a movie like this? 3. What influenced you in making this film, along with the 1999 edition? I think there is an influence from "Tetsuo" directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. But I wonder if there is anything else, what are the other sources?A. The 1999 edition is my second independent film. The first was a horror movie titled "Linga Mania" with the...

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Katsuhito Ishii is coming to UK! In-person Q&A and double-bill screening.

Punk Samurai in the Telegraph

Koji Wakamatsu Japan’s erotic cinema rebel

Ask Junichi Yamamoto 山本淳 Anything

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