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A little message from Masatoshi Nagase!
Kaizo Hayashi's Maiku Hama Trilogy is out on Monday.
The Takashi Ishii set is now out
Order both @terracottadist.bsky.social
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Get ready to get CRAZY!
Crazy Thunder Road x Crazy Family
A double bill from the Japanese master of punk cinema SOGO ISHII is coming to London's @thenickelcinema.bsky.social on November 19!
With an introduction by @jbalmont.bsky.social
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November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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All my plans for today were canceled, so I guess it's a good chance to watch some unwatched discs, starting with a classic released by @thirdwindowfilms.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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When you want to do Noirvember, but it must be endorsed by the Assoc. Detective Agencies, Japan.
The Most Terrible Time in My Life “Endorsed by Assoc. Detective Agencies, Japan Title screen for The Most Terrible Time in My Life Masatoshi Nagase looking cool as hell saying “Maiku Hama” “My real name”
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Recently received the UK limited edition Blu-ray release of the Maiku Hama Trilogy from director Kaizô Hayashi (To Sleep So as to Dream)!

Films featured are The Most Terrible Time in My Life, The Stairway to the Distant Past & The Trap. Got the unboxing sorted today.

Link: wp.me/pajoBm-efZ
October 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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A quick, sketchbook, fan art piece based on the promotional material for ‘River’ (2023) directed by Junta Yamaguchi, released by @thirdwindowfilms.com

#sketch #sketchart #sketchart #sketchdaily #sketcheveryday #watercolour #watercolourart #ink #japan #river #film #fanart
November 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Kaizo Hayashi’s Maiku Hama Trilogy:

The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)
The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)
The Trap (1996)

thrilling descent into noir nightmares newly restored on #Bluray from @thirdwindowfilms.com

my #movie #review @framerated.co.uk🌹 medium.com/framerated/k... #Japan
three film stills: Masatoshi Nagase as Maiku Hama examines some film negatives that he holds in his bandaged left hand; and wearing an illustrative print tunic, standing by a neon 'Cinemascope' picture house hoarding with half his face painted in white; and again in his car, wearing sunglasses and surrounded by red and palest pink roses.
November 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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My contributor copy of the Maiku Hama Trilogy from @thirdwindowfilms.com! For this limited edition boxset, I wrote the accompanying booklet, discussing these cool as hell private-detective films in the context of Kaizo Hayashi‘s other postmodern works (e.g. TO SLEEP SO AS TO DREAM, CIRCUS BOYS).
November 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Our release of Kaizo Hayashi's Maiku Hama Trilogy bluray gets a deep dive into @normanicgrav.co.uk!
Limited Edition set now out - Buy @terracottadist.bsky.social
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New bonus features @jbalmont.bsky.social @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social
@jaspersharp.bsky.social + more!
Kaizo Hayashi’s Maiku Hama Trilogy (Limited Edition Blu-ray) Unboxing
To Sleep So as to Dream director returns to the UK with the Maiku Hama trilogy starring Masatoshi Nagase, brought over by Third Window Films with new 4K restorations and a limited edition package.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Tomorrow we start filming the follow up to 2005's FUNKY FOREST: THE FIRST CONTACT with FUNKY FOREST: THE SECOND CONTACT starring Fumi Nikaido, Tadanobu Asano, Renoir star Yui Suzuki and more!
Filming starts in Morioka, Iwate.
明日盛岡市で映画『ナイスの森２』クランクイン！ よろしく！
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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My review of Mag Mag. Screened at FrightFest Halloween 2025. #Review @frightfest.bsky.social @thirdwindowfilms.com #FrightFest
www.film-news.co.uk/review/UK/63...
Mag Mag
While there are a good many of the J-horror tropes in Mag Mag, it also crosses into the more western associated urban legend sub-genre. There’s the black-haired vengeful phantom with the added story o...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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I just saw MAG MAG at Frightfest Halloween and it was amazing. @frightfest.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Special 40th Anniversary screening of Macoto Tezuka (son of Osamu Tezuka)'s insane homage to Phantom of the Paradise - THE LEGEND OF THE STARDUST BROTHERS 星くず兄弟の伝説 on Saturday, November 8th in London @thenickelcinema.bsky.social!
ticketlab.app/event/35798#/
October 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Films watched in 2025 - 113: The Most Terrible Time in My Life

Home cinema.
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)
Maiku Hama is a private detective working in Yokohama. Hama comes to the aid of a Taiwanese waiter named Yang and agrees to track down his missing brother. Through a series of double-crosses Hama gets...
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November 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Happy Halloween!
Here's our Halloween film for you:
Banmei Takahashi's 1988 home-invasion thriller DOOR
Buy the region free bluray @terracottadist.bsky.social or stream @shudder.com
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October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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remydean.bsky.social
Thank you, Masatoshi Nagase
& @thirdwindowfilms.com 🫶

...my #movie #reviews of both these #Bluray box sets can be read @framerated.co.uk

Kaizo Hayashi’s Maiku Hama Trilogy
🎞️ medium.com/framerated/k...

