Far East Asian Cinema, Film review, Hong Kong Cinema, New Release, Terracotta Distribution, Trailer - February 28, 2022

REVIEW - Black Cat (1991)

Luc Besson’s 1990 action thriller La Femme Nikita remains one of the most enduringly influential movies throughout the years and has spawned its fair share of remakes. Before any of those though, Hong Kong was first out of the gates to remake the material, with 1991’s Black Cat

The Third Window Films Podcast

On this episode Adam and Ben are joined once again by the mighty Tom Mes, this time to talk about the films of one of the greats of Japanese cinema, Sogo Ishii, who changed the game with his 1980 film CRAZY THUDER ROAD

Funky Forest / Warped Forest

With Third Window Films releasing Funky Forest in 2022, rather than us tell you about how crazy this film is, from the country of crazy films, we asked Third Window's Managing Director, Adam Torel, to tell us in his words about the film and what's special about their release... Funky Forest is one of those cult classics that has a loyal following out there, but was a huge bomb in Japan, which is one of the reasons why getting it out in HD and on bluray was a complicated process. Though, if putting all the time, money and effort...

Bloody Muscle Bodybuilder in Hell aka The Japanese Evil Dead - Review

Here's an interview with director and star Shinichi Fukazawa on Attack from Planet B. Director: Shinichi Fukazawa ‬ Cast: ‭Shinichi Fukazawa, Asako Nosaka, Masaaki Kai Language: Japanese w/English subs Country: Japan Year: 2014 Rating: 15 Available on Amazon | Terracotta Shop | Terracotta VOD

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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REVIEW - Black Cat (1991)

The Third Window Films Podcast

Funky Forest / Warped Forest

Bloody Muscle Bodybuilder in Hell aka The Japanese Evil Dead - Review

Ask Junichi Yamamoto 山本淳 Anything

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