Takashi Ishii's 4 Tales of Nami
🎬 medium.com/framerated/t...
thirdwindowfilms.com Third Window Films @thirdwindowfilms.com · 16d
A little message from Masatoshi Nagase!
Kaizo Hayashi's Maiku Hama Trilogy is out on Monday.
The Takashi Ishii set is now out
Order both @terracottadist.bsky.social
shop.terracottadistribution.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Shinichiro Ueda's ONE CUT OF THE DEAD #カメラを止めるな！screens this Sunday Nov 2 in London at the Rich Mix as part of the J-Horror Halloween weekend!
One Cut Of The Dead - Japanese Film Club
One Cut Of The Dead opens in a run-down, abandoned warehouse where a film crew are making a zombie film… Yet, this is no ordinary warehouse. It’s been said that it’s the site of where military…
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October 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Kaizo Hayashi's MAIKU HAMA TRILOGY is now out on bluray!
Order @terracottadist.bsky.social
shop.terracottadistribution.com/products/kai...
Featuring new 4k restorations and new bonus material @jbalmont.bsky.social @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social @jaspersharp.bsky.social and more!
October 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Special 40th Anniversary screening of Macoto Tezuka (son of Osamu Tezuka)'s insane homage to Phantom of the Paradise - THE LEGEND OF THE STARDUST BROTHERS 星くず兄弟の伝説 on Saturday, November 8th in London @thenickelcinema.bsky.social!
ticketlab.app/event/35798#/
October 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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A little message from Masatoshi Nagase!
Kaizo Hayashi's Maiku Hama Trilogy is out on Monday.
The Takashi Ishii set is now out
Order both @terracottadist.bsky.social
shop.terracottadistribution.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Bloody and beautiful, one of the best revenge films of its time and one of the most underrated Japanese films out there.
Up until our release MERMAID LEGEND 人魚伝説 had never been released outside of Japan
Region free bluray @terracottadist.bsky.social
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October 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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"Essential viewing for anyone with an interest in the cinema of Japan and connoisseurs of noir."
Our Maiku Hama box set gets a 4 star review by @remydean.bsky.social for @framerated.co.uk
Kaizo Hayashi's Maiku Hama Trilogy (1994–1996) • Frame Rated
A review of Kaizô Hayashi's 'Maiku Hama' trilogy, on Third Window Blu-ray, starring Masatoshi Nagase, Shirô Sano & Kiyotaka Nanbara.
www.framerated.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
thirdwindowfilms.com
Kaizo Hayashi's MAIKU HAMA TRILOGY is now out on bluray!
Order @terracottadist.bsky.social
shop.terracottadistribution.com/products/kai...
Featuring new 4k restorations and new bonus material @jbalmont.bsky.social @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social @jaspersharp.bsky.social and more!
October 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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jslaterwilliams.bsky.social
[me watching Masatoshi Nagase hold an as yet unopened copy of the box set] Oh my God, he must have read my booklet essay!
thirdwindowfilms.com Third Window Films @thirdwindowfilms.com · 16d
A little message from Masatoshi Nagase!
Kaizo Hayashi's Maiku Hama Trilogy is out on Monday.
The Takashi Ishii set is now out
Order both @terracottadist.bsky.social
shop.terracottadistribution.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
thirdwindowfilms.com
"Essential viewing for anyone with an interest in the cinema of Japan and connoisseurs of noir."
Our Maiku Hama box set gets a 4 star review by @remydean.bsky.social for @framerated.co.uk
Kaizo Hayashi's Maiku Hama Trilogy (1994–1996) • Frame Rated
A review of Kaizô Hayashi's 'Maiku Hama' trilogy, on Third Window Blu-ray, starring Masatoshi Nagase, Shirô Sano & Kiyotaka Nanbara.
www.framerated.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Just blind bought this based on the very positive comments about the movie. I kinda love bluesky for finding movies I've never heard of before.
thirdwindowfilms.com Third Window Films @thirdwindowfilms.com · 20d
Bloody and beautiful, one of the best revenge films of its time and one of the most underrated Japanese films out there.
Up until our release MERMAID LEGEND 人魚伝説 had never been released outside of Japan
Region free bluray @terracottadist.bsky.social
shop.terracottadistribution.com/products/mer...
October 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM